Sunset & Sunrise Today in Wakefield, New York

Wakefield, New York sees the sun come up at 6:13 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 Wakefield at 12:58 PM.

Sitting at 40.90° latitude puts Wakefield 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 30 seconds. Through summer, the sunset time in Wakefield keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Wakefield'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 Wakefield is at 7:40 PM and sunrise at 6:14 AM — about 2m 31s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Wakefield drift across the whole year.

It's summer in Wakefield right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in Wakefield ranges from as early as 4:26 PM (around December 7) to as late as 8:31 PM (around June 25). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 06m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 13m.