Golden hour in Barcelona
Golden hour in Barcelona starts at 20:45 on 15 June and runs 42 minutes; on 15 December it is 44 minutes from 16:39. The calculator above is preset to Barcelona — 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 Barcelona
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Golden and blue hour in Barcelona: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Barcelona (41.3851, 2.1734) and the Europe/Madrid timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 36 minutes in September and 44 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 | 08:16 | 17:47 | 08:59 | 17:04 | 18:05 | 9h 31min |
| February | 07:48 | 18:25 | 08:26 | 17:46 | 18:43 | 10h 37min |
| March | 07:04 | 18:58 | 07:41 | 18:21 | 19:15 | 11h 53min |
| April | 07:13 | 20:31 | 07:50 | 19:54 | 20:49 | 13h 19min |
| May | 06:34 | 21:03 | 07:13 | 20:24 | 21:23 | 14h 30min |
| June | 06:18 | 21:27 | 07:00 | 20:45 | 21:48 | 15h 09min |
| July | 06:31 | 21:24 | 07:12 | 20:44 | 21:44 | 14h 53min |
| August | 07:01 | 20:53 | 07:39 | 20:15 | 21:11 | 13h 52min |
| September | 07:32 | 20:03 | 08:09 | 19:26 | 20:20 | 12h 31min |
| October | 08:03 | 19:12 | 08:41 | 18:35 | 19:29 | 11h 09min |
| November | 07:40 | 17:33 | 08:21 | 16:52 | 17:52 | 9h 53min |
| December | 08:11 | 17:23 | 08:55 | 16:39 | 17:43 | 9h 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 07:00 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:18.
After sunset, Barcelona still offers the blue hour: from 21:48 to 22:01 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 Barcelona today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Barcelona from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:45, in mid-December at 16:39.
How long does golden hour last in Barcelona?
Between 36 minutes (September) and 44 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.