Golden hour in Antwerp

Golden hour in Antwerp starts at 21:07 on 15 June and runs 54 minutes; on 15 December it is 61 minutes from 15:35. The calculator above is preset to Antwerp — 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 Antwerp: all twelve months

The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Antwerp (51.2194, 4.4025) in the Europe/Brussels timezone, DST included. Between December (61 minutes) and March (44 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.4.

Golden and blue hour in Antwerp, 2026 (mid-month, local time)
MonthSunriseSunsetGolden am (until)Golden pm (from)Blue hour (from)Daylight
January08:4117:0409:3816:0717:278h 23min
February07:5717:5808:4517:1018:1910h 01min
March06:5818:4707:4218:0319:0711h 49min
April06:4820:3807:3319:5320:5913h 49min
May05:5321:2606:4220:3721:5115h 33min
June05:2722:0006:2121:0722:2816h 33min
July05:4521:5306:3621:0222:2016h 09min
August06:2921:0707:1620:2021:2914h 37min
September07:1819:5908:0219:1620:2012h 42min
October08:0618:5208:5218:0619:1210h 46min
November08:0016:5608:5316:0317:198h 56min
December08:4116:3609:4115:3517:017h 55min

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 06:21 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:27.

After sunset, Antwerp still offers the blue hour: from 22:28 to 22:47 in June (19 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 Antwerp today?

Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Antwerp from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 21:07, in mid-December at 15:35.

How long does golden hour last in Antwerp?

Between 44 minutes (March) and 61 minutes (December) in the evening. The name misleads — it only reaches a full hour in the longest months.

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.