Sunset & Sunrise Today in Coney Island, New York

On Sunday, August 23, 2026, the sun sets over Coney Island at 7:41 PM, having risen at 6:14 AM. That works out to 13h 27m of daylight today. The sun reaches its high point above Coney Island at 12:58 PM.

Sitting at 40.58° latitude puts Coney Island 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 29 seconds. As summer progresses, sunrise and sunset in Coney Island move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

Golden hour in Coney Island this evening is roughly 7:05 PM–7:59 PM, the best window for warm, soft photos. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:59 PM to 8:10 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Coney Island 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 Coney Island drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Coney Island right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Coney Island ranges from as early as 4:28 PM (around December 3) to as late as 8:30 PM (around June 22). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 04m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 15m.