Today's Sunrise & Sunset in United States

Name: United States
Address: US

Capital: Washington, D.C. • Region: North America • Timezone: America/New_York

The United States spans six primary time zones from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific Ocean, Alaska, and Hawaii. Sunrise and sunset times vary significantly by latitude and seasonal tilt across American states.

Timezone America/New_York Lat 38.8951°, Lng -77.0364°

United States Real-time Astronomical Calculations

7-Day Outlook

Next 7 Days Sunrise & Sunset Forecast for United States

Automatic daily forecast calculated for this location. Times update with your selected date.

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Solar Noon	Day Length	Golden Hour (Eve)

City Breakdown

Major Cities in United States

New York

United States • New York

New York City, the iconic financial and cultural hub of the United States, experiences clear four-season solar shifts with famous urban solar alignments like "Manhattanhenge" twice every year.

Chicago

United States • Illinois

The Windy City sits on the western shore of Lake Michigan, providing majestic, unobstructed lakefront sunrises over water and crisp urban architecture silhouettes.

Los Angeles

United States • California

Famous for warm Mediterranean coastal light, Los Angeles offers golden hour glows over palm trees, Santa Monica Pier sunsets, and Griffith Observatory twilight views.

Houston

United States • Texas

Check sunrise and sunset times in Houston, United States today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 29.7604°, -95.3698° (America/Chicago). Popular places to watch the sun include Buffalo Bayou Park, Eleanor Tinsley Park, Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Phoenix

United States • Arizona

Check sunrise and sunset times in Phoenix, United States today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 33.4484°, -112.074° (America/Phoenix). Popular places to watch the sun include Camelback Mountain, Papago Park, South Mountain Park. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Philadelphia

United States • Pennsylvania

Check sunrise and sunset times in Philadelphia, United States today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 39.9526°, -75.1652° (America/New_York). Popular places to watch the sun include Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Penn's Landing, Belmont Plateau. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

United States Cities — Today's Sunrise & Sunset Times

Today's sunrise, sunset, and day length for all 26 cities in United States on this site, computed with NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms and each city's local timezone.

City	Sunrise	Sunset	Day Length
New York (New York)
Chicago (Illinois)
Los Angeles (California)
Houston (Texas)
Phoenix (Arizona)
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
San Diego (California)
Dallas (Texas)
San Francisco (California)
Miami (Florida)
Seattle (Washington)
Denver (Colorado)
Boston (Massachusetts)
Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)
Atlanta (Georgia)
Austin (Texas)
Las Vegas (Nevada)
Portland (Oregon)
Minneapolis (Minnesota)
Detroit (Michigan)
Orlando (Florida)
Nashville (Tennessee)
San Antonio (Texas)
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Utqiaġvik (Alaska)
Anchorage (Alaska)

Popular Sunrise & Sunset Viewing Cities in United States

Open a city page for exact solar times, or jump straight to each city's dedicated sunrise and sunset viewpoints guide — beaches, hills, waterfronts, and skyline lookouts across United States.

New York Brooklyn Bridge Park, Top of the Rock, Battery Park Sunrise & sunset places guide
Chicago North Avenue Beach, Promontory Point, Navy Pier Sunrise & sunset places guide
Los Angeles Griffith Observatory, Santa Monica Pier, Runyon Canyon Sunrise & sunset places guide
Houston Buffalo Bayou Park, Eleanor Tinsley Park, Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park Sunrise & sunset places guide
Phoenix Camelback Mountain, Papago Park, South Mountain Park Sunrise & sunset places guide
Philadelphia Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Penn's Landing, Belmont Plateau Sunrise & sunset places guide
San Diego Sunset Cliffs Natural Park, La Jolla Cove, Mount Soledad Sunrise & sunset places guide
Dallas White Rock Lake, Reunion Tower, Trinity Groves Sunrise & sunset places guide
San Francisco Baker Beach, Twin Peaks, Crissy Field Sunrise & sunset places guide
Miami South Pointe Park, Key Biscayne, Bayfront Park Sunrise & sunset places guide
Seattle Kerry Park, Golden Gardens Park, Discovery Park Sunrise & sunset places guide
Denver Red Rocks Amphitheatre, City Park, Sloan's Lake Park Sunrise & sunset places guide
Boston Castle Island, Esplanade, Bunker Hill Monument Sunrise & sunset places guide
Washington, D.C. Lincoln Memorial, Tidal Basin, Key Bridge Sunrise & sunset places guide
Atlanta Jackson Street Bridge, Piedmont Park, Stone Mountain Park Sunrise & sunset places guide
Austin Mount Bonnell, Pennybacker Bridge, Lady Bird Lake Sunrise & sunset places guide
Las Vegas Red Rock Canyon, High Roller Observation Wheel, Lake Las Vegas Sunrise & sunset places guide
Portland Pittock Mansion, Council Crest Park, Tom McCall Waterfront Park Sunrise & sunset places guide
Minneapolis Stone Arch Bridge, Lake Harriet, Gold Medal Park Sunrise & sunset places guide
Detroit Belle Isle Park, Detroit Riverwalk, Hart Plaza Sunrise & sunset places guide
Orlando Lake Eola Park, Bill Frederick Park, Wekiwa Springs State Park Sunrise & sunset places guide
Nashville Love Circle, Centennial Park, Shelby Bottoms Greenway Sunrise & sunset places guide
San Antonio River Walk, Mission San Jose, Brackenridge Park Sunrise & sunset places guide
Honolulu Diamond Head Summit, Lanikai Beach, Magic Island Sunrise & sunset places guide
Utqiaġvik Point Barrow, Chukchi Sea shore Sunrise & sunset places guide
Anchorage Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Flattop Mountain, Earthquake Park Sunrise & sunset places guide

Traveling through United States? Use each city clock first, then the viewpoint guide. Destination themes that sit beside these pages live on the solar tourism hub and the sunrise & sunset tourist guide.

Solar & Astronomical Facts About United States

1The contiguous US experiences up to 15 hours of daylight during midsummer in Northern cities like Seattle.
2Barrow (Utqiaġvik), Alaska experiences 65 days of continuous daylight in summer and 67 days of polar night in winter.
3Key solar observatories, such as Kitt Peak in Arizona, leverage clear desert skies for solar measurement.

How Seasons Change Sunrise & Sunset in United States

United States follows the northern seasonal clock: longest days around 21 June, shortest around 21 December. At the Washington, D.C. reference in 2026, June 21 sunrise is 05:43 AM and sunset 08:36 PM (14h 53m); December 21 is 07:22 AM / 04:48 PM (9h 26m).

Daylight Saving Time is not uniform across United States: some listed cities shift their clocks seasonally while others stay on standard time, which can make summer sunrise look earlier or later than geography alone would suggest.

Latitude still sets day length. In June, Utqiaġvik (71.3° ) has Polar Day (24h) of daylight versus 13h 26m in Honolulu (21.3°). In December those figures are Polar Night (0h) and 10h 50m.

This country uses 8 IANA timezones among the cities listed here. Boston and Honolulu do not share a clock, so comparing printed sunrise times without converting to UTC is misleading. On 21 June those local sunrises are 05:07 AM (America/New_York) and 05:50 AM (Pacific/Honolulu).

Time zones do most of the east–west work that a single clock cannot. Maine still greets the disk first, and Honolulu still waits — but New York and Los Angeles can print similar-looking local sunrise times because Eastern and Pacific clocks are three hours apart. The leftover story is latitude: Seattle’s June evening stretches past 9:00 PM PDT while Miami stays closer to 8:15 PM EDT.

Twice a year, sunset lines up with Manhattan’s street grid (Manhattanhenge, typically late May and mid-July). That is a New York geometry trick, not a national one. For city-by-city 2026 numbers, see US time zones and sunrise.

2026 Solstice Snapshot — Cities in United States

Official sunrise and sunset (upper limb on a flat horizon) on 21 June (northern summer) and 21 December (northern winter), each city’s local timezone. Sorted east to west. Open a city page for the live calendar, azimuth, and golden hour.

City	Timezone	21 Jun sunrise	21 Jun sunset	Jun day	21 Dec sunrise	21 Dec sunset	Dec day
Boston	America/New_York	05:07 AM	08:24 PM	15h 17m	07:09 AM	04:14 PM	9h 5m
New York	America/New_York	05:25 AM	08:30 PM	15h 5m	07:16 AM	04:31 PM	9h 15m
Philadelphia	America/New_York	05:32 AM	08:32 PM	15h 0m	07:18 AM	04:38 PM	9h 20m
Washington, D.C.	America/New_York	05:43 AM	08:36 PM	14h 53m	07:22 AM	04:48 PM	9h 26m
Miami	America/New_York	06:30 AM	08:15 PM	13h 45m	07:02 AM	05:34 PM	10h 32m
Orlando	America/New_York	06:28 AM	08:26 PM	13h 58m	07:13 AM	05:32 PM	10h 19m
Detroit	America/Detroit	05:55 AM	09:12 PM	15h 17m	07:57 AM	05:02 PM	9h 5m
Atlanta	America/New_York	06:27 AM	08:51 PM	14h 24m	07:37 AM	05:32 PM	9h 55m
Nashville	America/Chicago	05:30 AM	08:07 PM	14h 37m	06:53 AM	04:35 PM	9h 42m
Chicago	America/Chicago	05:15 AM	08:29 PM	15h 14m	07:14 AM	04:21 PM	9h 7m
Minneapolis	America/Chicago	05:26 AM	09:03 PM	15h 37m	07:47 AM	04:33 PM	8h 46m
Houston	America/Chicago	06:21 AM	08:25 PM	14h 4m	07:12 AM	05:26 PM	10h 14m
Dallas	America/Chicago	06:19 AM	08:38 PM	14h 19m	07:25 AM	05:24 PM	9h 59m
Austin	America/Chicago	06:29 AM	08:35 PM	14h 6m	07:22 AM	05:34 PM	10h 12m
San Antonio	America/Chicago	06:34 AM	08:36 PM	14h 2m	07:23 AM	05:39 PM	10h 16m
Denver	America/Denver	05:32 AM	08:31 PM	14h 59m	07:17 AM	04:38 PM	9h 21m
Phoenix	America/Phoenix	05:19 AM	07:41 PM	14h 22m	07:27 AM	05:23 PM	9h 56m
Las Vegas	America/Los_Angeles	05:23 AM	08:01 PM	14h 38m	06:47 AM	04:29 PM	9h 42m
San Diego	America/Los_Angeles	05:41 AM	07:59 PM	14h 18m	06:46 AM	04:46 PM	10h 0m
Los Angeles	America/Los_Angeles	05:42 AM	08:07 PM	14h 25m	06:54 AM	04:47 PM	9h 53m
Seattle	America/Los_Angeles	05:11 AM	09:10 PM	15h 59m	07:54 AM	04:19 PM	8h 25m
San Francisco	America/Los_Angeles	05:48 AM	08:34 PM	14h 46m	07:20 AM	04:53 PM	9h 33m
Portland	America/Los_Angeles	05:22 AM	09:03 PM	15h 41m	07:47 AM	04:29 PM	8h 42m
Anchorage	America/Anchorage	04:20 AM	11:42 PM	19h 22m	10:13 AM	03:40 PM	5h 27m
Utqiaġvik	America/Anchorage	N/A	N/A	Polar Day (24h)	N/A	N/A	Polar Night (0h)
Honolulu	Pacific/Honolulu	05:50 AM	07:16 PM	13h 26m	07:04 AM	05:54 PM	10h 50m

At the Washington, D.C. reference in 2026, the longest civil day is Jun 18, 2026 (14h 54m 0s) and the shortest is Dec 20, 2026 (9h 26m 0s). Earliest sunrise and latest sunset often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.

Use this page for today’s times across United States and a 7-day forecast. Times in the widget are computed for the capital reference (Washington, D.C.) in America/New_York. The month calendar below adds azimuth, twilight, golden hour, and blue hour. City pages pick up longitude-specific clock shifts and popular viewpoints.

Full Month Sun Calendar

Washington, D.C. Sun Times — September 2026

Day-by-day sunrise, sunset, compass azimuth, day-length change, civil/nautical/astronomical twilight, golden hour, blue hour, and solar noon for Washington, D.C. in America/New_York. Times use NOAA/Meeus algorithms with standard atmospheric refraction (zenith 90.833°). Scroll sideways for photography and twilight columns, or use the arrows to browse other months.

Date	Sunrise		Sunset		Day Length	Diff	Solar Noon	Civil		Nautical		Astronomical		Golden hour		Blue hour
Date	Time	Azimuth	Time	Azimuth	Day Length	Diff	Solar Noon	Dawn	Dusk	Dawn	Dusk	Dawn	Dusk	Morning	Evening	Morning	Evening
Tue, Sep 1	06:37 AM	79° ENE	07:40 PM	281° W	13h 3m 0s	—	01:08 PM	06:09 AM	08:07 PM	05:37 AM	08:40 PM	05:03 AM	09:13 PM	06:20 AM – 07:12 AM	07:04 PM – 07:56 PM	05:59 AM – 06:20 AM	07:56 PM – 08:18 PM
Wed, Sep 2	06:38 AM	79° E	07:38 PM	281° W	13h 0m 0s	−3m 0s	01:08 PM	06:10 AM	08:06 PM	05:38 AM	08:38 PM	05:04 AM	09:12 PM	06:21 AM – 07:13 AM	07:03 PM – 07:55 PM	06:00 AM – 06:21 AM	07:55 PM – 08:16 PM
Thu, Sep 3	06:38 AM	80° E	07:37 PM	280° W	12h 59m 0s	−1m 0s	01:07 PM	06:11 AM	08:04 PM	05:39 AM	08:36 PM	05:05 AM	09:10 PM	06:22 AM – 07:14 AM	07:01 PM – 07:53 PM	06:01 AM – 06:22 AM	07:53 PM – 08:15 PM
Fri, Sep 4	06:39 AM	80° E	07:35 PM	280° W	12h 56m 0s	−3m 0s	01:07 PM	06:12 AM	08:02 PM	05:40 AM	08:35 PM	05:07 AM	09:08 PM	06:23 AM – 07:15 AM	07:00 PM – 07:52 PM	06:02 AM – 06:23 AM	07:52 PM – 08:13 PM
Sat, Sep 5	06:40 AM	81° E	07:34 PM	279° W	12h 54m 0s	−2m 0s	01:07 PM	06:13 AM	08:01 PM	05:41 AM	08:33 PM	05:08 AM	09:06 PM	06:24 AM – 07:16 AM	06:58 PM – 07:50 PM	06:03 AM – 06:24 AM	07:50 PM – 08:11 PM
Sun, Sep 6	06:41 AM	81° E	07:32 PM	279° W	12h 51m 0s	−3m 0s	01:06 PM	06:14 AM	07:59 PM	05:42 AM	08:31 PM	05:09 AM	09:04 PM	06:25 AM – 07:17 AM	06:57 PM – 07:49 PM	06:03 AM – 06:25 AM	07:49 PM – 08:10 PM
Mon, Sep 7	06:42 AM	82° E	07:31 PM	278° W	12h 49m 0s	−2m 0s	01:06 PM	06:15 AM	07:58 PM	05:43 AM	08:30 PM	05:10 AM	09:03 PM	06:26 AM – 07:17 AM	06:55 PM – 07:47 PM	06:04 AM – 06:26 AM	07:47 PM – 08:08 PM
Tue, Sep 8	06:43 AM	82° E	07:29 PM	278° W	12h 46m 0s	−3m 0s	01:06 PM	06:16 AM	07:56 PM	05:44 AM	08:28 PM	05:11 AM	09:01 PM	06:26 AM – 07:18 AM	06:54 PM – 07:46 PM	06:05 AM – 06:26 AM	07:46 PM – 08:07 PM
Wed, Sep 9	06:44 AM	83° E	07:27 PM	277° W	12h 43m 0s	−3m 0s	01:05 PM	06:17 AM	07:54 PM	05:45 AM	08:26 PM	05:12 AM	08:59 PM	06:27 AM – 07:19 AM	06:52 PM – 07:44 PM	06:06 AM – 06:27 AM	07:44 PM – 08:05 PM
Thu, Sep 10	06:45 AM	83° E	07:26 PM	277° W	12h 41m 0s	−2m 0s	01:05 PM	06:18 AM	07:53 PM	05:46 AM	08:25 PM	05:13 AM	08:57 PM	06:28 AM – 07:20 AM	06:51 PM – 07:42 PM	06:07 AM – 06:28 AM	07:42 PM – 08:03 PM
Fri, Sep 11	06:46 AM	84° E	07:24 PM	276° W	12h 38m 0s	−3m 0s	01:05 PM	06:19 AM	07:51 PM	05:47 AM	08:23 PM	05:14 AM	08:56 PM	06:29 AM – 07:21 AM	06:49 PM – 07:41 PM	06:08 AM – 06:29 AM	07:41 PM – 08:02 PM
Sat, Sep 12	06:47 AM	84° E	07:23 PM	276° W	12h 36m 0s	−2m 0s	01:05 PM	06:20 AM	07:50 PM	05:48 AM	08:21 PM	05:16 AM	08:54 PM	06:30 AM – 07:22 AM	06:48 PM – 07:39 PM	06:09 AM – 06:30 AM	07:39 PM – 08:00 PM
Sun, Sep 13	06:47 AM	84° E	07:21 PM	275° W	12h 34m 0s	−2m 0s	01:04 PM	06:21 AM	07:48 PM	05:49 AM	08:20 PM	05:17 AM	08:52 PM	06:31 AM – 07:23 AM	06:46 PM – 07:38 PM	06:10 AM – 06:31 AM	07:38 PM – 07:58 PM
Mon, Sep 14	06:48 AM	85° E	07:20 PM	275° W	12h 32m 0s	−2m 0s	01:04 PM	06:22 AM	07:46 PM	05:50 AM	08:18 PM	05:18 AM	08:50 PM	06:32 AM – 07:24 AM	06:44 PM – 07:36 PM	06:11 AM – 06:32 AM	07:36 PM – 07:57 PM
Tue, Sep 15	06:49 AM	85° E	07:18 PM	274° W	12h 29m 0s	−3m 0s	01:03 PM	06:23 AM	07:45 PM	05:51 AM	08:16 PM	05:19 AM	08:48 PM	06:33 AM – 07:24 AM	06:43 PM – 07:34 PM	06:12 AM – 06:33 AM	07:34 PM – 07:55 PM
Wed, Sep 16	06:50 AM	86° E	07:16 PM	274° W	12h 26m 0s	−3m 0s	01:03 PM	06:23 AM	07:43 PM	05:52 AM	08:14 PM	05:20 AM	08:47 PM	06:34 AM – 07:25 AM	06:41 PM – 07:33 PM	06:13 AM – 06:34 AM	07:33 PM – 07:53 PM
Thu, Sep 17	06:51 AM	86° E	07:15 PM	273° W	12h 24m 0s	−2m 0s	01:03 PM	06:24 AM	07:41 PM	05:53 AM	08:13 PM	05:21 AM	08:45 PM	06:35 AM – 07:26 AM	06:40 PM – 07:31 PM	06:14 AM – 06:35 AM	07:31 PM – 07:52 PM
Fri, Sep 18	06:52 AM	87° E	07:13 PM	273° W	12h 21m 0s	−3m 0s	01:02 PM	06:25 AM	07:40 PM	05:54 AM	08:11 PM	05:22 AM	08:43 PM	06:36 AM – 07:27 AM	06:38 PM – 07:29 PM	06:15 AM – 06:36 AM	07:29 PM – 07:50 PM
Sat, Sep 19	06:53 AM	87° E	07:12 PM	272° W	12h 19m 0s	−2m 0s	01:02 PM	06:26 AM	07:38 PM	05:55 AM	08:09 PM	05:23 AM	08:41 PM	06:37 AM – 07:28 AM	06:36 PM – 07:28 PM	06:16 AM – 06:37 AM	07:28 PM – 07:49 PM
Sun, Sep 20	06:54 AM	88° E	07:10 PM	272° W	12h 16m 0s	−3m 0s	01:02 PM	06:27 AM	07:37 PM	05:56 AM	08:08 PM	05:24 AM	08:40 PM	06:38 AM – 07:29 AM	06:35 PM – 07:26 PM	06:17 AM – 06:38 AM	07:26 PM – 07:47 PM
Mon, Sep 21	06:55 AM	89° E	07:08 PM	271° W	12h 13m 0s	−3m 0s	01:01 PM	06:28 AM	07:35 PM	05:57 AM	08:06 PM	05:25 AM	08:38 PM	06:38 AM – 07:30 AM	06:33 PM – 07:25 PM	06:18 AM – 06:38 AM	07:25 PM – 07:45 PM
Tue, Sep 22	06:56 AM	89° E	07:07 PM	271° W	12h 11m 0s	−2m 0s	01:01 PM	06:29 AM	07:33 PM	05:58 AM	08:04 PM	05:26 AM	08:36 PM	06:39 AM – 07:31 AM	06:32 PM – 07:23 PM	06:19 AM – 06:39 AM	07:23 PM – 07:44 PM
Wed, Sep 23 Today	06:57 AM	90° E	07:05 PM	270° W	12h 8m 0s	−3m 0s	01:01 PM	06:30 AM	07:32 PM	05:59 AM	08:03 PM	05:27 AM	08:34 PM	06:40 AM – 07:32 AM	06:30 PM – 07:21 PM	06:20 AM – 06:40 AM	07:21 PM – 07:42 PM
Thu, Sep 24	06:57 AM	90° E	07:04 PM	270° W	12h 7m 0s	−1m 0s	01:00 PM	06:31 AM	07:30 PM	06:00 AM	08:01 PM	05:28 AM	08:33 PM	06:41 AM – 07:33 AM	06:28 PM – 07:20 PM	06:21 AM – 06:41 AM	07:20 PM – 07:40 PM
Fri, Sep 25	06:58 AM	90° E	07:02 PM	269° W	12h 4m 0s	−3m 0s	01:00 PM	06:32 AM	07:28 PM	06:01 AM	08:00 PM	05:29 AM	08:31 PM	06:42 AM – 07:34 AM	06:27 PM – 07:18 PM	06:21 AM – 06:42 AM	07:18 PM – 07:39 PM
Sat, Sep 26	06:59 AM	91° E	07:00 PM	269° W	12h 1m 0s	−3m 0s	12:59 PM	06:33 AM	07:27 PM	06:02 AM	07:58 PM	05:30 AM	08:29 PM	06:43 AM – 07:34 AM	06:25 PM – 07:17 PM	06:22 AM – 06:43 AM	07:17 PM – 07:37 PM
Sun, Sep 27	07:00 AM	91° E	06:59 PM	268° W	11h 59m 0s	−2m 0s	12:59 PM	06:34 AM	07:25 PM	06:03 AM	07:56 PM	05:31 AM	08:28 PM	06:44 AM – 07:35 AM	06:23 PM – 07:15 PM	06:23 AM – 06:44 AM	07:15 PM – 07:36 PM
Mon, Sep 28	07:01 AM	92° E	06:57 PM	268° W	11h 56m 0s	−3m 0s	12:59 PM	06:35 AM	07:24 PM	06:04 AM	07:55 PM	05:32 AM	08:26 PM	06:45 AM – 07:36 AM	06:22 PM – 07:13 PM	06:24 AM – 06:45 AM	07:13 PM – 07:34 PM
Tue, Sep 29	07:02 AM	92° E	06:56 PM	267° W	11h 54m 0s	−2m 0s	12:59 PM	06:35 AM	07:22 PM	06:05 AM	07:53 PM	05:33 AM	08:24 PM	06:46 AM – 07:37 AM	06:20 PM – 07:12 PM	06:25 AM – 06:46 AM	07:12 PM – 07:32 PM
Wed, Sep 30	07:03 AM	93° E	06:54 PM	267° W	11h 51m 0s	−3m 0s	12:58 PM	06:36 AM	07:20 PM	06:05 AM	07:51 PM	05:34 AM	08:23 PM	06:47 AM – 07:38 AM	06:19 PM – 07:10 PM	06:26 AM – 06:47 AM	07:10 PM – 07:31 PM

Tip: pair this calendar with our Day Length, Twilight, and Golden Hour tools for photography and planning.

United States Sunrise & Sunset by Month (2026)

This table shows the sunrise, sunset, and day length in United States on the 1st of every month, computed with the same NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms used across this site. Day length is longest in July and shortest in January.

Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Day Length
January 1	07:26 AM	04:56 PM	9h 30m 0s
February 1	07:14 AM	05:28 PM	10h 14m 0s
March 1	06:40 AM	05:59 PM	11h 19m 0s
April 1	06:52 AM	07:30 PM	12h 38m 0s
May 1	06:10 AM	07:59 PM	13h 49m 0s
June 1	05:45 AM	08:27 PM	14h 42m 0s
July 1	05:46 AM	08:37 PM	14h 51m 0s
August 1	06:08 AM	08:20 PM	14h 12m 0s
September 1	06:37 AM	07:40 PM	13h 3m 0s
October 1	07:04 AM	06:52 PM	11h 48m 0s
November 1	06:35 AM	05:08 PM	10h 33m 0s
December 1	07:07 AM	04:46 PM	9h 39m 0s

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Why Sunrise in New York Is Not the Same as Los Angeles (US Time Zones Explained)

United States & Time Zones

11 min read • August 15, 2026

Why Sunrise in New York Is Not the Same as Los Angeles (US Time Zones Explained)

The United States uses several civil clocks from Maine to Hawaii. Here is why New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, and Seattle disagree on sunrise — and why latitude still beats the timezone map in June.

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United States Sunrise & Sunset FAQ

What is the earliest sunrise time in the United States?

The earliest sunrise in the U.S. occurs in West Quoddy Head, Maine, around 4:40 AM EDT during late June.

How many time zones affect US sunrise and sunset times?

The contiguous United States has 4 major time zones (Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific), plus Alaska and Hawaii-Aleutian time zones.

What time is sunrise and sunset in United States today?

Sunrise and sunset in United States are calculated daily from its coordinates and the America/New_York timezone. Check the live solar cards on this page for today’s exact local times, day length, and the countdown to the next event.

Where on the horizon does the sun rise and set in United States?

Today the sun rises at 77° ENE and sets at 283° WNW in United States. Face that compass bearing from an open viewpoint — sunrise is rarely due east, and sunset is rarely due west.

When is golden hour and blue hour in United States today?

Evening golden hour in United States starts about an hour before sunset; evening blue hour follows as the Sun drops below the horizon. Morning windows are listed in the golden hour section on this page.

What is the longest and shortest day of the year in United States?

In 2026, the longest day in United States is Jun 18, 2026 with 14h 54m 0s of daylight, and the shortest is Dec 20, 2026 with 9h 26m 0s.

When is the earliest sunrise and latest sunset in United States?

In 2026, the earliest sunrise in United States is 05:42 AM on Jun 9, 2026. The latest sunset is 08:37 PM on Jun 22, 2026. The latest sunrise is 07:33 AM on Oct 31, 2026, and the earliest sunset is 04:45 PM on Dec 3, 2026. These clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.

Does United States observe Daylight Saving Time?

Yes, United States shifts its clocks for Daylight Saving Time, which changes sunrise and sunset by one hour on the local clock during part of the year.

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Capital: Ottawa • North America

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Capital: Mexico City • North America

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