Golden hour in Astana
Golden hour in Astana starts at 19:38 on 15 June and runs 53 minutes; on 15 December it is 60 minutes from 15:07. The calculator above is preset to Astana — 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 Astana
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Golden and blue hour in Astana: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Astana (51.1694, 71.4491) in the Asia/Almaty timezone, DST included. Between December (60 minutes) and March (44 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.4.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 08:13 | 16:35 | 09:09 | 15:39 | 16:59 | 8h 23min |
| February | 07:29 | 17:29 | 08:17 | 16:42 | 17:51 | 10h 00min |
| March | 06:30 | 18:18 | 07:14 | 17:34 | 18:38 | 11h 48min |
| April | 05:21 | 19:09 | 06:05 | 18:25 | 19:31 | 13h 49min |
| May | 04:25 | 19:58 | 05:14 | 19:09 | 20:22 | 15h 32min |
| June | 03:59 | 20:32 | 04:53 | 19:38 | 20:59 | 16h 33min |
| July | 04:16 | 20:25 | 05:08 | 19:33 | 20:51 | 16h 09min |
| August | 05:01 | 19:39 | 05:47 | 18:52 | 20:01 | 14h 38min |
| September | 05:49 | 18:32 | 06:33 | 17:48 | 18:52 | 12h 42min |
| October | 06:37 | 17:24 | 07:23 | 16:38 | 17:45 | 10h 47min |
| November | 07:31 | 16:28 | 08:24 | 15:35 | 16:51 | 8h 57min |
| December | 08:12 | 16:08 | 09:13 | 15:07 | 16:33 | 7h 56min |
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 04:53 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 03:59.
After sunset, Astana still offers the blue hour: from 20:59 to 21:18 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 Astana today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Astana from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:38, in mid-December at 15:07.
How long does golden hour last in Astana?
Between 44 minutes (March) and 60 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.