Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Nantucket

Sunrise in Nantucket today is at 05:31:34 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 08:53:03 PM, giving Nantucket 15h 21min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:54:47 AM and ends at 09:29:57 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Nantucket or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Nantucket. Get a full year of light data with the printable Nantucket Photography Planner 2026.

Nantucket is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts — long summer evenings and shorter winter days. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Nantucket receives 15.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:28 AM and sunset at 09:02 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 8.8 hours — a difference of 6.8 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:28, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:03. The evening golden hour in Nantucket lasts about 67 minutes in summer and 69 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.