Sunset and sunrise times in New York City, United States
In New York City, United States the sun sets today, Friday 25 September, at 6:48 pm and rises at 6:46 am. Daylight lasts 12h 1m; evening golden hour runs from 6:11 pm to 7:04 pm.
Today, Friday 25 September
- First light
- 6:19 am
- Sunrise
- 6:46 am
- Solar noon
- 12:47 pm
- Sunset
- 6:48 pm
- Last light
- 7:15 pm
- Day length
- 12h 1m
18h 46m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 6:11 pm – 7:04 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:04 pm – 7:15 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 48.2°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:06 pm / 5:30 am
The sun sets at 269° — face west
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Saturday 26 September
Sunrise 6:47 am Sunset 6:46 pm Golden hour 6:10 pm – 7:03 pm Day length 11h 58m vs today 3 minutes shorterWhere New York City is
- Coordinates
- 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Current offset
- UTC-04:00
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Population
- 8,804,190
Sunrise and sunset in New York City, September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:54 am | 6:23 am | 12:55 pm | 7:28 pm | 7:56 pm | 13h 5m | −2:35 | 6:51 pm–7:45 pm | 🌖 79% |
| Wed 2 | 5:55 am | 6:24 am | 12:55 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:54 pm | 13h 2m | −2:35 | 6:50 pm–7:43 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Thu 3 | 5:56 am | 6:24 am | 12:55 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:52 pm | 12h 59m | −2:36 | 6:48 pm–7:42 pm | 🌖 58% |
| Fri 4 | 5:58 am | 6:25 am | 12:55 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:51 pm | 12h 57m | −2:36 | 6:47 pm–7:40 pm | 🌗 46% |
| Sat 5 | 5:59 am | 6:26 am | 12:54 pm | 7:21 pm | 7:49 pm | 12h 54m | −2:37 | 6:45 pm–7:38 pm | 🌘 34% |
| Sun 6 | 6:00 am | 6:27 am | 12:54 pm | 7:20 pm | 7:47 pm | 12h 52m | −2:37 | 6:43 pm–7:37 pm | 🌘 24% |
| Mon 7 | 6:01 am | 6:28 am | 12:54 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:46 pm | 12h 49m | −2:38 | 6:42 pm–7:35 pm | 🌘 14% |
| Tue 8 | 6:02 am | 6:29 am | 12:53 pm | 7:16 pm | 7:44 pm | 12h 46m | −2:38 | 6:40 pm–7:33 pm | 🌘 7% |
| Wed 9 | 6:03 am | 6:30 am | 12:53 pm | 7:15 pm | 7:42 pm | 12h 44m | −2:38 | 6:38 pm–7:31 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Thu 10 | 6:04 am | 6:31 am | 12:52 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:41 pm | 12h 41m | −2:39 | 6:37 pm–7:30 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 6:05 am | 6:32 am | 12:52 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 38m | −2:39 | 6:35 pm–7:28 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sat 12 | 6:06 am | 6:33 am | 12:52 pm | 7:10 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 36m | −2:39 | 6:33 pm–7:26 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sun 13 | 6:07 am | 6:34 am | 12:51 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 33m | −2:39 | 6:32 pm–7:25 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Mon 14 | 6:08 am | 6:35 am | 12:51 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 30m | −2:40 | 6:30 pm–7:23 pm | 🌒 14% |
| Tue 15 | 6:09 am | 6:36 am | 12:51 pm | 7:05 pm | 7:32 pm | 12h 28m | −2:40 | 6:28 pm–7:21 pm | 🌒 21% |
| Wed 16 | 6:10 am | 6:37 am | 12:50 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:30 pm | 12h 25m | −2:40 | 6:27 pm–7:20 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Thu 17 | 6:11 am | 6:38 am | 12:50 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:29 pm | 12h 22m | −2:40 | 6:25 pm–7:18 pm | 🌒 39% |
| Fri 18 | 6:12 am | 6:39 am | 12:50 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:27 pm | 12h 20m | −2:40 | 6:23 pm–7:16 pm | 🌓 48% |
| Sat 19 | 6:13 am | 6:40 am | 12:49 pm | 6:58 pm | 7:25 pm | 12h 17m | −2:40 | 6:22 pm–7:14 pm | 🌔 58% |
| Sun 20 | 6:14 am | 6:41 am | 12:49 pm | 6:56 pm | 7:23 pm | 12h 14m | −2:41 | 6:20 pm–7:13 pm | 🌔 67% |
| Mon 21 | 6:15 am | 6:42 am | 12:49 pm | 6:54 pm | 7:22 pm | 12h 12m | −2:41 | 6:18 pm–7:11 pm | 🌔 75% |
| Tue 22 | 6:16 am | 6:43 am | 12:48 pm | 6:53 pm | 7:20 pm | 12h 9m | −2:41 | 6:17 pm–7:09 pm | 🌔 83% |
| Wed 23 | 6:17 am | 6:44 am | 12:48 pm | 6:51 pm | 7:18 pm | 12h 6m | −2:41 | 6:15 pm–7:08 pm | 🌔 90% |
| Thu 24 | 6:18 am | 6:45 am | 12:47 pm | 6:49 pm | 7:17 pm | 12h 4m | −2:41 | 6:13 pm–7:06 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Fri 25 | 6:19 am | 6:46 am | 12:47 pm | 6:48 pm | 7:15 pm | 12h 1m | −2:41 | 6:11 pm–7:04 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Sat 26 | 6:20 am | 6:47 am | 12:47 pm | 6:46 pm | 7:13 pm | 11h 58m | −2:41 | 6:10 pm–7:03 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sun 27 | 6:21 am | 6:48 am | 12:46 pm | 6:44 pm | 7:11 pm | 11h 56m | −2:41 | 6:08 pm–7:01 pm | 🌖 99% |
| Mon 28 | 6:22 am | 6:49 am | 12:46 pm | 6:43 pm | 7:10 pm | 11h 53m | −2:41 | 6:06 pm–6:59 pm | 🌖 96% |
| Tue 29 | 6:23 am | 6:50 am | 12:46 pm | 6:41 pm | 7:08 pm | 11h 50m | −2:41 | 6:05 pm–6:58 pm | 🌖 90% |
| Wed 30 | 6:24 am | 6:51 am | 12:45 pm | 6:39 pm | 7:06 pm | 11h 48m | −2:41 | 6:03 pm–6:56 pm | 🌖 82% |
More columns for September 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
| Date | Astro. dawn | Naut. dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Naut. dusk | Astro. dusk | Night | Max altitude | Sunset direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 4:46 am | 5:21 am | 6:23 am | 7:28 pm | 8:29 pm | 9:04 pm | 10h 55m | 57.4° | 281° WNW |
| Wed 2 | 4:47 am | 5:22 am | 6:24 am | 7:26 pm | 8:27 pm | 9:02 pm | 10h 58m | 57.0° | 281° W |
| Thu 3 | 4:48 am | 5:23 am | 6:24 am | 7:24 pm | 8:26 pm | 9:00 pm | 11h 0m | 56.6° | 280° W |
| Fri 4 | 4:50 am | 5:24 am | 6:25 am | 7:23 pm | 8:24 pm | 8:58 pm | 11h 3m | 56.3° | 280° W |
| Sat 5 | 4:51 am | 5:25 am | 6:26 am | 7:21 pm | 8:22 pm | 8:56 pm | 11h 6m | 55.9° | 279° W |
| Sun 6 | 4:52 am | 5:26 am | 6:27 am | 7:20 pm | 8:20 pm | 8:54 pm | 11h 8m | 55.5° | 279° W |
| Mon 7 | 4:53 am | 5:28 am | 6:28 am | 7:18 pm | 8:19 pm | 8:53 pm | 11h 11m | 55.2° | 278° W |
| Tue 8 | 4:55 am | 5:29 am | 6:29 am | 7:16 pm | 8:17 pm | 8:51 pm | 11h 14m | 54.8° | 278° W |
| Wed 9 | 4:56 am | 5:30 am | 6:30 am | 7:15 pm | 8:15 pm | 8:49 pm | 11h 16m | 54.4° | 277° W |
| Thu 10 | 4:57 am | 5:31 am | 6:31 am | 7:13 pm | 8:13 pm | 8:47 pm | 11h 19m | 54.0° | 277° W |
| Fri 11 | 4:58 am | 5:32 am | 6:32 am | 7:11 pm | 8:11 pm | 8:45 pm | 11h 22m | 53.6° | 276° W |
| Sat 12 | 4:59 am | 5:33 am | 6:33 am | 7:10 pm | 8:10 pm | 8:43 pm | 11h 24m | 53.3° | 276° W |
| Sun 13 | 5:01 am | 5:34 am | 6:34 am | 7:08 pm | 8:08 pm | 8:41 pm | 11h 27m | 52.9° | 275° W |
| Mon 14 | 5:02 am | 5:35 am | 6:35 am | 7:06 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:39 pm | 11h 29m | 52.5° | 275° W |
| Tue 15 | 5:03 am | 5:36 am | 6:36 am | 7:05 pm | 8:04 pm | 8:37 pm | 11h 32m | 52.1° | 274° W |
| Wed 16 | 5:04 am | 5:37 am | 6:37 am | 7:03 pm | 8:02 pm | 8:35 pm | 11h 35m | 51.7° | 274° W |
| Thu 17 | 5:05 am | 5:38 am | 6:38 am | 7:01 pm | 8:01 pm | 8:34 pm | 11h 37m | 51.3° | 273° W |
| Fri 18 | 5:07 am | 5:39 am | 6:39 am | 6:59 pm | 7:59 pm | 8:32 pm | 11h 40m | 51.0° | 273° W |
| Sat 19 | 5:08 am | 5:41 am | 6:40 am | 6:58 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:30 pm | 11h 43m | 50.6° | 272° W |
| Sun 20 | 5:09 am | 5:42 am | 6:41 am | 6:56 pm | 7:55 pm | 8:28 pm | 11h 46m | 50.2° | 272° W |
| Mon 21 | 5:10 am | 5:43 am | 6:42 am | 6:54 pm | 7:54 pm | 8:26 pm | 11h 48m | 49.8° | 271° W |
| Tue 22 | 5:11 am | 5:44 am | 6:43 am | 6:53 pm | 7:52 pm | 8:24 pm | 11h 51m | 49.4° | 271° W |
| Wed 23 | 5:12 am | 5:45 am | 6:44 am | 6:51 pm | 7:50 pm | 8:23 pm | 11h 54m | 49.0° | 270° W |
| Thu 24 | 5:13 am | 5:46 am | 6:45 am | 6:49 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:21 pm | 11h 56m | 48.6° | 270° W |
| Fri 25 | 5:14 am | 5:47 am | 6:46 am | 6:48 pm | 7:47 pm | 8:19 pm | 11h 59m | 48.2° | 269° W |
| Sat 26 | 5:15 am | 5:48 am | 6:47 am | 6:46 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:17 pm | 12h 2m | 47.8° | 269° W |
| Sun 27 | 5:17 am | 5:49 am | 6:48 am | 6:44 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:15 pm | 12h 4m | 47.5° | 268° W |
| Mon 28 | 5:18 am | 5:50 am | 6:49 am | 6:43 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:14 pm | 12h 7m | 47.1° | 268° W |
| Tue 29 | 5:19 am | 5:51 am | 6:50 am | 6:41 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:12 pm | 12h 10m | 46.7° | 267° W |
| Wed 30 | 5:20 am | 5:52 am | 6:51 am | 6:39 pm | 7:38 pm | 8:10 pm | 12h 12m | 46.3° | 267° W |
October 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:25 am | 6:52 am | 12:45 pm | 6:38 pm | 7:05 pm | 11h 45m | −2:40 | 6:01 pm–6:54 pm | 🌖 72% |
| Fri 2 | 6:26 am | 6:53 am | 12:45 pm | 6:36 pm | 7:03 pm | 11h 42m | −2:40 | 6:00 pm–6:53 pm | 🌖 61% |
| Sat 3 | 6:27 am | 6:54 am | 12:45 pm | 6:34 pm | 7:02 pm | 11h 40m | −2:40 | 5:58 pm–6:51 pm | 🌗 50% |
| Sun 4 | 6:28 am | 6:55 am | 12:44 pm | 6:33 pm | 7:00 pm | 11h 37m | −2:40 | 5:56 pm–6:49 pm | 🌘 38% |
| Mon 5 | 6:29 am | 6:56 am | 12:44 pm | 6:31 pm | 6:58 pm | 11h 34m | −2:40 | 5:55 pm–6:48 pm | 🌘 27% |
| Tue 6 | 6:30 am | 6:57 am | 12:44 pm | 6:29 pm | 6:57 pm | 11h 32m | −2:40 | 5:53 pm–6:46 pm | 🌘 17% |
| Wed 7 | 6:31 am | 6:58 am | 12:43 pm | 6:28 pm | 6:55 pm | 11h 29m | −2:39 | 5:51 pm–6:45 pm | 🌘 10% |
| Thu 8 | 6:32 am | 6:59 am | 12:43 pm | 6:26 pm | 6:53 pm | 11h 26m | −2:39 | 5:49 pm–6:43 pm | 🌘 4% |
| Fri 9 | 6:33 am | 7:00 am | 12:43 pm | 6:25 pm | 6:52 pm | 11h 24m | −2:39 | 5:48 pm–6:41 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Sat 10 | 6:34 am | 7:01 am | 12:42 pm | 6:23 pm | 6:50 pm | 11h 21m | −2:39 | 5:46 pm–6:40 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Sun 11 | 6:35 am | 7:02 am | 12:42 pm | 6:21 pm | 6:49 pm | 11h 18m | −2:38 | 5:45 pm–6:38 pm | 🌒 2% |
| Mon 12 | 6:36 am | 7:03 am | 12:42 pm | 6:20 pm | 6:47 pm | 11h 16m | −2:38 | 5:43 pm–6:37 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Tue 13 | 6:37 am | 7:05 am | 12:42 pm | 6:18 pm | 6:46 pm | 11h 13m | −2:37 | 5:41 pm–6:35 pm | 🌒 10% |
| Wed 14 | 6:38 am | 7:06 am | 12:41 pm | 6:17 pm | 6:44 pm | 11h 11m | −2:37 | 5:40 pm–6:34 pm | 🌒 16% |
| Thu 15 | 6:39 am | 7:07 am | 12:41 pm | 6:15 pm | 6:43 pm | 11h 8m | −2:37 | 5:38 pm–6:32 pm | 🌒 24% |
| Fri 16 | 6:40 am | 7:08 am | 12:41 pm | 6:14 pm | 6:41 pm | 11h 5m | −2:36 | 5:36 pm–6:31 pm | 🌒 32% |
| Sat 17 | 6:41 am | 7:09 am | 12:41 pm | 6:12 pm | 6:40 pm | 11h 3m | −2:36 | 5:35 pm–6:29 pm | 🌒 41% |
| Sun 18 | 6:42 am | 7:10 am | 12:41 pm | 6:11 pm | 6:38 pm | 11h 0m | −2:35 | 5:33 pm–6:28 pm | 🌓 50% |
| Mon 19 | 6:43 am | 7:11 am | 12:40 pm | 6:09 pm | 6:37 pm | 10h 58m | −2:34 | 5:32 pm–6:26 pm | 🌔 60% |
| Tue 20 | 6:44 am | 7:12 am | 12:40 pm | 6:08 pm | 6:35 pm | 10h 55m | −2:34 | 5:30 pm–6:25 pm | 🌔 69% |
| Wed 21 | 6:45 am | 7:13 am | 12:40 pm | 6:06 pm | 6:34 pm | 10h 52m | −2:33 | 5:29 pm–6:23 pm | 🌔 78% |
| Thu 22 | 6:47 am | 7:14 am | 12:40 pm | 6:05 pm | 6:33 pm | 10h 50m | −2:33 | 5:27 pm–6:22 pm | 🌔 86% |
| Fri 23 | 6:48 am | 7:16 am | 12:40 pm | 6:03 pm | 6:31 pm | 10h 47m | −2:32 | 5:26 pm–6:21 pm | 🌔 92% |
| Sat 24 | 6:49 am | 7:17 am | 12:40 pm | 6:02 pm | 6:30 pm | 10h 45m | −2:31 | 5:24 pm–6:19 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Sun 25 | 6:50 am | 7:18 am | 12:40 pm | 6:01 pm | 6:29 pm | 10h 42m | −2:30 | 5:23 pm–6:18 pm | 🌔 99% |
| Mon 26 | 6:51 am | 7:19 am | 12:39 pm | 5:59 pm | 6:27 pm | 10h 40m | −2:29 | 5:21 pm–6:17 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Tue 27 | 6:52 am | 7:20 am | 12:39 pm | 5:58 pm | 6:26 pm | 10h 37m | −2:28 | 5:20 pm–6:15 pm | 🌖 97% |
| Wed 28 | 6:53 am | 7:21 am | 12:39 pm | 5:57 pm | 6:25 pm | 10h 35m | −2:27 | 5:18 pm–6:14 pm | 🌖 92% |
| Thu 29 | 6:54 am | 7:22 am | 12:39 pm | 5:55 pm | 6:24 pm | 10h 33m | −2:26 | 5:17 pm–6:13 pm | 🌖 85% |
| Fri 30 | 6:55 am | 7:24 am | 12:39 pm | 5:54 pm | 6:22 pm | 10h 30m | −2:25 | 5:16 pm–6:12 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Sat 31 | 6:56 am | 7:25 am | 12:39 pm | 5:53 pm | 6:21 pm | 10h 28m | −2:24 | 5:14 pm–6:10 pm | 🌖 65% |
Longest and shortest day in New York City
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 15h 5m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 months, with 9h 15m.
Between them the day length swings by 5h 50m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:28 pm on 8 December; the latest is 8:31 pm on 27 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.
Sunrise ranges from 5:24 am on 14 June to 6:26 am on 1 November.
Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 11m of daylight.
What makes sunsets in New York City different
Light lingers for 27 minutes after sunset before civil twilight ends — 3 minutes longer than the 24-minute median across tracked cities, which is what 40.7°N buys you.
Photographers get 53 minutes of golden light this evening, roughly 1.3× the 40 minutes available at the equator on the same date.
Over a year the sunset point slides 63° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is W.
Sunset drifts 100 seconds earlier each day this month — 49 minutes from the first of September to the last.
On 1 November 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 4:52 pm instead of 5:53 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in New York City
Arrive by 5:56 pm. Golden hour opens at 6:11 pm and the sun is down by 6:48 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west — the sun goes down at 269° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.
Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 7:04 pm and runs to 7:15 pm, the end of civil twilight and 27m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in New York City today?
The sun sets in New York City at 6:48 pm today, Friday 25 September 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in New York City?
It takes 27m. Civil twilight ends at 7:15 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in New York City?
Evening golden hour runs 6:11 pm to 7:04 pm today, lasting 52m. Full golden hour times for New York City covers the morning window and the coming week.