Sun position in New York

Name: New York
Address: New York, United States

Where the sun stands over New York, United States (40.7128°, -74.006°) - today's sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length and shadow length, plus the sun path across the whole year.

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Sun times in New York on 24 September 2026

Local time in New York, UTC-4 (daylight saving time). On 1 November 2026 the clocks go back one hour, so sunrise moves from 07:26 to 06:27.
Sunrise	06:47	rises toward E (90°)
Solar noon	12:49	sun 48.8° above the horizon
Sunset	18:52	sets toward W (270°)
Day length	12 h 05 min
Civil dawn	06:19	first usable light
Civil dusk	19:19	last usable light
Golden hour, morning	06:47–07:23	warm low light
Golden hour, evening	18:16–18:52	warm low light
Shadow at noon	0.88 m	per metre of height

Times are computed for 40.7128°, -74.006° and refreshed every day. For any other date, an exact azimuth or a shadow drawn on the map, open the interactive sun position map for New York.

The sun through the year in New York

Sunrise, sunset, day length and noon altitude on the 15th of each month, on the local clock
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Noon altitude
January	07:19	16:54	9 h 35 min	28.2°
February	06:52	17:32	10 h 40 min	36.6°
March	07:09	19:03	11 h 54 min	47.2°
April	06:18	19:36	13 h 17 min	59.1°
May	05:40	20:07	14 h 27 min	68.2°
June	05:26	20:30	15 h 04 min	72.6°
July	05:39	20:27	14 h 49 min	70.8°
August	06:08	19:56	13 h 49 min	63.3°
September	06:38	19:07	12 h 30 min	52.3°
October	07:08	18:18	11 h 10 min	40.8°
November	06:44	16:40	9 h 56 min	30.8°
December	07:14	16:31	9 h 17 min	26.0°

At the June solstice the midday sun reaches 72.7° above the horizon in New York and the day lasts 15 h 06 min. At the December solstice the sun climbs only to 25.9° and the day shrinks to 9 h 15 min. That difference is what decides whether a garden, a window or a solar array sees the sun in winter.

Planning around the sun in New York

Solar panels

At this latitude a fixed array facing the equator collects the most over a year at a tilt of about 34°. Use the solar panel angle calculator with the coordinates 40.7128°, -74.006° for the exact optimum, the seasonal optima and the loss from an east or west facing roof.

Buying a flat or a plot

In December the noon sun in New York sits 25.9° above the horizon, so every obstacle casts a shadow 2.1 times its own height at midday. Check what stands to the south before you commit: place the building on the map and read the shaded hours for 21 December.

Photography

Golden hour runs 06:47–07:23 in the morning and 18:16–18:52 in the evening today, and the sun sets toward sets toward W (270°). The golden hour calculator gives the same windows for any date, and the map's alignment finder shows the days when the setting sun lines up with a street.

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