Daylight & clock · America/New_York
Daylight and clock changes in New York
In short
In New York the longest day of the next 12 months has 15 hours 6 minutes of daylight (21 June 2027) and the shortest 9 hours 15 minutes (21 December 2026).
On 15 November 2026 the sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 16:38 local time (EST).
Clocks change on 1 November 2026 and 14 March 2027.
Computed with the NOAA solar equations and IANA tzdb 2026e.
Data updated
Longest day
15 h 06 min
21 Jun
Shortest day
9 h 15 min
21 Dec
Earliest sunrise
05:24
9 Jun
Latest sunset
20:31
20 Jun
Daylight through the year
Sunrise, sunset and day length by month
On the 15th of each month, in local clock time (EST UTC−05:00 / EDT UTC−04:00).
| Month | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026EST | 06:13 | 06:43 | 11:41 | 16:38 | 17:07 | 9 h 55 min |
| December 2026EST | 06:42 | 07:13 | 11:51 | 16:29 | 17:00 | 9 h 16 min |
| January 2027EST | 06:48 | 07:18 | 12:05 | 16:53 | 17:23 | 9 h 35 min |
| February 2027EST | 06:22 | 06:50 | 12:10 | 17:31 | 17:59 | 10 h 40 min |
| March 2027EDT | 06:41 | 07:08 | 13:05 | 19:02 | 19:30 | 11 h 55 min |
| April 2027EDT | 05:49 | 06:17 | 12:56 | 19:35 | 20:04 | 13 h 18 min |
| May 2027EDT | 05:08 | 05:39 | 12:52 | 20:06 | 20:37 | 14 h 27 min |
| June 2027EDT | 04:51 | 05:24 | 12:56 | 20:29 | 21:02 | 15 h 05 min |
| July 2027EDT | 05:05 | 05:37 | 13:02 | 20:26 | 20:58 | 14 h 49 min |
| August 2027EDT | 05:37 | 06:06 | 13:00 | 19:54 | 20:24 | 13 h 48 min |
| September 2027EDT | 06:09 | 06:36 | 12:51 | 19:05 | 19:33 | 12 h 29 min |
| October 2027EDT | 06:39 | 07:07 | 12:42 | 18:16 | 18:43 | 11 h 09 min |
First and last light are civil twilight (sun 6° below the horizon), when outdoor activities are possible without lights.
Golden hour and blue hour by month
The soft light photographers and sightseers plan around, on the 15th of each month in local clock time.
| Month | Golden hourmorning / evening | Blue hourmorning / evening |
|---|---|---|
| November | Morning 06:25–07:24Evening 15:57–16:56 | Morning 06:13–06:25Evening 16:56–17:07 |
| December | Morning 06:54–07:57Evening 15:46–16:48 | Morning 06:42–06:54Evening 16:48–17:00 |
| January | Morning 06:59–08:00Evening 16:11–17:12 | Morning 06:48–06:59Evening 17:12–17:23 |
| February | Morning 06:33–07:28Evening 16:52–17:48 | Morning 06:22–06:33Evening 17:48–17:59 |
| March | Morning 06:51–07:44Evening 18:26–19:19 | Morning 06:41–06:51Evening 19:19–19:30 |
| April | Morning 06:00–06:54Evening 18:58–19:53 | Morning 05:49–06:00Evening 19:53–20:04 |
| May | Morning 05:20–06:18Evening 19:27–20:25 | Morning 05:08–05:20Evening 20:25–20:37 |
| June | Morning 05:04–06:05Evening 19:48–20:49 | Morning 04:51–05:04Evening 20:49–21:02 |
| July | Morning 05:18–06:18Evening 19:46–20:46 | Morning 05:05–05:18Evening 20:46–20:58 |
| August | Morning 05:48–06:44Evening 19:17–20:12 | Morning 05:37–05:48Evening 20:12–20:24 |
| September | Morning 06:20–07:13Evening 18:29–19:22 | Morning 06:09–06:20Evening 19:22–19:33 |
| October | Morning 06:50–07:44Evening 17:39–18:33 | Morning 06:39–06:50Evening 18:33–18:43 |
Golden hour: the sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon; blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. Definitions vary between sources by a few minutes; clouds and terrain are not modelled.
Clock changes
New York
America/New_York
Sun, 1 November 2026
At 02:00 clocks go back 1 hour to 01:00 (EST, UTC−05:00)
Sun, 14 March 2027
At 02:00 clocks go forward 1 hour to 03:00 (EDT, UTC−04:00)
Same clock as New York
- Toronto, Canada
- Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Nassau, Bahamas
- Miami, United States
- Philadelphia, United States
- Atlanta, United States
- Boston, United States
- Washington, D.C., United States
What the data shows
Day length in New York ranges from 9 hours 15 minutes on 21 December 2026 to 15 hours 6 minutes on 21 June 2027 — a swing of 5 hours 51 minutes.
How we calculated this: Longest and shortest sunrise-to-sunset span over every day of the period.
Clocks in New York run 1 hour 5 minutes ahead of the sun at the extreme: on 14 March 2027 the sun is highest at 13:05, so mornings stay dark later and evenings light longer than the clock suggests.
How we calculated this: Largest gap between 12:00 local clock time and solar noon over the period.
The earliest sunrise is at 05:24 (9 June 2027) and the latest sunset at 20:31 (20 June 2027), local clock time.
How we calculated this: Earliest sunrise and latest sunset (local clock) over every day of the period.
Clocks go back 1 hour at 02:00 on 1 November 2026 and go forward 1 hour at 02:00 on 14 March 2027, shifting sunrise and sunset by the same amount overnight.
How we calculated this: UTC-offset changes of America/New_York in tzdb 2026e during the period.
Nearby places with the same clock and almost identical sun times: Stamford, Newark, Paterson.
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