Golden hour in Baltimore

Golden hour in Baltimore starts at 19:55 on 15 June and runs 40 minutes; on 15 December it is 42 minutes from 16:03. The calculator above is preset to Baltimore — 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 Baltimore

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Golden and blue hour in Baltimore: all twelve months

Everything derives from the coordinates of Baltimore (39.2904, -76.6122) and the America/New_York timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 35 minutes in March and 42 in December — schedule "an hour" and you are wrong in both.

Golden and blue hour in Baltimore, 2026 (mid-month, local time)
MonthSunriseSunsetGolden am (until)Golden pm (from)Blue hour (from)Daylight
January07:2517:0808:0616:2717:269h 42min
February06:5917:4407:3717:0618:0110h 44min
March07:1919:1407:5418:3819:3011h 55min
April06:3019:4407:0619:0820:0113h 14min
May05:5420:1306:3219:3520:3214h 20min
June05:4020:3506:2019:5520:5514h 55min
July05:5320:3306:3219:5420:5214h 40min
August06:2020:0406:5719:2720:2113h 43min
September06:4819:1707:2418:4119:3312h 28min
October07:1718:2907:5317:5318:4611h 12min
November06:5116:5307:3016:1417:1110h 02min
December07:2016:4508:0216:0317:049h 25min

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 06:20 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:40.

After sunset, Baltimore still offers the blue hour: from 20:55 to 21:08 in June (13 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 Baltimore today?

Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Baltimore from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:55, in mid-December at 16:03.

How long does golden hour last in Baltimore?

Between 35 minutes (March) and 42 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.