New Haven, CT · 2026
Sunrise and sunset in New Haven, Connecticut
Short answer
- Longest day
- 15 h 10 min
- Shortest day
- 9 h 11 min
New Haven daylight through 2026
Daylight in New Haven runs from 9 h 11 min on December 21 to 15 h 10 min on June 21, a seasonal swing of 5 h 58 min between June 21 and December 21. That swing ranks 66th 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.
New Haven daylight by month
| Month | Average | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 h 36 min | 7:03 AM to 7:17 AM | 4:33 PM to 5:06 PM |
| February | 10 h 39 min | 6:27 AM to 7:02 AM | 5:08 PM to 5:41 PM |
| March | 11 h 58 min | 6:16 AM to 7:14 AM | 5:42 PM to 7:15 PM |
| April | 13 h 21 min | 5:50 AM to 6:34 AM | 7:16 PM to 7:48 PM |
| May | 14 h 31 min | 5:21 AM to 5:49 AM | 7:49 PM to 8:17 PM |
| June | 15 h 07 min | 5:17 AM to 5:21 AM | 8:18 PM to 8:29 PM |
| July | 14 h 48 min | 5:22 AM to 5:46 AM | 8:09 PM to 8:28 PM |
| August | 13 h 47 min | 5:47 AM to 6:17 AM | 7:26 PM to 8:08 PM |
| September | 12 h 27 min | 6:18 AM to 6:47 AM | 6:35 PM to 7:24 PM |
| October | 11 h 05 min | 6:48 AM to 7:22 AM | 5:48 PM to 6:33 PM |
| November | 9 h 53 min | 6:23 AM to 6:57 AM | 4:23 PM to 4:46 PM |
| December | 9 h 15 min | 6:58 AM to 7:17 AM | 4:22 PM to 4:32 PM |
Earliest sunrise, latest sunset and the clock
The earliest sunrise comes on June 13 at 5:17 AM and the latest sunset on June 25 at 8:29 PM. The latest sunrise is 7:22 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. New Haven sits at 72.93° W, so the sun runs about 8 minutes ahead of the zone clock. Solar noon is at 12:01 PM on January 15 and 12:57 PM on July 15.
Compared with nearby cities
Hartford, the state capital, gets 3 minutes more daylight than New Haven on June 21 and 3 minutes less on December 21. 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 |
| Springfield, MA | 42.12° N | 15 h 15 min | 9 h 06 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 |
| Paterson, NJ | 40.91° N | 15 h 07 min | 9 h 14 min |
| Jersey City, NJ | 40.71° N | 15 h 06 min | 9 h 15 min |
| New York, NY | 40.66° N | 15 h 05 min | 9 h 16 min |
Questions people ask
What is the longest day of the year in New Haven?
June 21, 2026, with 15 h 10 min of daylight: sunrise 5:18 AM, sunset 8:28 PM.
What is the shortest day in New Haven?
December 21, 2026, with 9 h 11 min: sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:25 PM.
When is the latest sunset in New Haven?
8:29 PM on June 25, 2026. The earliest sunset is 4:22 PM on December 2.
What time zone is New Haven 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 New Haven, 41.311° N, 72.925° 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.