First light
6:48 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunset in Bay Shore today, Tuesday, October 27, is at 5:55 PM and sunrise is at 7:18 AM. It gets dark at 6:24 PM. Tomorrow, the sun rises at 7:19 AM and sets at 5:54 PM. Local time: EDT (UTC−04:00).
Sunset in 3h 26m 04s
Showing: today Tuesday, October 27
First light
6:48 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:17 AM
106° · east-southeast
Sunset
5:57 PM
254° · west-southwest
Dark
6:25 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
10h 40m
−2 min 29 s vs the day before
Solar noon
12:37 PM
Sun 36.7° high
First light
6:50 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:18 AM
106° · east-southeast
Sunset
5:55 PM
253° · west-southwest
Dark
6:24 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
10h 38m
−2 min 28 s vs the day before
Solar noon
12:37 PM
Sun 36.3° high
First light
6:51 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:19 AM
107° · east-southeast
Sunset
5:54 PM
253° · west-southwest
Dark
6:22 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
10h 35m
−2 min 27 s vs the day before
Solar noon
12:37 PM
Sun 36.0° high
Wednesday, October 28: sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:54 PM, 10h 35m of daylight. It gets dark at 6:22 PM.
Morning blue hour6:50–7:00 AM
Morning golden hour7:00–7:56 AM
Evening golden hour5:17–6:13 PM
Evening blue hour6:13–6:24 PM
Golden hour: sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. A rough guide for photography, not a weather forecast. More about golden hour
First light is civil dawn (sun 6° below the horizon); dark is the end of civil dusk. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight explained
Today the sun rises at 106° (east-southeast) and sets at 253° (west-southwest). Through 2026, sunrise moves between 57° and 121° and sunset between 239° and 303°.
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| Date | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Dark | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:22 AM | 6:50 AM | 6:35 PM | 7:02 PM | 11h 45m | −2 min 40 s |
| Fri 2 | 6:23 AM | 6:51 AM | 6:33 PM | 7:01 PM | 11h 43m | −2 min 40 s |
| Sat 3 | 6:24 AM | 6:52 AM | 6:32 PM | 6:59 PM | 11h 40m | −2 min 40 s |
| Sun 4 | 6:25 AM | 6:53 AM | 6:30 PM | 6:57 PM | 11h 37m | −2 min 40 s |
| Mon 5 | 6:26 AM | 6:54 AM | 6:28 PM | 6:56 PM | 11h 35m | −2 min 40 s |
| Tue 6 | 6:27 AM | 6:55 AM | 6:27 PM | 6:54 PM | 11h 32m | −2 min 40 s |
| Wed 7 | 6:28 AM | 6:56 AM | 6:25 PM | 6:52 PM | 11h 29m | −2 min 39 s |
| Thu 8 | 6:29 AM | 6:57 AM | 6:23 PM | 6:51 PM | 11h 27m | −2 min 39 s |
| Fri 9 | 6:30 AM | 6:58 AM | 6:22 PM | 6:49 PM | 11h 24m | −2 min 39 s |
| Sat 10 | 6:31 AM | 6:59 AM | 6:20 PM | 6:48 PM | 11h 21m | −2 min 38 s |
| Sun 11 | 6:33 AM | 7:00 AM | 6:19 PM | 6:46 PM | 11h 19m | −2 min 38 s |
| Mon 12 | 6:34 AM | 7:01 AM | 6:17 PM | 6:45 PM | 11h 16m | −2 min 38 s |
| Tue 13 | 6:35 AM | 7:02 AM | 6:16 PM | 6:43 PM | 11h 14m | −2 min 37 s |
| Wed 14 | 6:36 AM | 7:03 AM | 6:14 PM | 6:42 PM | 11h 11m | −2 min 37 s |
| Thu 15 | 6:37 AM | 7:04 AM | 6:13 PM | 6:40 PM | 11h 08m | −2 min 36 s |
| Fri 16 | 6:38 AM | 7:05 AM | 6:11 PM | 6:39 PM | 11h 06m | −2 min 36 s |
| Sat 17 | 6:39 AM | 7:06 AM | 6:10 PM | 6:37 PM | 11h 03m | −2 min 35 s |
| Sun 18 | 6:40 AM | 7:08 AM | 6:08 PM | 6:36 PM | 11h 01m | −2 min 35 s |
| Mon 19 | 6:41 AM | 7:09 AM | 6:07 PM | 6:34 PM | 10h 58m | −2 min 34 s |
| Tue 20 | 6:42 AM | 7:10 AM | 6:05 PM | 6:33 PM | 10h 55m | −2 min 34 s |
| Wed 21 | 6:43 AM | 7:11 AM | 6:04 PM | 6:32 PM | 10h 53m | −2 min 33 s |
| Thu 22 | 6:44 AM | 7:12 AM | 6:02 PM | 6:30 PM | 10h 50m | −2 min 32 s |
| Fri 23 | 6:45 AM | 7:13 AM | 6:01 PM | 6:29 PM | 10h 48m | −2 min 31 s |
| Sat 24 | 6:46 AM | 7:14 AM | 6:00 PM | 6:27 PM | 10h 45m | −2 min 31 s |
| Sun 25 | 6:47 AM | 7:15 AM | 5:58 PM | 6:26 PM | 10h 43m | −2 min 30 s |
| Mon 26 | 6:48 AM | 7:17 AM | 5:57 PM | 6:25 PM | 10h 40m | −2 min 29 s |
| Tue 27 TODAY | 6:50 AM | 7:18 AM | 5:55 PM | 6:24 PM | 10h 38m | −2 min 28 s |
| Wed 28 | 6:51 AM | 7:19 AM | 5:54 PM | 6:22 PM | 10h 35m | −2 min 27 s |
| Thu 29 | 6:52 AM | 7:20 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:21 PM | 10h 33m | −2 min 26 s |
| Fri 30 | 6:53 AM | 7:21 AM | 5:52 PM | 6:20 PM | 10h 31m | −2 min 25 s |
| Sat 31 | 6:54 AM | 7:22 AM | 5:50 PM | 6:19 PM | 10h 28m | −2 min 24 s |
Local times in America/New_York; clock changes apply on their actual dates. Download the 2026 calendar (CSV)
In 2026, daylight in Bay Shore ranges from 9h 15m (Dec 21) to 15h 06m (Jun 21).
America/New_York · EDT · UTC−04:00. Daylight saving time is in effect.
The next clock change is on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from UTC−04:00 to UTC−05:00. The calendar above already includes it.
Clock changes and regional exceptions in United StatesIANA timezone data 2026e. Rules can change by law; corrections are welcome.
Sunset is at 5:55 PM on Tuesday, October 27 (EDT). The sun sets in the west-southwest (253°).
Sunrise is at 7:18 AM on Tuesday, October 27. The sun rises in the east-southeast (106°).
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28, the sun rises at 7:19 AM and sets at 5:54 PM, giving 10h 35m of daylight.
It gets dark at 6:24 PM, 28 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends and street lights are needed. The sky is fully dark (astronomical night) from 7:27 PM.
Morning golden hour: 7:00 AM to 7:56 AM. Evening golden hour: 5:17 PM to 6:13 PM. This is when the sun is between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, a rough guide for warm, soft light.
Bay Shore gets 10 hours 38 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes and 28 seconds shorter than the day before.
In 2026 the longest day is June 21, with 15h 06m of daylight (sunrise 5:22 AM, sunset 8:28 PM). The shortest is December 21, with 9h 15m.
The earliest sunset of 2026 is on December 8 at 4:25 PM; the latest is on June 27 at 8:28 PM.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1 2026 (UTC−04:00 to UTC−05:00). Sunrise and sunset move earlier on the clock from Nov 2.
Today the sun rises in the east-southeast (106°) and sets in the west-southwest (253°). Over 2026, sunrise moves between 57° and 121° on the horizon.
In Bay Shore, the longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 15h 06m of daylight, and the shortest is December 21, with 9h 15m: a difference of 5 hours 51 minutes. The earliest sunrise of the year is on June 14 (5:21 AM) and the latest sunset on June 27 (8:28 PM). These dates do not fall on the solstice because Earth's orbit is elliptical and its axis is tilted, so solar noon drifts through the year. Bay Shore lies outside the tropics, so the sun is never directly overhead. Its highest point is 72.7° above the horizon, on June 21.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Islip 3 km | 7:18 AM | 5:55 PM |
| North Bay Shore 3 km | 7:18 AM | 5:55 PM |
| West Islip 6 km | 7:18 AM | 5:56 PM |
| Brentwood 6 km | 7:18 AM | 5:55 PM |
| North Babylon 7 km | 7:18 AM | 5:56 PM |
| Deer Park 8 km | 7:18 AM | 5:56 PM |
| Central Islip 8 km | 7:18 AM | 5:55 PM |
| West Babylon 9 km | 7:18 AM | 5:56 PM |
Sunrise and sunset use the moment the top of the sun touches a level horizon (solar centre 0.833° below it, allowing for refraction and the sun's radius), rounded to the minute and checked against US Naval Observatory data. Terrain, buildings and unusual weather are not modeled.
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