Golden Hour
Where to stand for first and last light, from east-facing ocean to west-facing bay.
Tonight in East Hampton
Sunrise
7:12 AM
Arrive 20–30 minutes earlier for the first color.
Sunset
5:52 PM
Arrive 30 minutes before for golden-hour light.
Tonight in East Hampton
Sunset at 5:52 PM
Sunset in 498093h 52m
Arrive by 5:22 PM · Golden hour 4:52 PM–5:52 PM
Sunrise east-facing · Sunset west-facing · Both the rare 360° spots, like Montauk Point
Showing 1 of 25 viewpoints (1 sunrise-only · 22 sunset-only · 2 both)
1 spot
Public viewpoints
Photo: Leonard J. DeFrancisci (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons Public viewpoint · ←W
Towd Point (North Sea)
Sunset-bestNorth Sea
Parking: Roadside; permit in season
Source: Town of Southampton — beach parking information & facilities map
Why the East End has the best golden hour in the Northeast
A narrow east–west island, surrounded by Atlantic, bays, and sheltered coves. That is the trick: sunrise and sunset can both meet open water here.
- Sunrise
Ditch Plains · Montauk - Sunset
Long Beach · Noyack - Both
Montauk Point · Orient