Today's Sunrise & Sunset in York

Sunrise in York today is at 04:54:22 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:08:25 PM, giving York 16h 14min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:06:20 AM and ends at 09:56:48 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for York or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in York. Get a full year of light data with the printable York Photography Planner 2026.

York lies in the temperate zone at 54.0° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), York receives 17.1 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:32 AM and sunset at 09:39 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.4 hours — a difference of 9.8 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 04:32, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:40. The evening golden hour in York lasts about 91 minutes in summer and 96 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.