Sunset & Sunrise Today in West Albany, New York

Today, Saturday, August 29, sunset in West Albany is at 7:34 PM and sunrise was at 6:17 AM, giving West Albany 13h 17m between first and last light. Local solar noon in West Albany falls at 12:56 PM.

West Albany lies at latitude 42.68°, 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 44 seconds. As summer progresses, sunrise and sunset in West Albany move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in West Albany runs from about 6:57 PM to 7:52 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 7:52 PM to 8:03 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in West Albany is at 7:32 PM and sunrise at 6:18 AM — about 2m 46s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in West Albany drift across the whole year.

It's summer in West Albany right now, when daylight is at its most generous. Over the course of the year, sunset in West Albany ranges from as early as 4:21 PM (around December 2) to as late as 8:36 PM (around June 20). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 18m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 01m.