Ridgewood is a city of about 25,621 people in Bergen County, New Jersey. Today the sun rises at 7:14 AM and sets at 6:10 PM; the evening golden hour runs 5:32 PM – 6:27 PM. Below are monthly times, sun directions, the best photo locations within 80 km and the nearest dark skies.
Sunrise, sunset & golden hour by month
| Month (15th) | Sunrise | Golden hour ends | Golden hour starts | Sunset | Blue hour ends | Daylight |
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| January | 7:20 AM | 8:02 AM | 4:11 PM | 4:53 PM | 5:23 PM | 9h 33m |
| February | 6:52 AM | 7:30 AM | 4:53 PM | 5:31 PM | 5:59 PM | 10h 39m |
| March | 7:09 AM | 7:46 AM | 6:27 PM | 7:03 PM | 7:31 PM | 11h 54m |
| April | 6:18 AM | 6:55 AM | 6:59 PM | 7:36 PM | 8:05 PM | 13h 18m |
| May | 5:40 AM | 6:19 AM | 7:28 PM | 8:08 PM | 8:39 PM | 14h 28m |
| June | 5:25 AM | 6:06 AM | 7:49 PM | 8:31 PM | 9:04 PM | 15h 06m |
| July | 5:38 AM | 6:18 AM | 7:48 PM | 8:28 PM | 9:01 PM | 14h 50m |
| August | 6:07 AM | 6:45 AM | 7:19 PM | 7:57 PM | 8:26 PM | 13h 50m |
| September | 6:38 AM | 7:14 AM | 6:31 PM | 7:08 PM | 7:35 PM | 12h 30m |
| October | 7:08 AM | 7:46 AM | 5:40 PM | 6:17 PM | 6:45 PM | 11h 09m |
| November | 6:45 AM | 7:26 AM | 3:58 PM | 4:39 PM | 5:09 PM | 9h 55m |
| December | 7:15 AM | 7:59 AM | 3:46 PM | 4:30 PM | 5:01 PM | 9h 15m |
Local time in America/New York, daylight saving time included.
Where the sun rises and sets in Ridgewood
At Ridgewood the sunrise point swings a long way through the year: about 58° (ENE) at the June solstice and 121° (ESE) in late December. Sunset moves from 303° (WNW) in June to 239° (WSW) in December, and the midday sun climbs to 72° in summer but only 26° in winter.
Best photo spots near Ridgewood
229 photo locations lie within 80 km of Ridgewood. Each links to a full planning page with sunrise and sunset directions.
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The sky over central Ridgewood is estimated at Bortle 9 (inner-city sky). The nearest truly dark location in our database is Buttermilk Falls, about 193 km (120 mi) away (Bortle 3). The Milky Way core is up during darkness from March to September, best in June. Northern lights need roughly Kp 6.0+ to appear low on the northern horizon here.
Darkest skies within 200 km
| Location | Type | Distance | Est. Bortle |
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| Buttermilk Falls | Waterfall | 193 km (120 mi) | 3 |
| Saint Marys Falls | Waterfall | 196 km (122 mi) | 3 |
| Month | Milky Way core window (15th) | Hours | Max altitude |
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| February | 5:13 AM – 5:13 AM | 0.0 | 10° |
| March | 4:25 AM – 5:35 AM | 1.2 | 17° |
| April | 2:24 AM – 4:34 AM | 2.2 | 20° |
| May | 12:21 AM – 3:41 AM | 3.3 | 20° |
| June | 10:38 PM – 3:08 AM | 4.5 | 20° |
| July | 10:29 PM – 1:49 AM | 3.3 | 20° |
| August | 9:40 PM – 11:50 PM | 2.2 | 20° |
| September | 8:41 PM – 9:51 PM | 1.2 | 17° |
| October | 7:48 PM – 7:48 PM | 0.0 | 11° |
Cloud cover by month
Long-term NASA satellite data for this area show September as the clearest month (about 51% average cloud cover) and December as the cloudiest (64%). July is the warmest month and January the coldest, which matters for gear, snow access and how long batteries last at night.