Sunrise and Sunset in Central Park, 2026
Day length at Central Park runs from 8 h 31 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 54 min at the summer solstice.
Day length through the year
- Day length
Month by month
Each month links to a day-by-day table with twilight, golden hour and the moon.
| Month | Sunrise, 1st | Sunset, 1st | Day, 1st | Sunrise, 15th | Sunset, 15th | Day, 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:00 AM | 4:37 PM | 8 h 37 min | 7:56 AM | 4:53 PM | 8 h 57 min |
| February | 7:39 AM | 5:18 PM | 9 h 39 min | 7:19 AM | 5:40 PM | 10 h 21 min |
| March | 6:54 AM | 6:01 PM | 11 h 07 min | 7:27 AM | 7:21 PM | 11 h 54 min |
| April | 6:54 AM | 7:44 PM | 12 h 50 min | 6:27 AM | 8:04 PM | 13 h 37 min |
| May | 5:59 AM | 8:26 PM | 14 h 27 min | 5:39 AM | 8:44 PM | 15 h 05 min |
| June | 5:24 AM | 9:02 PM | 15 h 38 min | 5:19 AM | 9:12 PM | 15 h 53 min |
| July | 5:24 AM | 9:13 PM | 15 h 49 min | 5:35 AM | 9:06 PM | 15 h 31 min |
| August | 5:55 AM | 8:47 PM | 14 h 52 min | 6:12 AM | 8:25 PM | 14 h 13 min |
| September | 6:34 AM | 7:54 PM | 13 h 20 min | 6:53 AM | 7:26 PM | 12 h 33 min |
| October | 7:14 AM | 6:54 PM | 11 h 40 min | 7:33 AM | 6:27 PM | 10 h 54 min |
| November | 6:58 AM | 4:58 PM | 10 h 00 min | 7:18 AM | 4:40 PM | 9 h 22 min |
| December | 7:40 AM | 4:28 PM | 8 h 48 min | 7:54 AM | 4:26 PM | 8 h 32 min |
Full and new moons in 2026
Dates in Central Park's own time zone.
- Full moons
- January 3, February 1, March 3, April 1, May 1, May 31, June 29, July 29, August 27, September 26, October 25, November 24, December 23
- New moons
- January 18, February 17, March 18, April 17, May 16, June 14, July 14, August 12, September 10, October 10, November 8, December 8
Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations (accurate to about a minute; the horizon is assumed flat and at sea level) and the lunar phase method of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms.