Golden hour in Atlanta
Golden hour in Atlanta starts at 20:14 on 15 June and runs 37 minutes; on 15 December it is 38 minutes from 16:53. The calculator above is preset to Atlanta — 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 Atlanta
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Golden and blue hour in Atlanta: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Atlanta (33.749, -84.388) and the America/New_York timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 33 minutes in March and 38 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 | 07:43 | 17:52 | 08:20 | 17:15 | 18:09 | 10h 09min |
| February | 07:23 | 18:22 | 07:57 | 17:48 | 18:38 | 10h 59min |
| March | 07:49 | 19:46 | 08:22 | 19:13 | 20:01 | 11h 57min |
| April | 07:08 | 20:09 | 07:41 | 19:35 | 20:24 | 13h 01min |
| May | 06:38 | 20:32 | 07:13 | 19:57 | 20:49 | 13h 54min |
| June | 06:27 | 20:50 | 07:04 | 20:14 | 21:08 | 14h 23min |
| July | 06:39 | 20:50 | 07:15 | 20:14 | 21:07 | 14h 11min |
| August | 07:00 | 20:26 | 07:34 | 19:52 | 20:42 | 13h 25min |
| September | 07:22 | 19:46 | 07:55 | 19:13 | 20:01 | 12h 24min |
| October | 07:43 | 19:05 | 08:17 | 18:31 | 19:20 | 11h 22min |
| November | 07:10 | 17:36 | 07:47 | 17:00 | 17:52 | 10h 25min |
| December | 07:36 | 17:31 | 08:14 | 16:53 | 17:48 | 9h 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 07:04 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:27.
After sunset, Atlanta still offers the blue hour: from 21:08 to 21:19 in June (11 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 Atlanta today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Atlanta from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:14, in mid-December at 16:53.
How long does golden hour last in Atlanta?
Between 33 minutes (March) and 38 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.