Golden hour in Albuquerque
Golden hour in Albuquerque starts at 19:46 on 15 June and runs 37 minutes; on 15 December it is 39 minutes from 16:18. The calculator above is preset to Albuquerque — pick a date and sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hour for that exact shoot day are right there, exportable as a calendar entry.
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Golden and blue hour in Albuquerque: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Albuquerque (35.0844, -106.6504) in the America/Denver timezone, DST included. Between December (39 minutes) and September (33 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.2.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 07:15 | 17:18 | 07:53 | 16:40 | 17:35 | 10h 03min |
| February | 06:54 | 17:50 | 07:29 | 17:15 | 18:06 | 10h 56min |
| March | 07:18 | 19:15 | 07:52 | 18:41 | 19:30 | 11h 56min |
| April | 06:35 | 19:39 | 07:09 | 19:05 | 19:55 | 13h 04min |
| May | 06:04 | 20:04 | 06:40 | 19:28 | 20:21 | 14h 00min |
| June | 05:53 | 20:23 | 06:30 | 19:46 | 20:41 | 14h 30min |
| July | 06:04 | 20:22 | 06:41 | 19:45 | 20:40 | 14h 18min |
| August | 06:27 | 19:57 | 07:02 | 19:22 | 20:13 | 13h 29min |
| September | 06:50 | 19:15 | 07:24 | 18:42 | 19:31 | 12h 25min |
| October | 07:13 | 18:33 | 07:47 | 17:59 | 18:49 | 11h 20min |
| November | 06:42 | 17:02 | 07:19 | 16:25 | 17:19 | 10h 20min |
| December | 07:08 | 16:57 | 07:47 | 16:18 | 17:14 | 9h 49min |
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 06:30 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:53.
After sunset, Albuquerque still offers the blue hour: from 20:41 to 20:53 in June (12 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 Albuquerque today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Albuquerque from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:46, in mid-December at 16:18.
How long does golden hour last in Albuquerque?
Between 33 minutes (September) and 39 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.