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Sunset time in New York

In New York the sun sets as early as 4:28 PM (December 8) and as late as 8:31 PM (June 27). Here is today’s sunset with the golden hour before it and the blue hour after it, then the sunset time for every month of 2026.

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Sunset in New York through the year

The longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 15 h 6 min between sunrise and sunset; the shortest is December 21, with 9 h 15 min. The earliest sunset around midwinter (December 8, 4:28 PM) comes 13 days before the shortest day (December 21): from then on sunsets get later even though the days are still getting shorter, because sunrise is getting later even faster. In 2026 clocks go forward on March 8 and back on November 1; sunset jumps an hour later when clocks go forward and an hour earlier when they go back.

Sunset in New York on the 15th of each month, 2026, local time including daylight saving time.
DateGolden hour startsSunsetDarkDay length
Jan 154:11 PM4:53 PM5:23 PM9 h 36 min
Feb 154:52 PM5:30 PM5:59 PM10 h 41 min
Mar 156:26 PM7:02 PM7:30 PM11 h 55 min
Apr 156:58 PM7:35 PM8:03 PM13 h 18 min
May 157:27 PM8:06 PM8:37 PM14 h 28 min
Jun 157:47 PM8:29 PM9:02 PM15 h 5 min
Jul 157:45 PM8:25 PM8:58 PM14 h 48 min
Aug 157:16 PM7:53 PM8:23 PM13 h 47 min
Sep 156:28 PM7:04 PM7:32 PM12 h 28 min
Oct 155:38 PM6:15 PM6:43 PM11 h 8 min
Nov 153:57 PM4:37 PM5:07 PM9 h 55 min
Dec 153:45 PM4:29 PM5:00 PM9 h 17 min

Golden hour and blue hour in New York

The evening golden hour in New York lasts about 36 minutes around the March and September equinoxes, 41 minutes in late June and 44 minutes in late December. The blue hour after sunset lasts about 27, 33 and 31 minutes at those same times of year. Head out about 35 minutes before sunset to catch both.

How long the evening light lasts in New York, month by month

Evening windows in New York on the 15th of each month, 2026, flat horizon. Golden hour: sun 6° above the horizon to sunset. Film magic hour: sunset to 6° below (civil twilight). Blue hour: 4° to 6° below (PhotoPills definition).
DateGolden hourFilm magic hourBlue hour
Jan 1542 min30 min12 min
Feb 1538 min28 min11 min
Mar 1536 min27 min11 min
Apr 1537 min28 min11 min
May 1539 min31 min12 min
Jun 1541 min33 min13 min
Jul 1540 min32 min13 min
Aug 1538 min29 min11 min
Sep 1536 min27 min11 min
Oct 1537 min28 min11 min
Nov 1541 min29 min11 min
Dec 1544 min31 min12 min

New York lies at 40.7° N, and the further a place is from the equator the more slowly the sun sinks at sunset, so the evening golden hour here runs from 36 minutes in March to 44 minutes in December, against 27 to 30 minutes all year at the equator.

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Where to watch the sunset in New York

Brooklyn Bridge Park and the piers along the Hudson River look west across the water, so the sun goes down behind the Manhattan and New Jersey skylines. Twice a year, in late May and mid-July, the sunset lines up with the cross streets of the Manhattan grid (“Manhattanhenge”); 14th, 23rd, 34th and 42nd Streets are the usual places to watch it.

How these times are calculated

Times are computed for New York (40.71° N, 74.01° W) with the NOAA solar-position algorithm, for a flat horizon, in local time (America/New York). They are usually within a minute of published tables. Hills, buildings and weather can hide the sun a few minutes earlier than shown.

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