Syracuse, New York Sunset Time Today

Syracuse sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Syracuse, NY · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:03 PM Sunrise 6:50 AM

12h 13m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Syracuse · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:51 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:01 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today

In Syracuse, the sun rises at 6:51 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:01 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:50 AM7:29 AM

Blue hour6:23 AM6:50 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:28 PM7:03 PM

Blue hour7:03 PM7:34 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Syracuse

The sun rises in Syracuse at 6:50 AM today and at 6:51 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).

First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:23 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:50 AM to 7:29 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:50 AM7:03 PM12h 13m
Tue, Sep 226:51 AM7:01 PM12h 10m
Wed, Sep 236:53 AM7:00 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 246:54 AM6:58 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 256:55 AM6:56 PM12h 1m
Sat, Sep 266:56 AM6:54 PM11h 58m
Sun, Sep 276:57 AM6:52 PM11h 55m

Syracuse daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan7:37 AM4:41 PM9h 4m
Feb7:21 AM5:17 PM9h 57m
Mar6:42 AM5:54 PM11h 12m
Apr6:47 AM7:31 PM12h 43m
May5:59 AM8:06 PM14h 6m
Jun5:29 AM8:38 PM15h 9m
Jul5:30 AM8:48 PM15h 19m
Aug5:56 AM8:27 PM14h 31m
Sep6:30 AM7:41 PM13h 12m
Oct7:02 AM6:48 PM11h 45m
Nov6:40 AM4:58 PM10h 18m
Dec7:17 AM4:32 PM9h 15m

Syracuse’s longest and shortest days

From 15h 22m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 9h 0m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2115h 22m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 11m
Shortest dayDec 219h 0m

How fast Syracuse gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 40s a day+53m
Febgaining 2m 44s a day+1h 16m
Margaining 2m 57s a day+1h 31m
Aprgaining 2m 48s a day+1h 23m
Maygaining 2m 6s a day+1h 2m
Jungaining 25s a day+10m
Jullosing 1m 29s a day−47m
Auglosing 2m 35s a day−1h 20m
Seplosing 2m 54s a day−1h 26m
Octlosing 2m 50s a day−1h 27m
Novlosing 2m 12s a day−1h 3m
Declosing 29s a day−11m

Syracuse golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox6:39–7:17 PM7:17–7:45 PM7:09–7:46 AM6:40–7:09 AM
Summer solstice8:05–8:48 PM8:48–9:24 PM5:26–6:09 AM4:51–5:26 AM
Fall equinox6:26–7:04 PM7:04–7:32 PM6:52–7:30 AM6:24–6:52 AM
Winter solstice3:47–4:33 PM4:33–5:06 PM7:34–8:20 AM7:01–7:34 AM

Daylight saving time in Syracuse

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−4
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−5

Why sunset time shifts in Syracuse

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Syracuse, the longest day carries about 15h 22m of daylight and the shortest just 9h 0m — a swing of roughly 6h 22m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Syracuse’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Syracuse?
Syracuse's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:31 PM around December 9, 12 days before the shortest day. The latest is 8:49 PM around June 27, 6 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Syracuse get on the longest and shortest days?
Syracuse gets about 15h 22m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 9h 0m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 6h 22m.
When is golden hour in Syracuse?
Near the June solstice, Syracuse's evening golden hour runs 8:05–8:48 PM and the morning one 5:26–6:09 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:47–4:33 PM and 7:34–8:20 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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