Hartford, CT · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in Hartford, Connecticut
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 13 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 08 min
Hartford daylight through 2026
Daylight in Hartford runs from 9 h 08 min on December 21 to 15 h 13 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 6 h 04 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 55th of 342 US cities of 100,000+, where 1st is the largest. Around the March equinox the city gets 12 h 09 min, and around the September equinox 12 h 10 min.
Hartford daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 33 min | 7:03 AM to 7:18 AM | 4:30 PM to 5:04 PM |
| February | 10 h 37 min | 6:27 AM to 7:02 AM | 5:06 PM to 5:40 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:15 AM to 7:14 AM | 5:41 PM to 7:15 PM |
| April | 13 h 22 min | 5:48 AM to 6:33 AM | 7:16 PM to 7:48 PM |
| May | 14 h 34 min | 5:18 AM to 5:47 AM | 7:49 PM to 8:18 PM |
| June | 15 h 10 min | 5:15 AM to 5:19 AM | 8:19 PM to 8:29 PM |
| July | 14 h 51 min | 5:19 AM to 5:43 AM | 8:09 PM to 8:29 PM |
| August | 13 h 48 min | 5:44 AM to 6:15 AM | 7:25 PM to 8:08 PM |
| September | 12 h 28 min | 6:16 AM to 6:46 AM | 6:34 PM to 7:23 PM |
| October | 11 h 04 min | 6:47 AM to 7:21 AM | 5:46 PM to 6:32 PM |
| November | 9 h 50 min | 6:23 AM to 6:57 AM | 4:21 PM to 4:45 PM |
| December | 9 h 12 min | 6:58 AM to 7:17 AM | 4:19 PM to 4:29 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 9 at 5:15 AM and the latest sunset on June 21 at 8:29 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:21 AM on October 31. Daylight saving time starts and ends on March 8 and November 1, which shifts every clock time by an hour.
On standard time the clocks run 5 hours behind UTC, the time of the 75° W meridian. Hartford sits at 72.68° W, so the sun runs about 9 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:00 PM on January 15 and 12:56 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Hartford is the capital of Connecticut. Day length depends on latitude, so the table lists the paired cities from north to south.
| City | Latitude | June 21 | December 21 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany, NY | 42.67° N | 15 h 19 min | 9 h 03 min |
| Worcester, MA | 42.27° N | 15 h 17 min | 9 h 05 min |
| Springfield, MA | 42.12° N | 15 h 15 min | 9 h 06 min |
| Providence, RI | 41.82° N | 15 h 13 min | 9 h 08 min |
| Hartford, CT | 41.77° N | 15 h 13 min | 9 h 08 min |
| Waterbury, CT | 41.56° N | 15 h 12 min | 9 h 10 min |
| New Haven, CT | 41.31° N | 15 h 10 min | 9 h 11 min |
| Bridgeport, CT | 41.19° N | 15 h 09 min | 9 h 12 min |
| Stamford, CT | 41.08° N | 15 h 08 min | 9 h 13 min |
| Yonkers, NY | 40.95° N | 15 h 07 min | 9 h 14 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in Hartford?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 13 min of daylight: sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 8:29 PM.
What is the shortest day in Hartford?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 08 min: sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:23 PM.
When is the latest sunset in Hartford?
8:29 PM on June 21, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:19 PM on December 6.
What time zone is Hartford in?
America/New_York. Clocks change on March 8 (to EDT) and November 1 (to EST) in 2026.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: computed for 2026 at the Census internal point of Hartford, 41.766° N, 72.682° W; time zone from Open-Meteo.
- 01SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 02IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.