Amherst
Sunrise and sunset in Amherst
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Amherst, in local time. At 43° N, the day lasts from 9 h 00 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 22 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:36, sunset at 18:22.
Day length 10 h 47 min, 2 min 46 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:59, with the Sun 36° above the horizon.
Times are Amherst time (EDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:01 | 19:57 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:34 | 19:24 |
| Civil twilight | 07:07 | 18:51 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:36 | 18:22 |
| Golden hour | 07:36–08:15 | 17:43–18:22 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Amherst
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 22 min, from sunrise at 05:36 to sunset at 20:57.
- Shortest day: December 21, 9 h 00 min, from sunrise at 07:43 to sunset at 16:43.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:39 | 17:13 | 9 h 34 min |
| February 21 | 07:03 | 17:54 | 10 h 51 min |
| March 21 | 07:16 | 19:28 | 12 h 12 min |
| April 21 | 06:23 | 20:04 | 13 h 41 min |
| May 21 | 05:46 | 20:37 | 14 h 52 min |
| June 21 | 05:36 | 20:57 | 15 h 22 min |
| July 21 | 05:55 | 20:47 | 14 h 52 min |
| August 21 | 06:27 | 20:08 | 13 h 40 min |
| September 21 | 07:01 | 19:14 | 12 h 13 min |
| October 21 | 07:36 | 18:22 | 10 h 47 min |
| November 21 | 07:15 | 16:46 | 9 h 32 min |
| December 21 | 07:43 | 16:43 | 9 h 00 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 43° N, 78.8° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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