Sunset & Sunrise Today in New York City, New York

Today, Sunday, August 9, sunset in New York City is at 8:01 PM and sunrise was at 6:00 AM, giving New York City 14h 00m between first and last light. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over New York City, is at 1:01 PM.

Because New York City is at 40.71° (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 14 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in New York City keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in New York City runs from about 7:24 PM to 8:20 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:20 PM to 8:32 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in New York City is at 8:00 PM and sunrise at 6:01 AM — about 2m 16s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in New York City drift across the whole year.

It's summer in New York City right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in New York City ranges from as early as 4:28 PM (around December 1) to as late as 8:31 PM (around June 25). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 05m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 14m.