Sunrise and sunset times in Princeton, NJ
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Princeton, NJ, United States, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 1, 2026 . Current time: 3:46:59 pm
First light at 5:26:06 am
Sunrise time: 5:55:03 am
Sunset time: 8:14:58 pm
Last light at 8:43:55 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 19 minutes
4 hours, 27 minutes left for today's sunset in Princeton
Moon set on Aug 1 at 8:53 AM
Moon will rise on Aug 1 at 9:45 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (90%)🌑 New moon: Aug 12 at 1:37 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Aug 28 at 12:19 AMTomorrow
August 2, 2026
First light at 5:27:09 am
Sunrise time: 5:56:00 am
Sunset time: 8:13:53 pm
Last light at 8:42:44 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 17 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in Princeton
Moon will set on Aug 2 at 9:59 AM Moon will rise on Aug 2 at 10:06 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (80%)
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Latitude: 40.357300
- Longitude: -74.667221
- Time zone: Eastern Time EDT
Shortest day in Princeton, NJ
The shortest day of the year will be in 5 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 20 minutes.Longest day in Princeton, NJ
The longest day of the year was 1 month and 11 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 6 minutes.
August 2026 - Princeton, New Jersey - 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 August in Princeton.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 10 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Princeton, NJ - from 14 hours, 19 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 9 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Sat, Aug 1 | 5:26:06 am | 5:55:03 am | 8:14:58 pm | 8:43:55 pm | 14h 19m 55s | 14h 19m 55s | 1:05:01 pm | 58.2° | 4:48:33 am | 9:21:28 pm | 4:07:13 am | 10:02:48 pm | 9h 41m 2s | 🌖 (94%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:27:09 am | 5:56:00 am | 8:13:53 pm | 8:42:44 pm | 14h 17m 53s | -2m -2s | 1:04:56 pm | 58° | 4:49:45 am | 9:20:07 pm | 4:08:41 am | 10:01:11 pm | 9h 43m 4s | 🌖 (88%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:28:11 am | 5:56:57 am | 8:12:46 pm | 8:41:32 pm | 14h 15m 49s | -2m -4s | 1:04:51 pm | 57.7° | 4:50:58 am | 9:18:45 pm | 4:10:09 am | 9:59:34 pm | 9h 45m 8s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 5:29:14 am | 5:57:54 am | 8:11:38 pm | 8:40:18 pm | 14h 13m 44s | -2m -5s | 1:04:46 pm | 57.5° | 4:52:10 am | 9:17:22 pm | 4:11:37 am | 9:57:54 pm | 9h 47m 14s | 🌖 (71%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 5:30:17 am | 5:58:52 am | 8:10:28 pm | 8:39:03 pm | 14h 11m 36s | -2m -8s | 1:04:40 pm | 57.2° | 4:53:23 am | 9:15:57 pm | 4:13:06 am | 9:56:14 pm | 9h 49m 21s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 5:31:20 am | 5:59:49 am | 8:09:17 pm | 8:37:46 pm | 14h 9m 28s | -2m -8s | 1:04:33 pm | 56.9° | 4:54:35 am | 9:14:31 pm | 4:14:33 am | 9:54:33 pm | 9h 51m 30s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 5:32:23 am | 6:00:47 am | 8:08:05 pm | 8:36:29 pm | 14h 7m 18s | -2m -10s | 1:04:26 pm | 56.6° | 4:55:48 am | 9:13:04 pm | 4:16:01 am | 9:52:51 pm | 9h 53m 40s | 🌘 (38%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 5:33:26 am | 6:01:45 am | 8:06:51 pm | 8:35:10 pm | 14h 5m 6s | -2m -12s | 1:04:18 pm | 56.3° | 4:57:01 am | 9:11:35 pm | 4:17:29 am | 9:51:07 pm | 9h 55m 52s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 5:34:30 am | 6:02:43 am | 8:05:37 pm | 8:33:49 pm | 14h 2m 54s | -2m -12s | 1:04:10 pm | 56.1° | 4:58:14 am | 9:10:06 pm | 4:18:56 am | 9:49:23 pm | 9h 58m 4s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 5:35:33 am | 6:03:41 am | 8:04:20 pm | 8:32:28 pm | 14h 0m 39s | -2m -15s | 1:04:01 pm | 55.8° | 4:59:26 am | 9:08:35 pm | 4:20:24 am | 9:47:38 pm | 10h 0m 19s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 5:36:37 am | 6:04:39 am | 8:03:03 pm | 8:31:05 pm | 13h 58m 24s | -2m -15s | 1:03:51 pm | 55.5° | 5:00:39 am | 9:07:03 pm | 4:21:50 am | 9:45:52 pm | 10h 2m 34s | 🌘 (4%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 5:37:40 am | 6:05:37 am | 8:01:45 pm | 8:29:42 pm | 13h 56m 8s | -2m -16s | 1:03:41 pm | 55.2° | 5:01:51 am | 9:05:30 pm | 4:23:17 am | 9:44:05 pm | 10h 4m 50s | 🌘 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 5:38:44 am | 6:06:35 am | 8:00:25 pm | 8:28:17 pm | 13h 53m 50s | -2m -18s | 1:03:30 pm | 54.9° | 5:03:04 am | 9:03:57 pm | 4:24:43 am | 9:42:17 pm | 10h 7m 9s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 5:39:47 am | 6:07:34 am | 7:59:04 pm | 8:26:51 pm | 13h 51m 30s | -2m -20s | 1:03:19 pm | 54.6° | 5:04:16 am | 9:02:22 pm | 4:26:09 am | 9:40:29 pm | 10h 9m 28s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 5:40:50 am | 6:08:32 am | 7:57:42 pm | 8:25:24 pm | 13h 49m 10s | -2m -20s | 1:03:07 pm | 54.2° | 5:05:28 am | 9:00:46 pm | 4:27:34 am | 9:38:40 pm | 10h 11m 48s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 5:41:54 am | 6:09:30 am | 7:56:19 pm | 8:23:56 pm | 13h 46m 49s | -2m -21s | 1:02:55 pm | 53.9° | 5:06:40 am | 8:59:10 pm | 4:28:59 am | 9:36:50 pm | 10h 14m 10s | 🌒 (14%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 5:42:57 am | 6:10:29 am | 7:54:55 pm | 8:22:27 pm | 13h 44m 26s | -2m -23s | 1:02:42 pm | 53.6° | 5:07:51 am | 8:57:33 pm | 4:30:24 am | 9:35:00 pm | 10h 16m 32s | 🌒 (22%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 5:44:00 am | 6:11:27 am | 7:53:30 pm | 8:20:57 pm | 13h 42m 3s | -2m -23s | 1:02:29 pm | 53.3° | 5:09:03 am | 8:55:54 pm | 4:31:48 am | 9:33:09 pm | 10h 18m 55s | 🌒 (31%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 5:45:03 am | 6:12:25 am | 7:52:04 pm | 8:19:27 pm | 13h 39m 39s | -2m -24s | 1:02:15 pm | 53° | 5:10:14 am | 8:54:16 pm | 4:33:12 am | 9:31:18 pm | 10h 21m 20s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 5:46:06 am | 6:13:24 am | 7:50:37 pm | 8:17:55 pm | 13h 37m 13s | -2m -26s | 1:02:00 pm | 52.6° | 5:11:25 am | 8:52:36 pm | 4:34:35 am | 9:29:26 pm | 10h 23m 45s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 5:47:09 am | 6:14:22 am | 7:49:10 pm | 8:16:23 pm | 13h 34m 48s | -2m -25s | 1:01:46 pm | 52.3° | 5:12:35 am | 8:50:56 pm | 4:35:57 am | 9:27:34 pm | 10h 26m 10s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 5:48:11 am | 6:15:20 am | 7:47:41 pm | 8:14:50 pm | 13h 32m 21s | -2m -27s | 1:01:30 pm | 52° | 5:13:46 am | 8:49:15 pm | 4:37:19 am | 9:25:42 pm | 10h 28m 37s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 5:49:14 am | 6:16:18 am | 7:46:11 pm | 8:13:16 pm | 13h 29m 53s | -2m -28s | 1:01:15 pm | 51.6° | 5:14:56 am | 8:47:34 pm | 4:38:41 am | 9:23:49 pm | 10h 31m 5s | 🌔 (77%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 5:50:16 am | 6:17:16 am | 7:44:41 pm | 8:11:41 pm | 13h 27m 25s | -2m -28s | 1:00:59 pm | 51.3° | 5:16:06 am | 8:45:52 pm | 4:40:02 am | 9:21:56 pm | 10h 33m 33s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 5:51:18 am | 6:18:14 am | 7:43:10 pm | 8:10:06 pm | 13h 24m 56s | -2m -29s | 1:00:42 pm | 50.9° | 5:17:15 am | 8:44:09 pm | 4:41:22 am | 9:20:02 pm | 10h 36m 2s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 5:52:20 am | 6:19:12 am | 7:41:38 pm | 8:08:30 pm | 13h 22m 26s | -2m -30s | 1:00:25 pm | 50.6° | 5:18:24 am | 8:42:26 pm | 4:42:42 am | 9:18:09 pm | 10h 38m 32s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 5:53:22 am | 6:20:10 am | 7:40:06 pm | 8:06:54 pm | 13h 19m 56s | -2m -30s | 1:00:08 pm | 50.2° | 5:19:33 am | 8:40:43 pm | 4:44:01 am | 9:16:15 pm | 10h 41m 2s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 5:54:24 am | 6:21:08 am | 7:38:32 pm | 8:05:17 pm | 13h 17m 24s | -2m -32s | 12:59:50 pm | 49.9° | 5:20:41 am | 8:38:59 pm | 4:45:20 am | 9:14:21 pm | 10h 43m 34s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 5:55:25 am | 6:22:06 am | 7:36:58 pm | 8:03:39 pm | 13h 14m 52s | -2m -32s | 12:59:32 pm | 49.5° | 5:21:49 am | 8:37:15 pm | 4:46:38 am | 9:12:26 pm | 10h 46m 6s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 5:56:27 am | 6:23:04 am | 7:35:24 pm | 8:02:01 pm | 13h 12m 20s | -2m -32s | 12:59:14 pm | 49.2° | 5:22:57 am | 8:35:30 pm | 4:47:55 am | 9:10:32 pm | 10h 48m 37s | 🌖 (96%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 5:57:28 am | 6:24:01 am | 7:33:49 pm | 8:00:22 pm | 13h 9m 48s | -2m -32s | 12:58:55 pm | 48.8° | 5:24:05 am | 8:33:45 pm | 4:49:12 am | 9:08:38 pm | 10h 51m 10s | 🌖 (90%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Princeton, NJ - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Princeton, NJ for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Princeton, NJ.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Princeton, NJ
In Princeton, NJ, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 13 at 5:26 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:26 am. The earliest sunset is on December 7 at 4:33 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:34 pm.
Princeton, NJ gets 5h 45m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 06m versus 9h 20m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 15m.
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