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Sunrise-Sunset Table

When Hunting for Wildlife, All Shooting Hours are Sunrise to Sunset, Except:

  • Unprotected wildlife - any hour
  • Furbearers (e.g., coyote, raccoon, fox, bobcat) - any hour
  • For most migratory game bird species, including ducks, geese, snipe, rails - 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset
  • Spring Turkey - 1/2 hour before sunrise to noon
  • Big Game - 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset

Map showing sunrise-sunset lines in NY.

Day SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY
Rise AM Set PM Rise AM Set PM Rise AM Set PM Rise AM Set PM Rise AM Set PM Rise AM Set PM Rise AM Set PM Rise AM Set PM Rise AM Set PM
1 6:19 7:29 6:52 6:36 7:28 5:47 7:05 4:22 7:25 4:32 7:09 5:08 6:30 5:44 6:37 7:20 5:49 7:55
2 6:21 7:27 6:53 6:34 7:30 5:46 7:06 4:22 7:25 4:32 7:08 5:09 6:29 5:45 6:35 7:21 5:48 7:56
3 6:22 7:25 6:54 6:32 7:31 5:45 7:07 4:21 7:25 4:33 7:07 5:10 6:27 5:46 6:34 7:23 5:47 7:57
4 6:23 7:24 6:55 6:31 7:32 5:43 7:08 4:21 7:25 4:34 7:06 5:12 6:26 5:48 6:32 7:24 5:45 7:58
5 6:24 7:22 6:56 6:29 7:33 5:42 7:09 4:21 7:25 4:35 7:04 5:13 6:24 5:49 6:30 7:25 5:44 7:59
6 6:25 7:20 6:57 6:27 6:35 4:41 7:10 4:21 7.25 4:36 7:03 5:14 6:22 5:50 6:29 7:26 5:43 8:00
7 6:26 7:18 6:58 6:25 6:36 4:40 7:11 4:21 7:24 4:37 7:02 5:16 6:21 5:51 6:27 7:27 5:42 8:01
8 6:27 7:17 7:00 6:24 6:37 4:39 7:12 4:21 7:24 4:38 7:01 5:17 6:19 5:52 6:25 7:28 5:40 8:02
9 6:28 7:15 7:01 6:22 6:39 4:38 7:13 4:21 7:24 4:39 7:00 5:18 6:17 5:54 6:23 7:29 5:39 8:03
10 6:29 7:13 7:02 6:20 6:40 4:37 7:14 4:21 7:24 4:40 6:58 5:20 6:15 5:55 6:22 7:31 5:38 8:05
11 6:30 7:11 7:03 6:19 6:41 4:36 7:15 4:21 7:24 4:42 6:57 5:21 6:14 5:56 6:20 7:32 5:37 8:06
12 6:31 7:10 7:04 6:17 6:42 4:35 7:15 4:21 7:23 4:43 6:56 5:22 7:12 6:57 6:18 7:33 5:36 8:07
13 6:32 7:08 7:05 6:15 6:44 4:34 7:16 4:21 7:23 4:44 6:54 5:23 7:10 6:58 6:17 7:34 5:35 8:08
14 6:33 7:06 7:07 6:14 6:45 4:33 7:17 4:21 7:22 4:45 6:53 5:25 7:09 7:00 6:15 7:35 5:34 8:09
15 6:34 7:04 7:08 6:12 6:46 4:32 7:18 4:22 7:22 4:46 6:52 5:26 7:07 7:01 6:14 7:36 5:33 8:10
16 6:35 7:02 7:09 6:11 6:47 4:31 7:18 4:22 7:22 4:47 6:50 5:27 7:05 7:02 6:12 7:37 5:32 8:11
17 6:37 7:01 7:10 6:09 6:49 4:30 7:19 4:22 7:21 4:48 6:49 5:29 7:03 7:03 6:10 7:39 5:31 8:12
18 6:38 6:59 7:11 6:07 6:50 4:29 7:20 4:23 7:20 4:50 6:47 5:30 7:02 7:04 6:09 7:40 5:30 8:13
19 6:39 6:57 7:12 6:06 6:51 4:28 7:20 4:23 7:20 4:51 6:46 5:31 7:00 7:05 6:07 7:41 5:29 8:14
20 6:40 6:55 7:14 6:04 6:52 4:28 7:21 4:23 7:19 4:52 6:44 5:33 6:58 7:07 6:06 7:42 5:28 8:15
21 6:41 6:54 7:15 6:03 6:53 4:27 7:21 4:24 7:19 4:53 6:43 5:34 6:56 7:08 6:04 7:43 5:27 8:16
22 6:42 6:52 7:16 6:01 6:55 4:26 7:22 4:24 7:18 4:55 6:41 5:35 6:55 7:09 6:03 7:44 5:26 8:17
23 6:43 6:50 7:17 6:00 6:56 4:26 7:22 4:25 7:17 4:56 6:40 5:36 6:53 7:10 6:01 7:45 5:25 8:18
24 6:44 6:48 7:19 5:58 6:57 4:25 7:23 4:26 7:16 4:57 6:38 5:38 6:51 7:11 5:59 7:47 5:24 8:19
25 6:45 6:46 7:20 5:57 6:58 4:25 7:23 4:26 7:15 4:59 6:37 5:39 6:49 7:12 5:58 7:48 5:24 8:20
26 6:46 6:45 7:21 5:55 6:59 4:24 7:23 4:27 7:15 5:00 6:35 5:40 6:48 7:13 5:57 7:49 5:23 8:21
27 6:47 6:43 7:22 5:54 7:01 4:24 7:24 4:28 7:14 5:01 6:34 5:41 6:46 7:15 5:55 7:50 5:22 8:22
28 6:48 6:41 7:23 5:53 7:02 4:23 7:24 4:28 7:13 5:02 6:32 5:43 6:44 7:16 5:54 7:51 5:22 8:22
29 6:50 6:39 7:25 5:51 7:03 4:23 7:24 4:29 7:12 5:04 6:42 7:17 5:52 7:52 5:21 8:23
30 6:51 6:38 7:26 5:50 7:04 4:22 7:24 4:30 7:11 5:05 6:41 7:18 5:51 7:53 5:21 8:24
31 7:27 5:49 7:25 4:31 7:10 5:06 6:39 7:19 5:20 8:25

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