Golden Hour
Sunrise, sunset and golden hour times
How to use Golden Hour
- Choose a place: use your location, pick a city or type coordinates.
- Pick a date and the time zone to show times in.
- Read the sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times.
About this tool
Plan your shoot around the light. See the sunrise and sunset times, the morning and evening golden hour and blue hour, solar noon and the length of the day for any date and any place.
Use your device’s location, pick a city or type the latitude and longitude. A timeline shows the sun’s height through the day, and times can be shown in the place’s own time zone. Everything is calculated on your device.
- Works on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
- Free, with no sign-up and no watermark.
- No limits on file count or size beyond what your device can handle.
Questions and answers
When exactly is golden hour?
Here it is the time when the sun is between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, which gives warm, soft light. Near the equator it is short; far north or south it can last much longer.
What is the blue hour?
The time when the sun is between 4° and 6° below the horizon, just before sunrise and after sunset. The sky turns a deep blue and city lights balance nicely with it.
Is my location sent anywhere?
No. Your coordinates are only used by your browser to calculate the times, and no maps or place names are looked up online.
Is Golden Hour free?
Yes. Every tool on ImgImage is free to use, with no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many files you process.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. It works in any modern browser on phones, tablets and computers. Large files are processed faster on a computer.