Sunset & Sunrise Today in Central Islip, New York

Central Islip, New York sees the sun come up at 7:04 AM and go down at 6:12 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 — 11h 07m of daylight from sunrise to sunset. The sun reaches its high point above Central Islip at 12:38 PM.

Sitting at 40.79° latitude puts Central Islip in 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 37 seconds. This is autumn in Central Islip, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Central Islip's golden hour, about 5:35 PM to 6:29 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:29 PM to 6:40 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Central Islip is at 6:10 PM and sunrise at 7:05 AM — about 2m 37s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Central Islip drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in Central Islip, when sunset creeps earlier each week. Over the course of the year, sunset in Central Islip ranges from as early as 4:24 PM (around December 4) to as late as 8:28 PM (around June 25). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 15h 05m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 14m.