Sunset & Sunrise Today in Washington Heights, New York

Today, Thursday, October 15, sunset in Washington Heights is at 6:14 PM and sunrise was at 7:07 AM, giving Washington Heights 11h 07m between first and last light. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Washington Heights, is at 12:41 PM.

Washington Heights lies at latitude 40.85°, in the mid-latitudes, where 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. As autumn progresses, sunrise and sunset in Washington Heights move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Washington Heights's golden hour, about 5:38 PM to 6:32 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:32 PM to 6:43 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Washington Heights is at 6:13 PM and sunrise at 7:08 AM — about 2m 36s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Washington Heights drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in Washington Heights, when sunset creeps earlier each week. Over the course of the year, sunset in Washington Heights ranges from as early as 4:27 PM (around December 3) to as late as 8:31 PM (around June 24). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 06m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 13m.