Sunrise and sunset in Cortland, NY

Local time 9:38 am EST 42.60° N, 76.18° W
Sunrise6:54 amFirst light 6:24 am
Sunset4:42 pmLast light 5:13 pm
Daylight9 h 48 min2 min 12 s shorter
Solar noon11:49 amSun highest in the sky

Sun times in Cortland today

The Sun rises in Cortland at 6:54 am and sets at 4:42 pm today, giving 9 h 48 min of daylight, 2 min 12 s shorter. It is highest at 11:49 am. The sky is fully dark from 6:20 pm until 5:17 am.

Twilight

PhaseMorningEvening
Astronomical twilight begins / ends5:17 am6:20 pm
Nautical twilight5:50 am5:47 pm
Civil twilight (first and last light)6:24 am5:13 pm
Sunrise / sunset6:54 am4:42 pm

A dash means the Sun does not reach that depth below the horizon today.

Golden hour and blue hour

LightMorningEvening
Blue hour6:24 am – 6:36 am5:01 pm – 5:13 pm
Golden hour6:36 am – 7:37 am4:00 pm – 5:01 pm

Golden hour: Sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: 4° to 6° below.

Sunrise and sunset for the next 30 days

DateSunriseSunsetDaylightChangeDark from
Sat, Nov 14 6:54 am 4:42 pm 9 h 48 min −2:12 6:20 pm
Sun, Nov 15 6:56 am 4:42 pm 9 h 46 min −2:09 6:19 pm
Mon, Nov 16 6:57 am 4:41 pm 9 h 44 min −2:07 6:19 pm
Tue, Nov 17 6:58 am 4:40 pm 9 h 42 min −2:06 6:18 pm
Wed, Nov 18 6:59 am 4:39 pm 9 h 40 min −2:02 6:17 pm
Thu, Nov 19 7:01 am 4:38 pm 9 h 38 min −2:00 6:17 pm
Fri, Nov 20 7:02 am 4:37 pm 9 h 36 min −1:58 6:16 pm
Sat, Nov 21 7:03 am 4:37 pm 9 h 34 min −1:55 6:16 pm
Sun, Nov 22 7:04 am 4:36 pm 9 h 32 min −1:51 6:15 pm
Mon, Nov 23 7:05 am 4:35 pm 9 h 30 min −1:50 6:15 pm
Tue, Nov 24 7:07 am 4:35 pm 9 h 28 min −1:47 6:14 pm
Wed, Nov 25 7:08 am 4:34 pm 9 h 27 min −1:43 6:14 pm
Thu, Nov 26 7:09 am 4:34 pm 9 h 25 min −1:41 6:14 pm
Fri, Nov 27 7:10 am 4:33 pm 9 h 23 min −1:36 6:13 pm
Sat, Nov 28 7:11 am 4:33 pm 9 h 22 min −1:35 6:13 pm
Sun, Nov 29 7:12 am 4:33 pm 9 h 20 min −1:31 6:13 pm
Mon, Nov 30 7:13 am 4:32 pm 9 h 19 min −1:27 6:13 pm
Tue, Dec 1 7:15 am 4:32 pm 9 h 17 min −1:24 6:12 pm
Wed, Dec 2 7:16 am 4:32 pm 9 h 16 min −1:20 6:12 pm
Thu, Dec 3 7:17 am 4:31 pm 9 h 15 min −1:18 6:12 pm
Fri, Dec 4 7:18 am 4:31 pm 9 h 13 min −1:13 6:12 pm
Sat, Dec 5 7:19 am 4:31 pm 9 h 12 min −1:09 6:12 pm
Sun, Dec 6 7:20 am 4:31 pm 9 h 11 min −1:06 6:12 pm
Mon, Dec 7 7:21 am 4:31 pm 9 h 10 min −1:02 6:12 pm
Tue, Dec 8 7:22 am 4:31 pm 9 h 09 min −0:58 6:12 pm
Wed, Dec 9 7:22 am 4:31 pm 9 h 08 min −0:53 6:12 pm
Thu, Dec 10 7:23 am 4:31 pm 9 h 07 min −0:51 6:12 pm
Fri, Dec 11 7:24 am 4:31 pm 9 h 07 min −0:46 6:13 pm
Sat, Dec 12 7:25 am 4:31 pm 9 h 06 min −0:41 6:13 pm
Sun, Dec 13 7:26 am 4:31 pm 9 h 05 min −0:37 6:13 pm

Sunrise and sunset by month

Month (15th)SunriseSunsetDaylight
November 20266:56 am4:42 pm9 h 46 min
December 20267:27 am4:32 pm9 h 04 min
January 20277:32 am4:56 pm9 h 24 min
February 20277:01 am5:36 pm10 h 35 min
March 20277:16 am7:10 pm11 h 54 min
April 20276:23 am7:46 pm13 h 23 min
May 20275:42 am8:20 pm14 h 37 min
June 20275:26 am8:44 pm15 h 18 min
July 20275:40 am8:40 pm15 h 00 min
August 20276:11 am8:06 pm13 h 55 min
September 20276:44 am7:14 pm12 h 30 min
October 20277:17 am6:22 pm11 h 05 min

2026 at a glance

  • Longest day: June 20, 15 h 19 min of daylight
  • Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 03 min
  • Earliest sunset: 4:31 pm on December 8
  • Latest sunrise: 7:37 am on October 31

Tonight the Moon is waxing crescent, 25% lit. Moonrise and moonset in Cortland.

Times are calculated for 42.6012, -76.1805 at sea level with a flat horizon and standard refraction, using the NOAA solar equations. Hills, buildings and elevation can shift the times you see by a few minutes. Sources and methods.