Current Time: | Apr 6, 2025 at 7:09:54 am |
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Sunrise Today: | 6:36 am↑ 80° East |
Sunset Today: | 7:36 pm↑ 280° West |
Moonrise Today: | 1:13 pm↑ 58° Northeast |
Moonset Today: | 4:03 am↑ 304° Northwest |
Daylight Hours: | 13 hours (+2m 54s) |


Today's Sun Position in Long Island
Time: | 7:09 am |
Altitude: | 5.3° |
Direction: | 86° E |
Phase: | Daylight |
Day length today: 13h 4s (Apr 6, 2025)
2 minutes, 54 seconds longer than yesterday (Apr 5, 2025)
4 hours, 1 minute longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)
2 hours, 23 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)
The Sun's altitude in Long Island today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Long Island Today
Day, night, and twilight times in Long Island today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this
Night | 12:00 am – 4:56 am |
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Astro. Twilight | 4:56 am – 5:32 am |
Nautical Twilight | 5:32 am – 6:07 am |
Civil Twilight | 6:07 am – 6:36 am |
Daylight | 6:36 am – 7:36 pm |
Civil Twilight | 7:36 pm – 8:05 pm |
Nautical Twilight | 8:05 pm – 8:40 pm |
Astro. Twilight | 8:40 pm – 9:16 pm |
Night | 9:16 pm – 11:59 pm |
Sun in Long Island - Next 7 Days
2025 | Sunrise/Sunset | Daylength | Solar Noon | |||
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Apr | Sunrise | Sunset | Length | Diff. | Time | Mil. mi |
Apr 6 | 6:36 am | 7:36 pm | 13:00:04 | +2:54 | 1:06 pm (53.5°) | 93.033 |
Apr 7 | 6:34 am | 7:37 pm | 13:02:58 | +2:53 | 1:05 pm (53.9°) | 93.059 |
Apr 8 | 6:33 am | 7:39 pm | 13:05:51 | +2:53 | 1:05 pm (54.3°) | 93.085 |
Apr 9 | 6:31 am | 7:40 pm | 13:08:44 | +2:52 | 1:05 pm (54.6°) | 93.111 |
Apr 10 | 6:29 am | 7:41 pm | 13:11:37 | +2:52 | 1:05 pm (55.0°) | 93.137 |
Apr 11 | 6:28 am | 7:42 pm | 13:14:28 | +2:51 | 1:04 pm (55.4°) | 93.163 |
Apr 12 | 6:26 am | 7:43 pm | 13:17:20 | +2:51 | 1:04 pm (55.7°) | 93.189 |
* All times are local time for Long Island. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. |
Equinoxes & Solstices 2025
March equinox | Mar 20 | 5:01 am |
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June solstice | Jun 20 | 10:42 pm |
September equinox | Sep 22 | 2:19 pm |
December solstice | Dec 21 | 10:03 am |
* All times are local Long Island time. |
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Today's Moon in Long Island
Percent Illuminated: | 64.4% |
Time: | 7:09 am |
Altitude: | -21.5° |
Direction: | 340° N |
Position: | Waxing Gibbous |
The Moon's path in Long Island today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this
Moon in Long Island - Next 7 days
2025 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
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Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
Apr 6 | - | 4:03 am | 1:13 pm | 8:59 pm | (67.6°) | 242,791 | 70.0% | |||
Apr 7 | - | 4:32 am | 2:23 pm | 9:46 pm | (62.7°) | 245,497 | 79.0% | |||
Apr 8 | - | 4:56 am | 3:30 pm | 10:29 pm | (57.1°) | 247,747 | 86.6% | |||
Apr 9 | - | 5:15 am | 4:35 pm | 11:10 pm | (51.3°) | 249,542 | 92.7% | |||
Apr 10 | - | 5:33 am | 5:38 pm | 11:49 pm | (45.3°) | 250,896 | 96.9% | |||
Apr 11 | - | 5:50 am | 6:40 pm | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
- | 6:07 am | 7:42 pm | 12:28 am | (39.4°) | 251,830 | 99.4% | ||||
* All times are local time for Long Island. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. |
Planets Visible in the Sky in Long Island This Coming Night
Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Apr 6, 2025 | ||||
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Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
Mercury | Sun 5:52 am | Sun 5:47 pm | Sun 11:50 am | Difficult to see |
Venus | Sun 5:19 am | Sun 5:50 pm | Sun 11:35 am | Fairly good visibility |
Mars | Sun 12:15 pm | Mon 3:33 am | Sun 7:54 pm | Perfect visibility |
Jupiter | Sun 9:31 am | Mon 12:40 am | Sun 5:05 pm | Fairly good visibility |
Saturn | Sun 6:00 am | Sun 5:36 pm | Sun 11:48 am | Difficult to see |
Uranus | Sun 8:16 am | Sun 10:50 pm | Sun 3:33 pm | Difficult to see |
Neptune | Sun 6:08 am | Sun 6:04 pm | Sun 12:06 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
* All times are local time for Long Island. |
More about the planets visible in the night sky in Long Island