Sunset & Sunrise Today in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the sun sets over Bethlehem at 6:20 PM, having risen at 7:12 AM. That works out to 11h 08m of daylight today. The sun reaches its high point above Bethlehem at 12:47 PM.

Because Bethlehem is at 40.63° (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 36 seconds. This is autumn in Bethlehem, so the daily sun times are still on the move.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Bethlehem runs from about 5:44 PM to 6:38 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:38 PM to 6:48 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Bethlehem is at 6:19 PM and sunrise at 7:13 AM — about 2m 36s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Bethlehem drift across the whole year.

It's autumn in Bethlehem, when sunset creeps earlier each week. Over the course of the year, sunset in Bethlehem ranges from as early as 4:33 PM (around December 6) to as late as 8:36 PM (around June 24). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 15h 04m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 15m.