New York’s light is a geometry problem. Official sunrise and sunset assume a flat horizon at 40.71°N, 74.01°W. Midtown canyons, piers, and the Brooklyn shoreline hide the disk minutes earlier or later than that clock. East-facing water (East River, harbor) favors dawn; west-facing water (Hudson, Brooklyn Bridge Park looking at Manhattan) favors dusk. Eastern Time also jumps an hour on DST weekends — recheck the New York city page after those clocks change.
Live clocks for New York stay on the city page — not duplicated here:
Today's sunrise time in New York Today's sunset time in New York Popular sunrise & sunset places in New York
East-facing water, desert, or a ridge that is open at dawn. Today's sunrise in New York is 06:20 AM (America/New_York).
Lower Manhattan’s harbor edge. Dawn light on the Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor — a public sunrise without a rooftop ticket.
Official sunrise is the planning number; piers and the island can hide the disk a few minutes later. Face southeast to south over the water.
The East River corridor catches early light on the towers and downtown. Better as a sunrise walk than a sunset (Manhattan blocks the west).
Pedestrian paths fill early. The solar azimuth on the New York page tells you which way to face that date.
Long Island City looks west at Midtown — famous for sunset — but the east-open piers also work at dawn over the river.
Sunrise here is river and Queens light, not the classic Manhattan skyline silhouette (save that for dusk).
Rockefeller Center looks over Midtown and the Park. Morning haze is often thinner than summer dusk.
First elevator. The official sunrise time is still for sea level; you will see afterglow and city lights earlier from height.
West-facing water, caldera, or skyline. Today's sunset is 07:34 PM.
Manhattan’s west face and the East River. This is the classic public sunset: skyline, bridges, and water in one frame.
Piers 1–6 have different angles. Evening golden hour on the New York page is when to be on the pier, not the last slice of sun.
Washington Street’s cobblestones and the Brooklyn Bridge arch are a dusk cliché for a reason. The disk may be behind Manhattan; the light is the point.
Weeknights. The bridge lights come up in blue hour — stay after official sunset.
True west water. Chelsea Piers and the river railings see the Sun drop toward New Jersey when the sky is clear.
This is the sunset shore of Manhattan. Battery Park is the opposite end of the day.
Paid decks for 360° dusk. Useful when streets are socked in or you want the grid from above.
Book into golden hour. Wind and glass reflections are the practical problems, not the clock.
Harbor dawn — the city’s most reliable public sunrise.
Height when streets hide the eastern sky.
East River morning on the towers.
Skyline dusk from the Brooklyn shore.
Bridge framing and cobblestones at golden hour.
West water — Manhattan’s sunset coast.
An actual ocean sunrise if you leave Manhattan. The city clock is still valid; add subway time.
Harbor and Atlantic light at dawn with fewer Midtown crowds.
The Atlantic here is south-facing; dusk is sky color more than a disk-in-the-ocean shot. For a water sunset, use the Hudson or Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Clear, cold high-pressure days in autumn and winter often give the sharpest skyline color. Summer humidity can mute sunsets. Manhattanhenge (typically late May and mid-July) is a separate event: sunset aligned with the east–west street grid, not the solstice. Spring and fall DST weekends shift every printed time by an hour.
For the +6° to −4° window anywhere on Earth, use the golden hour calculator. For indigo twilight, see the blue hour guide.
On August 29, 2026, sunrise is 06:20 AM and morning golden hour is 06:02 AM – 06:56 AM (civil dawn 05:51 AM). Coordinates: 40.7128°, -74.006°.
For tomorrow, the month calendar, azimuth, and day length, open today's sunrise time in New York.
On August 29, 2026, sunset is 07:34 PM and evening golden hour is 06:58 PM – 07:52 PM. Official sunset assumes a flat horizon; cliffs, towers, and palms can hide the disk earlier.
Open today's sunset time in New York before you book a taxi or a deck slot.