Sunrise and sunset times in Cortland, NY
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Today
October 21, 2026. Current time: 4:13:10 am
Night ends at 5:51 am5:50:50 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:56 am6:56:20 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:25:01 am EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:12:55 pm EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:42 pm6:41:35 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:47 pm7:46:59 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: -35.58° (below the horizon) · Azimuth: 69.7° (E)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 47 minutes
3 hours, 11 minutes left until today's sunrise in Cortland
Moonset: 2:13 am
Moonrise: 4:02 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (75%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 26 at 12:11 am · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 2:02 amTomorrow
October 22, 2026
Night ends at 5:52 am5:51:57 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 6:57 am6:57:29 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:26:14 am EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:11:25 pm EDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:40 pm6:40:07 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:46 pm7:45:34 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 45 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Cortland
Moonset: 3:20 am Moonrise: 4:23 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (89%)
- Cortland, New York
- Latitude: 42.601181 (North)
- Longitude: -76.180481 (West)
- Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4)
Shortest day in Cortland, NY
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 0 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours, 2 minutes.Longest day in Cortland, NY
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 18 minutes.
October 2026 - Cortland, New York - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Cortland.
All times are in Cortland's time: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 22 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Cortland, NY - from 11 hours, 43 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 21 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:33:52 am | 7:01:59 am | +1m 6s | 6:45:58 pm | -1m 46s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:14:02 pm | 11h 43m 59s | -2m 51s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:54:20 pm | 44.02° | 6:01:09 am | 7:46:41 pm | 5:28:02 am | 8:19:41 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 17m 7s | 🌖 (66%)Waning Gibbous: 66% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:30 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:34:58 am | 7:03:05 am | +1m 6s | 6:44:14 pm | -1m 44s | 7:12:18 pm | 11h 41m 9s | -2m 51s | 12:54:00 pm | 43.63° | 6:02:16 am | 7:44:55 pm | 5:29:13 am | 8:17:53 pm | 12h 19m 58s | 🌖 (55%)Waning Gibbous: 55% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:10 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:36:04 am | 7:04:12 am | +1m 7s | 6:42:29 pm | -1m 45s | 7:10:34 pm | 11h 38m 17s | -2m 51s | 12:53:41 pm | 43.24° | 6:03:23 am | 7:43:11 pm | 5:30:23 am | 8:16:06 pm | 12h 22m 50s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 9:25 amLast quarter at 9:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:53:50 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:37:10 am | 7:05:19 am | +1m 7s | 6:40:45 pm | -1m 44s | 7:08:51 pm | 11h 35m 26s | -2m 51s | 12:53:23 pm | 42.86° | 6:04:30 am | 7:41:27 pm | 5:31:33 am | 8:14:19 pm | 12h 25m 41s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:32 am | 4.5° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:38:17 am | 7:06:26 am | +1m 7s | 6:39:02 pm | -1m 43s | 7:07:09 pm | 11h 32m 36s | -2m 51s | 12:53:05 pm | 42.47° | 6:05:37 am | 7:39:44 pm | 5:32:42 am | 8:12:34 pm | 12h 28m 32s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:14 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:39:23 am | 7:07:34 am | +1m 8s | 6:37:19 pm | -1m 43s | 7:05:27 pm | 11h 29m 45s | -2m 50s | 12:52:47 pm | 42.09° | 6:06:44 am | 7:38:02 pm | 5:33:51 am | 8:10:49 pm | 12h 31m 22s | 🌘 (14%)Waning Crescent: 14% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:56 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:40:30 am | 7:08:41 am | +1m 7s | 6:35:37 pm | -1m 42s | 7:03:45 pm | 11h 26m 56s | -2m 50s | 12:52:29 pm | 41.71° | 6:07:51 am | 7:36:20 pm | 5:35:00 am | 8:09:06 pm | 12h 34m 12s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:38 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:41:36 am | 7:09:49 am | +1m 8s | 6:33:55 pm | -1m 42s | 7:02:05 pm | 11h 24m 6s | -2m 50s | 12:52:12 pm | 41.32° | 6:08:58 am | 7:34:40 pm | 5:36:09 am | 8:07:23 pm | 12h 37m 3s | 🌘 (3%)Waning Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:20 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:42:43 am | 7:10:58 am | +1m 9s | 6:32:13 pm | -1m 42s | 7:00:25 pm | 11h 21m 15s | -2m 50s | 12:51:56 pm | 40.94° | 6:10:05 am | 7:33:00 pm | 5:37:18 am | 8:05:42 pm | 12h 39m 53s | 🌘 (0.4%)Waning Crescent: 0.4% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:05 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:43:50 am | 7:12:06 am | +1m 8s | 6:30:33 pm | -1m 40s | 6:58:46 pm | 11h 18m 27s | -2m 49s | 12:51:39 pm | 40.57° | 6:11:12 am | 7:31:21 pm | 5:38:26 am | 8:04:02 pm | 12h 42m 42s | 🌑 (0.4%) New moon at 11:50 amNew moon at 11:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.4% illuminated |
12:51:47 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:44:58 am | 7:13:15 am | +1m 9s | 6:28:52 pm | -1m 41s | 6:57:08 pm | 11h 15m 37s | -2m 49s | 12:51:24 pm | 40.19° | 6:12:18 am | 7:29:43 pm | 5:39:35 am | 8:02:23 pm | 12h 45m 32s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:32 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:46:05 am | 7:14:24 am | +1m 9s | 6:27:13 pm | -1m 39s | 6:55:30 pm | 11h 12m 49s | -2m 49s | 12:51:08 pm | 39.81° | 6:13:25 am | 7:28:06 pm | 5:40:43 am | 8:00:45 pm | 12h 48m 21s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:15 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:47:13 am | 7:15:34 am | +1m 10s | 6:25:34 pm | -1m 39s | 6:53:53 pm | 11h 10m 0s | -2m 48s | 12:50:54 pm | 39.44° | 6:14:32 am | 7:26:31 pm | 5:41:51 am | 7:59:08 pm | 12h 51m 10s | 🌒 (12%)Waxing Crescent: 12% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:51:01 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:48:20 am | 7:16:44 am | +1m 10s | 6:23:57 pm | -1m 37s | 6:52:18 pm | 11h 7m 13s | -2m 48s | 12:50:40 pm | 39.07° | 6:15:39 am | 7:24:56 pm | 5:42:59 am | 7:57:32 pm | 12h 53m 57s | 🌒 (19%)Waxing Crescent: 19% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:47 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:49:28 am | 7:17:54 am | +1m 10s | 6:22:19 pm | -1m 38s | 6:50:43 pm | 11h 4m 25s | -2m 47s | 12:50:26 pm | 38.70° | 6:16:46 am | 7:23:22 pm | 5:44:06 am | 7:55:58 pm | 12h 56m 45s | 🌒 (27%)Waxing Crescent: 27% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:33 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:50:36 am | 7:19:04 am | +1m 10s | 6:20:43 pm | -1m 36s | 6:49:09 pm | 11h 1m 39s | -2m 47s | 12:50:13 pm | 38.33° | 6:17:53 am | 7:21:49 pm | 5:45:14 am | 7:54:25 pm | 12h 59m 32s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:20 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:51:45 am | 7:20:15 am | +1m 11s | 6:19:08 pm | -1m 35s | 6:47:36 pm | 10h 58m 53s | -2m 46s | 12:50:00 pm | 37.97° | 6:19:00 am | 7:20:18 pm | 5:46:21 am | 7:52:53 pm | 13h 2m 18s | 🌒 (45%)Waxing Crescent: 45% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:50:06 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 6:52:53 am | 7:21:26 am | +1m 11s | 6:17:33 pm | -1m 35s | 6:46:04 pm | 10h 56m 7s | -2m 46s | 12:49:48 pm | 37.60° | 6:20:07 am | 7:18:47 pm | 5:47:29 am | 7:51:22 pm | 13h 5m 5s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 12:12 pmFirst quarter at 12:12 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:49:54 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 6:54:02 am | 7:22:38 am | +1m 12s | 6:16:00 pm | -1m 33s | 6:44:33 pm | 10h 53m 22s | -2m 45s | 12:49:37 pm | 37.24° | 6:21:14 am | 7:17:18 pm | 5:48:36 am | 7:49:53 pm | 13h 7m 49s | 🌔 (64%)Waxing Gibbous: 64% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:42 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 6:55:11 am | 7:23:49 am | +1m 11s | 6:14:27 pm | -1m 33s | 6:43:03 pm | 10h 50m 38s | -2m 44s | 12:49:27 pm | 36.88° | 6:22:22 am | 7:15:50 pm | 5:49:43 am | 7:48:25 pm | 13h 10m 34s | 🌔 (73%)Waxing Gibbous: 73% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:32 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 6:56:20 am | 7:25:01 am | +1m 12s | 6:12:55 pm | -1m 32s | 6:41:35 pm | 10h 47m 54s | -2m 44s | 12:49:17 pm | 36.53° | 6:23:29 am | 7:14:23 pm | 5:50:50 am | 7:46:59 pm | 13h 13m 19s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:22 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 6:57:29 am | 7:26:14 am | +1m 13s | 6:11:25 pm | -1m 30s | 6:40:07 pm | 10h 45m 11s | -2m 43s | 12:49:07 pm | 36.17° | 6:24:36 am | 7:12:58 pm | 5:51:57 am | 7:45:34 pm | 13h 16m 1s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:11 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 6:58:39 am | 7:27:26 am | +1m 12s | 6:09:55 pm | -1m 30s | 6:38:41 pm | 10h 42m 29s | -2m 42s | 12:48:59 pm | 35.82° | 6:25:44 am | 7:11:34 pm | 5:53:04 am | 7:44:10 pm | 13h 18m 44s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:49:03 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 6:59:49 am | 7:28:39 am | +1m 13s | 6:08:27 pm | -1m 28s | 6:37:16 pm | 10h 39m 48s | -2m 41s | 12:48:51 pm | 35.48° | 6:26:51 am | 7:10:11 pm | 5:54:11 am | 7:42:48 pm | 13h 21m 26s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:55 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:00:58 am | 7:29:53 am | +1m 14s | 6:06:59 pm | -1m 28s | 6:35:52 pm | 10h 37m 6s | -2m 41s | 12:48:44 pm | 35.13° | 6:27:59 am | 7:08:49 pm | 5:55:18 am | 7:41:27 pm | 13h 24m 7s | 🌔 (99.8%)Waxing Gibbous: 99.8% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:48 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:02:09 am | 7:31:06 am | +1m 13s | 6:05:33 pm | -1m 26s | 6:34:30 pm | 10h 34m 27s | -2m 40s | 12:48:37 pm | 34.79° | 6:29:07 am | 7:07:29 pm | 5:56:25 am | 7:40:08 pm | 13h 26m 47s | 🌕 (98%) Full moon at 12:11 amFull moon at 12:11 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 98% illuminated |
12:48:40 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:03:19 am | 7:32:20 am | +1m 14s | 6:04:09 pm | -1m 24s | 6:33:08 pm | 10h 31m 49s | -2m 39s | 12:48:32 pm | 34.45° | 6:30:14 am | 7:06:11 pm | 5:57:31 am | 7:38:51 pm | 13h 29m 25s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:35 am | 12.9° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:04:29 am | 7:33:34 am | +1m 14s | 6:02:45 pm | -1m 24s | 6:31:48 pm | 10h 29m 11s | -2m 38s | 12:48:27 pm | 34.12° | 6:31:22 am | 7:04:53 pm | 5:58:38 am | 7:37:35 pm | 13h 32m 3s | 🌖 (88%)Waning Gibbous: 88% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:29 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:05:40 am | 7:34:48 am | +1m 14s | 6:01:23 pm | -1m 22s | 6:30:30 pm | 10h 26m 35s | -2m 37s | 12:48:23 pm | 33.79° | 6:32:30 am | 7:03:38 pm | 5:59:45 am | 7:36:21 pm | 13h 34m 40s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:25 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:06:51 am | 7:36:03 am | +1m 15s | 6:00:02 pm | -1m 21s | 6:29:13 pm | 10h 23m 59s | -2m 36s | 12:48:19 pm | 33.46° | 6:33:38 am | 7:02:24 pm | 6:00:51 am | 7:35:08 pm | 13h 37m 16s | 🌖 (69%)Waning Gibbous: 69% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:20 am | 13.9° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:08:01 am | 7:37:18 am | +1m 15s | 5:58:42 pm | -1m 20s | 6:27:57 pm | 10h 21m 24s | -2m 34s | 12:48:17 pm | 33.13° | 6:34:46 am | 7:01:11 pm | 6:01:58 am | 7:33:57 pm | 13h 39m 51s | 🌖 (58%)Waning Gibbous: 58% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:48:18 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Cortland, NY - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Cortland, NY for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Cortland, NY.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Cortland, NY
In Cortland, NY, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:26 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:37 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:31 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 8:46 pm.
Cortland, NY gets 6h 15m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 18m versus 9h 02m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 12m.
Cortland, NY Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Cortland. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Cortland.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 24° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 70.8° (around Jun 21) in Cortland. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
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