Sun & sky
Sun & Sky Times in Union City, NJ
Golden hour, blue hour, sunrise, sunset, twilight and moon times for Union City, New Jersey (40.77°, -74.03°). Everything updates to today and any date you choose, computed for the city's local time.
Sun, moon & horizon
14h 4m of daylight · computed locally with suncalc
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A closer look at the sky over Union City
On August 8, 2026, the sun is above Union City for 14h 4m — rising at 5:59 AM toward 68° ENE, reaching its high point at 1:01 PM, and setting at 8:03 PM toward 292° WNW. Those two horizon moments anchor the day's best light.
That gives an evening golden hour of 7:25 PM – 8:24 PM (about 59 min) followed by the cooler 8:24 PM – 8:33 PM blue hour once the sun is down; early risers get the same in reverse, with blue hour at 5:29 AM – 5:38 AM and a morning golden hour of 5:38 AM – 6:37 AM. Civil twilight finally ends — full dusk — at 8:33 PM.
After dark, the moon over Union City is a waning crescent at 22% illumination, rising at 12:46 AM toward 52° NE. The city sits at 40.8°N, which brings a wide seasonal swing in day length: through August the days are drawing in and the point where it sets is sliding back toward the south, so every one of these times drifts gradually from day to day. The planner above recomputes all of them for whatever date you select.
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Union City — frequently asked
- When is golden hour today in Union City?
- Union City has a morning and an evening golden hour; today's exact times are shown above and you can step to any date.
- What time are sunrise and sunset in Union City?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Union City, with their horizon bearings, are listed in the Sun section above.
- What is the moon phase tonight in Union City?
- Tonight's moon phase and illumination, plus moonrise and moonset, are shown in the Moon panel.