Golden hour in New York
Long avenues can channel low light into bright corridors, while the waterfront keeps western horizons relatively open.
Today's light
- Morning golden
- 5:26 AM – 6:07 AM
- Evening golden
- 7:44 PM – 8:25 PM
- Sunrise
- 5:26 AM
- Sunset
- 8:25 PM
How to use these times
Arrive before the listed start. The best frame may happen before direct light reaches your subject, especially around buildings, hills, or haze. Use the live app for the countdown and current cloud-based shoot score.
Read the golden-hour field guideSeasonal note
Summer evenings run late; winter brings shorter windows and a lower sun that can reach deeper between buildings.
How Golden Hour calculates the window