Sun Position New York Now: Altitude and Azimuth – Sun Path Today

The sun in New York right now, hour by hour today and at the solstices: altitude, direction (azimuth) and shadow length. Highest today: 48° at 12:47.

Hour by hour today

  • Altitude and direction of the sun right now, its path today and at the solstices – and how long shadows get.
  • 06:46: Altitude 0.0° · Direction 91° east
  • 07:00: Altitude 1.7° · Direction 93° east · Shadow of 1 m 33.66 m
  • 08:00: Altitude 12.9° · Direction 103° east-southeast · Shadow of 1 m 4.35 m
  • 09:00: Altitude 23.7° · Direction 114° east-southeast · Shadow of 1 m 2.28 m
  • 10:00: Altitude 33.5° · Direction 127° southeast · Shadow of 1 m 1.51 m
  • 11:00: Altitude 41.6° · Direction 143° southeast · Shadow of 1 m 1.13 m
  • 12:00: Altitude 46.9° · Direction 162° south-southeast · Shadow of 1 m 0.94 m
  • 13:00: Altitude 48.1° · Direction 185° south · Shadow of 1 m 0.90 m
  • 14:00: Altitude 45.1° · Direction 206° south-southwest · Shadow of 1 m 1.00 m
  • 15:00: Altitude 38.5° · Direction 224° southwest · Shadow of 1 m 1.26 m
  • 16:00: Altitude 29.6° · Direction 239° west-southwest · Shadow of 1 m 1.76 m
  • 17:00: Altitude 19.3° · Direction 251° west-southwest · Shadow of 1 m 2.86 m
  • 18:00: Altitude 8.2° · Direction 261° west · Shadow of 1 m 6.91 m
  • 18:48: Altitude 0.0° · Direction 269° west

How high the sun climbs

  • 21 June: 73°
  • Equinox: 49°
  • 21 December: 26°