Golden hour in Austin
Golden hour in Austin starts at 20:00 on 15 June and runs 35 minutes; on 15 December it is 36 minutes from 16:57. The calculator above is preset to Austin — 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 Austin
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Golden and blue hour in Austin: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Austin (30.2672, -97.7431) in the America/Chicago timezone, DST included. Between December (36 minutes) and March (32 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.1.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 07:29 | 17:53 | 08:04 | 17:18 | 18:09 | 10h 24min |
| February | 07:12 | 18:20 | 07:45 | 17:47 | 18:35 | 11h 08min |
| March | 07:42 | 19:40 | 08:13 | 19:08 | 19:54 | 11h 58min |
| April | 07:04 | 19:59 | 07:37 | 19:27 | 20:14 | 12h 54min |
| May | 06:38 | 20:18 | 07:12 | 19:45 | 20:34 | 13h 41min |
| June | 06:30 | 20:35 | 07:05 | 20:00 | 20:52 | 14h 05min |
| July | 06:40 | 20:35 | 07:15 | 20:00 | 20:51 | 13h 55min |
| August | 06:59 | 20:14 | 07:32 | 19:41 | 20:29 | 13h 15min |
| September | 07:16 | 19:38 | 07:48 | 19:06 | 19:53 | 12h 22min |
| October | 07:34 | 19:01 | 08:06 | 18:29 | 19:16 | 11h 28min |
| November | 06:57 | 17:36 | 07:32 | 17:01 | 17:51 | 10h 38min |
| December | 07:21 | 17:33 | 07:57 | 16:57 | 17:49 | 10h 12min |
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 07:05 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:30.
After sunset, Austin still offers the blue hour: from 20:52 to 21:02 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 Austin today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Austin from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:00, in mid-December at 16:57.
How long does golden hour last in Austin?
Between 32 minutes (March) and 36 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.