Astronomical & Solar Ephemeris

Sunrise, Sunset & Golden Hour Calculator

Calculate sunrise, sunset, dawn, dusk, and golden hour times for any location and date. View day length, solar noon, and twilight phases.

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Golden hour provides soft, warm, diffuse lighting ideal for landscape and portrait photography.

Evening Golden Hour

4:57 PM - 5:33 PM

Warm directional light

Dusk Blue Hour

5:33 PM - 6:00 PM

Deep blue sky gradient

New York, USA Solar TimesDay #278 of 365

🌅 Sunrise

5:55 AM

🌇 Sunset

5:33 PM

Total Daylight: 11h 38mSolar Noon: 11:44 AM

Civil Dawn (Sun 6° below horizon)

Adequate natural light for outdoor activities

5:27 AM

Civil Dusk (Sun 6° below horizon)

Artificial street lighting becomes required

6:00 PM

Nautical Dawn (Sun 12° below horizon)

General sea horizon visible to navigators

4:56 AM

Nautical Dusk (Sun 12° below horizon)

Horizon darkens, primary navigational stars shine

6:32 PM