Sunset in New York today
September 13, 2026 · New York, USA
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Sunset in New York today is at 19:10. Day length is 12h 35m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for New York's coordinates and updated daily.
New York lies at 41°N. In New York, day length ranges from 9h 15m in winter to 15h 6m in summer — a swing of about 5h 50m.
The sun goes down towards the west in New York today, at a bearing of 276°. Civil twilight then lasts another 28 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 1427 minutes later in New York than in Washington, D.C., 328 km to the southwest. In New York, Hudson River Park and Brooklyn Bridge Park is a natural place to watch the sun go down.
The time of sunset slides later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times shift month by month for New York.
The longest day in New York is around 15h 6m (around June 21). The shortest is around 9h 15m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 3 minutes per day.
Sunset in New York by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16:52 | 07:19 | 9h 33m |
| February | 17:30 | 06:52 | 10h 38m |
| March | 19:02 | 07:10 | 11h 52m |
| April | 19:34 | 06:20 | 13h 15m |
| May | 20:06 | 05:41 | 14h 25m |
| June | 20:29 | 05:25 | 15h 4m |
| July | 20:27 | 05:37 | 14h 50m |
| August | 19:57 | 06:06 | 13h 51m |
| September | 19:09 | 06:36 | 12h 32m |
| October | 18:19 | 07:07 | 11h 12m |
| November | 16:40 | 06:42 | 9h 58m |
| December | 16:30 | 07:13 | 9h 17m |