Sunset and sunrise times in Manhattan, United States
In Manhattan, United States the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 7:39 pm and rises at 6:15 am. Daylight lasts 13h 23m; evening golden hour runs from 7:02 pm to 7:56 pm.
Today, Tuesday 25 August
- First light
- 5:47 am
- Sunrise
- 6:15 am
- Solar noon
- 12:57 pm
- Sunset
- 7:39 pm
- Last light
- 8:07 pm
- Day length
- 13h 23m
5h 18m until sunset
Light and sky
- Evening golden hour
- 7:02 pm – 7:56 pm
- Blue hour
- 7:56 pm – 8:07 pm
- Max sun altitude
- 59.8°
- Moon
- 🌔 Waxing gibbous
- Moonrise / moonset
- 6:29 pm / 3:22 am
The sun sets at 285° — face west-northwest
Sunset conditions tonight
Rated by our sunset quality score, whose formula is published in full. Forecast by Open-Meteo.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August
Sunrise 6:16 am Sunset 7:37 pm Golden hour 7:00 pm – 7:55 pm Day length 13h 20m vs today 3 minutes shorterWhere Manhattan is
- Coordinates
- 40.7834° N, 73.9663° W
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Current offset
- UTC-04:00
- Elevation
- 35 m
- Population
- 1,487,536
Sunrise and sunset in Manhattan, August 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 5:21 am | 5:52 am | 1:02 pm | 8:11 pm | 8:42 pm | 14h 18m | −2:02 | 7:32 pm–8:30 pm | 🌖 91% |
| Sun 2 | 5:22 am | 5:53 am | 1:02 pm | 8:10 pm | 8:40 pm | 14h 16m | −2:03 | 7:31 pm–8:28 pm | 🌖 84% |
| Mon 3 | 5:23 am | 5:54 am | 1:02 pm | 8:09 pm | 8:39 pm | 14h 14m | −2:05 | 7:30 pm–8:27 pm | 🌖 76% |
| Tue 4 | 5:24 am | 5:55 am | 1:01 pm | 8:08 pm | 8:38 pm | 14h 12m | −2:07 | 7:29 pm–8:26 pm | 🌖 65% |
| Wed 5 | 5:25 am | 5:56 am | 1:01 pm | 8:06 pm | 8:37 pm | 14h 10m | −2:09 | 7:28 pm–8:25 pm | 🌗 54% |
| Thu 6 | 5:26 am | 5:57 am | 1:01 pm | 8:05 pm | 8:35 pm | 14h 8m | −2:10 | 7:27 pm–8:23 pm | 🌘 43% |
| Fri 7 | 5:28 am | 5:58 am | 1:01 pm | 8:04 pm | 8:34 pm | 14h 6m | −2:12 | 7:26 pm–8:22 pm | 🌘 31% |
| Sat 8 | 5:29 am | 5:59 am | 1:01 pm | 8:03 pm | 8:33 pm | 14h 3m | −2:13 | 7:25 pm–8:21 pm | 🌘 21% |
| Sun 9 | 5:30 am | 6:00 am | 1:01 pm | 8:01 pm | 8:31 pm | 14h 1m | −2:15 | 7:23 pm–8:20 pm | 🌘 12% |
| Mon 10 | 5:31 am | 6:01 am | 1:01 pm | 8:00 pm | 8:30 pm | 13h 59m | −2:16 | 7:22 pm–8:18 pm | 🌘 6% |
| Tue 11 | 5:32 am | 6:02 am | 1:01 pm | 7:59 pm | 8:29 pm | 13h 57m | −2:17 | 7:21 pm–8:17 pm | 🌘 1% |
| Wed 12 | 5:33 am | 6:03 am | 1:00 pm | 7:57 pm | 8:27 pm | 13h 54m | −2:19 | 7:20 pm–8:16 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Thu 13 | 5:34 am | 6:04 am | 1:00 pm | 7:56 pm | 8:26 pm | 13h 52m | −2:20 | 7:18 pm–8:14 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Fri 14 | 5:35 am | 6:05 am | 1:00 pm | 7:55 pm | 8:24 pm | 13h 50m | −2:21 | 7:17 pm–8:13 pm | 🌒 5% |
| Sat 15 | 5:36 am | 6:06 am | 1:00 pm | 7:53 pm | 8:23 pm | 13h 47m | −2:22 | 7:16 pm–8:11 pm | 🌒 11% |
| Sun 16 | 5:37 am | 6:07 am | 1:00 pm | 7:52 pm | 8:21 pm | 13h 45m | −2:23 | 7:15 pm–8:10 pm | 🌒 18% |
| Mon 17 | 5:38 am | 6:08 am | 12:59 pm | 7:51 pm | 8:20 pm | 13h 43m | −2:24 | 7:13 pm–8:08 pm | 🌒 27% |
| Tue 18 | 5:39 am | 6:09 am | 12:59 pm | 7:49 pm | 8:18 pm | 13h 40m | −2:25 | 7:12 pm–8:07 pm | 🌒 36% |
| Wed 19 | 5:40 am | 6:10 am | 12:59 pm | 7:48 pm | 8:17 pm | 13h 38m | −2:26 | 7:10 pm–8:05 pm | 🌓 46% |
| Thu 20 | 5:42 am | 6:11 am | 12:59 pm | 7:46 pm | 8:15 pm | 13h 35m | −2:27 | 7:09 pm–8:04 pm | 🌔 55% |
| Fri 21 | 5:43 am | 6:12 am | 12:58 pm | 7:45 pm | 8:14 pm | 13h 33m | −2:28 | 7:08 pm–8:02 pm | 🌔 64% |
| Sat 22 | 5:44 am | 6:12 am | 12:58 pm | 7:43 pm | 8:12 pm | 13h 30m | −2:29 | 7:06 pm–8:01 pm | 🌔 73% |
| Sun 23 | 5:45 am | 6:13 am | 12:58 pm | 7:42 pm | 8:10 pm | 13h 28m | −2:30 | 7:05 pm–7:59 pm | 🌔 81% |
| Mon 24 | 5:46 am | 6:14 am | 12:58 pm | 7:40 pm | 8:09 pm | 13h 25m | −2:30 | 7:03 pm–7:58 pm | 🌔 88% |
| Tue 25 | 5:47 am | 6:15 am | 12:57 pm | 7:39 pm | 8:07 pm | 13h 23m | −2:31 | 7:02 pm–7:56 pm | 🌔 93% |
| Wed 26 | 5:48 am | 6:16 am | 12:57 pm | 7:37 pm | 8:06 pm | 13h 20m | −2:32 | 7:00 pm–7:55 pm | 🌔 97% |
| Thu 27 | 5:49 am | 6:17 am | 12:57 pm | 7:36 pm | 8:04 pm | 13h 18m | −2:32 | 6:59 pm–7:53 pm | 🌔 100% |
| Fri 28 | 5:50 am | 6:18 am | 12:57 pm | 7:34 pm | 8:02 pm | 13h 15m | −2:33 | 6:57 pm–7:51 pm | 🌕 100% |
| Sat 29 | 5:51 am | 6:19 am | 12:56 pm | 7:32 pm | 8:01 pm | 13h 13m | −2:34 | 6:56 pm–7:50 pm | 🌖 98% |
| Sun 30 | 5:52 am | 6:20 am | 12:56 pm | 7:31 pm | 7:59 pm | 13h 10m | −2:34 | 6:54 pm–7:48 pm | 🌖 94% |
| Mon 31 | 5:53 am | 6:21 am | 12:56 pm | 7:29 pm | 7:57 pm | 13h 7m | −2:35 | 6:53 pm–7:46 pm | 🌖 87% |
More columns for August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 4:01 am | 4:43 am | 5:52 am | 8:11 pm | 9:19 pm | 10:01 pm | 9h 42m | 67.1° | 295° WNW |
| Sun 2 | 4:03 am | 4:44 am | 5:53 am | 8:10 pm | 9:18 pm | 10:00 pm | 9h 44m | 66.8° | 294° WNW |
| Mon 3 | 4:04 am | 4:46 am | 5:54 am | 8:09 pm | 9:17 pm | 9:58 pm | 9h 46m | 66.6° | 294° WNW |
| Tue 4 | 4:06 am | 4:47 am | 5:55 am | 8:08 pm | 9:15 pm | 9:56 pm | 9h 48m | 66.3° | 294° WNW |
| Wed 5 | 4:07 am | 4:48 am | 5:56 am | 8:06 pm | 9:14 pm | 9:54 pm | 9h 50m | 66.0° | 293° WNW |
| Thu 6 | 4:09 am | 4:49 am | 5:57 am | 8:05 pm | 9:12 pm | 9:53 pm | 9h 52m | 65.8° | 293° WNW |
| Fri 7 | 4:10 am | 4:51 am | 5:58 am | 8:04 pm | 9:11 pm | 9:51 pm | 9h 54m | 65.5° | 292° WNW |
| Sat 8 | 4:12 am | 4:52 am | 5:59 am | 8:03 pm | 9:09 pm | 9:49 pm | 9h 57m | 65.2° | 292° WNW |
| Sun 9 | 4:13 am | 4:53 am | 6:00 am | 8:01 pm | 9:08 pm | 9:47 pm | 9h 59m | 64.9° | 292° WNW |
| Mon 10 | 4:15 am | 4:54 am | 6:01 am | 8:00 pm | 9:06 pm | 9:46 pm | 10h 1m | 64.6° | 291° WNW |
| Tue 11 | 4:16 am | 4:55 am | 6:02 am | 7:59 pm | 9:05 pm | 9:44 pm | 10h 3m | 64.3° | 291° WNW |
| Wed 12 | 4:18 am | 4:57 am | 6:03 am | 7:57 pm | 9:03 pm | 9:42 pm | 10h 6m | 64.0° | 290° WNW |
| Thu 13 | 4:19 am | 4:58 am | 6:04 am | 7:56 pm | 9:02 pm | 9:40 pm | 10h 8m | 63.7° | 290° WNW |
| Fri 14 | 4:20 am | 4:59 am | 6:05 am | 7:55 pm | 9:00 pm | 9:38 pm | 10h 10m | 63.4° | 290° WNW |
| Sat 15 | 4:22 am | 5:00 am | 6:06 am | 7:53 pm | 8:58 pm | 9:37 pm | 10h 13m | 63.1° | 289° WNW |
| Sun 16 | 4:23 am | 5:02 am | 6:07 am | 7:52 pm | 8:57 pm | 9:35 pm | 10h 15m | 62.8° | 289° WNW |
| Mon 17 | 4:25 am | 5:03 am | 6:08 am | 7:51 pm | 8:55 pm | 9:33 pm | 10h 17m | 62.5° | 288° WNW |
| Tue 18 | 4:26 am | 5:04 am | 6:09 am | 7:49 pm | 8:53 pm | 9:31 pm | 10h 20m | 62.1° | 288° WNW |
| Wed 19 | 4:28 am | 5:05 am | 6:10 am | 7:48 pm | 8:52 pm | 9:29 pm | 10h 22m | 61.8° | 287° WNW |
| Thu 20 | 4:29 am | 5:06 am | 6:11 am | 7:46 pm | 8:50 pm | 9:27 pm | 10h 25m | 61.5° | 287° WNW |
| Fri 21 | 4:31 am | 5:08 am | 6:12 am | 7:45 pm | 8:48 pm | 9:25 pm | 10h 27m | 61.2° | 286° WNW |
| Sat 22 | 4:32 am | 5:09 am | 6:12 am | 7:43 pm | 8:47 pm | 9:23 pm | 10h 30m | 60.8° | 286° WNW |
| Sun 23 | 4:33 am | 5:10 am | 6:13 am | 7:42 pm | 8:45 pm | 9:21 pm | 10h 32m | 60.5° | 286° WNW |
| Mon 24 | 4:35 am | 5:11 am | 6:14 am | 7:40 pm | 8:43 pm | 9:20 pm | 10h 35m | 60.1° | 285° WNW |
| Tue 25 | 4:36 am | 5:12 am | 6:15 am | 7:39 pm | 8:41 pm | 9:18 pm | 10h 37m | 59.8° | 285° WNW |
| Wed 26 | 4:37 am | 5:14 am | 6:16 am | 7:37 pm | 8:40 pm | 9:16 pm | 10h 40m | 59.4° | 284° WNW |
| Thu 27 | 4:39 am | 5:15 am | 6:17 am | 7:36 pm | 8:38 pm | 9:14 pm | 10h 42m | 59.1° | 284° WNW |
| Fri 28 | 4:40 am | 5:16 am | 6:18 am | 7:34 pm | 8:36 pm | 9:12 pm | 10h 45m | 58.7° | 283° WNW |
| Sat 29 | 4:41 am | 5:17 am | 6:19 am | 7:32 pm | 8:34 pm | 9:10 pm | 10h 47m | 58.4° | 283° WNW |
| Sun 30 | 4:43 am | 5:18 am | 6:20 am | 7:31 pm | 8:33 pm | 9:08 pm | 10h 50m | 58.0° | 282° WNW |
| Mon 31 | 4:44 am | 5:19 am | 6:21 am | 7:29 pm | 8:31 pm | 9:06 pm | 10h 53m | 57.7° | 282° WNW |
September 2026
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | Last light | Day length | Change | Golden hour | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 5:54 am | 6:22 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 | 6:23 am | 12:55 pm | 7:26 pm | 7:54 pm | 13h 2m | −2:36 | 6:50 pm–7:43 pm | 🌖 69% |
| Thu 3 | 5:56 am | 6:24 am | 12:55 pm | 7:24 pm | 7:52 pm | 13h 0m | −2:36 | 6:48 pm–7:41 pm | 🌖 58% |
| Fri 4 | 5:57 am | 6:25 am | 12:54 pm | 7:23 pm | 7:51 pm | 12h 57m | −2:37 | 6:46 pm–7:40 pm | 🌗 46% |
| Sat 5 | 5:58 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 | 5:59 am | 6:27 am | 12:54 pm | 7:19 pm | 7:47 pm | 12h 52m | −2:38 | 6:43 pm–7:36 pm | 🌘 24% |
| Mon 7 | 6:00 am | 6:28 am | 12:53 pm | 7:18 pm | 7:46 pm | 12h 49m | −2:38 | 6:42 pm–7:35 pm | 🌘 14% |
| Tue 8 | 6:01 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 | 6:02 am | 6:30 am | 12:53 pm | 7:14 pm | 7:42 pm | 12h 44m | −2:39 | 6:38 pm–7:31 pm | 🌘 2% |
| Thu 10 | 6:03 am | 6:31 am | 12:52 pm | 7:13 pm | 7:40 pm | 12h 41m | −2:39 | 6:37 pm–7:30 pm | 🌑 0% |
| Fri 11 | 6:04 am | 6:32 am | 12:52 pm | 7:11 pm | 7:39 pm | 12h 39m | −2:39 | 6:35 pm–7:28 pm | 🌒 1% |
| Sat 12 | 6:05 am | 6:33 am | 12:52 pm | 7:09 pm | 7:37 pm | 12h 36m | −2:40 | 6:33 pm–7:26 pm | 🌒 3% |
| Sun 13 | 6:06 am | 6:34 am | 12:51 pm | 7:08 pm | 7:35 pm | 12h 33m | −2:40 | 6:32 pm–7:25 pm | 🌒 8% |
| Mon 14 | 6:07 am | 6:35 am | 12:51 pm | 7:06 pm | 7:34 pm | 12h 31m | −2:40 | 6:30 pm–7:23 pm | 🌒 14% |
| Tue 15 | 6:08 am | 6:36 am | 12:51 pm | 7:04 pm | 7:32 pm | 12h 28m | −2:40 | 6:28 pm–7:21 pm | 🌒 21% |
| Wed 16 | 6:09 am | 6:37 am | 12:50 pm | 7:03 pm | 7:30 pm | 12h 25m | −2:40 | 6:27 pm–7:19 pm | 🌒 30% |
| Thu 17 | 6:10 am | 6:38 am | 12:50 pm | 7:01 pm | 7:28 pm | 12h 23m | −2:41 | 6:25 pm–7:18 pm | 🌒 39% |
| Fri 18 | 6:11 am | 6:39 am | 12:49 pm | 6:59 pm | 7:27 pm | 12h 20m | −2:41 | 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 | −2:41 | 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 15m | −2:41 | 6:20 pm–7:13 pm | 🌔 67% |
| Mon 21 | 6:15 am | 6:42 am | 12:48 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 | 6:16 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 | 7:16 pm | 12h 4m | −2:41 | 6:13 pm–7:06 pm | 🌔 95% |
| Fri 25 | 6:19 am | 6:46 am | 12:47 pm | 6:47 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–7:02 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 | 6:42 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 | 6:04 pm–6:57 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% |
Longest and shortest day in Manhattan
The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 15h 6m of daylight.
The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 9h 14m.
Between them the day length swings by 5h 51m.
Daylight through 2026
The earliest sunset of the year is at 4:27 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 5:23 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 Manhattan different
At 40.8°N the sun cuts through the twilight band at an angle, so darkness takes 29 minutes to arrive: 5 minutes longer than today's 24-minute median.
Evening golden hour runs 54 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 40.8° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.
Over a year the sunset point slides 63° along the horizon, from WSW at the December solstice to WNW in June. Today it is WNW.
By the end of August the sun will be setting 42 minutes earlier than it did on the first, a shift of roughly 83 seconds a day.
On 1 November 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 4:51 pm instead of 5:53 pm. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.
Planning a sunset photo in Manhattan
Arrive by 6:47 pm. Golden hour opens at 7:02 pm and the sun is down by 7:39 pm, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.
Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 285° 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 7:56 pm and runs to 8:07 pm, the end of civil twilight and 28m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.
Common questions
What time is sunset in Manhattan today?
The sun sets in Manhattan at 7:39 pm today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.
How long after sunset does it get dark in Manhattan?
It takes 28m. Civil twilight ends at 8:07 pm today, which is the point most people would call dark.
When is golden hour in Manhattan?
Evening golden hour runs 7:02 pm to 7:56 pm today, lasting 54m. Full golden hour times for Manhattan covers the morning window and the coming week.