Today's Sunrise & Sunset in The Central Park

Sunrise in The Central Park today is at 05:46:21 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 06:53:28 PM, giving The Central Park 13h 7min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:22:02 AM and ends at 07:17:49 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for The Central Park or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in The Central Park. Get a full year of light data with the printable The Central Park Photography Planner 2026.

The Central Park lies near the equator, so day length barely changes throughout the year — expect roughly 12 hours of light all year round. On the longest day of the year (June 21), The Central Park receives 13.5 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:40 AM and sunset at 07:09 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 10.8 hours — a difference of 2.7 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 10 at 05:38, while the latest sunset falls around July 05 at 19:11. The evening golden hour in The Central Park lasts about 48 minutes in summer and 48 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.