Sunset & Sunrise Today in Bensonhurst, New York

Bensonhurst, New York sees the sun come up at 6:14 AM and go down at 7:41 PM on Sunday, August 23, 2026 — 13h 27m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Bensonhurst at 12:58 PM.

Because Bensonhurst is at 40.60° (the mid-latitudes), daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 29 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Bensonhurst keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Bensonhurst's golden hour, about 7:05 PM to 7:59 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:59 PM to 8:10 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Bensonhurst is at 7:40 PM and sunrise at 6:15 AM — about 2m 29s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Bensonhurst drift across the whole year.

This is high summer in Bensonhurst, the season of long evenings. Over the course of the year, sunset in Bensonhurst ranges from as early as 4:28 PM (around December 3) to as late as 8:30 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 15h 04m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 15m.