Golden hour in Abu Dhabi
Golden hour in Abu Dhabi starts at 18:40 on 15 June and runs 33 minutes; on 15 December it is 34 minutes from 17:04. The calculator above is preset to Abu Dhabi — pick a date and sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hour for that exact shoot day are right there, exportable as a calendar entry.
Golden hour calculator for Abu Dhabi
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Golden and blue hour in Abu Dhabi: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Abu Dhabi (24.4539, 54.3773) and the Asia/Dubai timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 30 minutes in March and 34 in December — schedule "an hour" and you are wrong in both.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 07:09 | 17:56 | 07:42 | 17:23 | 18:11 | 10h 47min |
| February | 06:57 | 18:18 | 07:29 | 17:47 | 18:32 | 11h 20min |
| March | 06:33 | 18:32 | 07:03 | 18:02 | 18:46 | 11h 59min |
| April | 06:02 | 18:45 | 06:32 | 18:14 | 18:59 | 12h 43min |
| May | 05:40 | 18:59 | 06:12 | 18:27 | 19:14 | 13h 19min |
| June | 05:35 | 19:13 | 06:08 | 18:40 | 19:29 | 13h 38min |
| July | 05:44 | 19:14 | 06:16 | 18:42 | 19:30 | 13h 31min |
| August | 05:58 | 18:58 | 06:29 | 18:27 | 19:13 | 13h 00min |
| September | 06:09 | 18:28 | 06:39 | 17:58 | 18:42 | 12h 19min |
| October | 06:21 | 17:57 | 06:51 | 17:27 | 18:11 | 11h 37min |
| November | 06:39 | 17:37 | 07:11 | 17:05 | 17:52 | 10h 58min |
| December | 06:59 | 17:37 | 07:33 | 17:04 | 17:53 | 10h 38min |
Fitting the window into the shoot day
The evening window is the reliable half: the crew is warmed up, the setup exists, and golden hour is the last slot before wrap. The morning window right after sunrise (until 06:08 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:35.
After sunset, Abu Dhabi still offers the blue hour: from 19:29 to 19:39 in June (10 minutes). If you need both looks on one evening, everything from the start of golden hour to the end of blue hour is one continuous window — with no room for a re-rig inside it.
Frequently asked
When is golden hour in Abu Dhabi today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Abu Dhabi from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 18:40, in mid-December at 17:04.
How long does golden hour last in Abu Dhabi?
Between 30 minutes (March) and 34 minutes (December) in the evening. The name misleads — it never actually reaches a full hour here.
How accurate are the times?
To about one minute (standard NOAA-style solar computation). Not included: horizon shading from buildings or hills to the west — which can genuinely shorten the window at your location.