One minute we’re basking in 8pm golden hours (remember those dreamy July nights ?) and the next we’re squinting into twilight before dinner. It’s not your imagination: Days really are shrinking. Summer’s lingering light is slipping away and New York is about to hit one of those sneaky seasonal milestones that quietly changes our routines: the last 7pm sunset of the year.

Mark your calendar: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, will be the final day the sun sets at or after 7pm in New York City. Sunset will officially hit at 7:01pm, with sunrise at 6:38 am—just over 12 hours and 22 minutes of daylight. Consider it your last chance to leave the office and still pretend you’ve got hours of daylight left.

From there, it’s all downhill. On Thursday, September 18, the sun dips at 6:59pm, and e

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