Golden hour in Belfast
Golden hour in Belfast starts at 21:02 on 15 June and runs 60 minutes; on 15 December it is 72 minutes from 14:47. The calculator above is preset to Belfast — 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 Belfast
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Golden and blue hour in Belfast: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Belfast (54.5973, -5.9301) and the Europe/London timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 47 minutes in September and 72 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 | 08:38 | 16:29 | 09:44 | 15:24 | 16:56 | 7h 51min |
| February | 07:47 | 17:31 | 08:39 | 16:38 | 17:54 | 9h 44min |
| March | 06:40 | 18:27 | 07:28 | 17:39 | 18:49 | 11h 47min |
| April | 06:23 | 20:26 | 07:11 | 19:38 | 20:50 | 14h 04min |
| May | 05:19 | 21:23 | 06:14 | 20:28 | 21:50 | 16h 03min |
| June | 04:48 | 22:02 | 05:48 | 21:02 | 22:35 | 17h 14min |
| July | 05:08 | 21:53 | 06:05 | 20:55 | 22:23 | 16h 45min |
| August | 06:00 | 20:58 | 06:51 | 20:08 | 21:23 | 14h 58min |
| September | 06:57 | 19:43 | 07:44 | 18:56 | 20:05 | 12h 46min |
| October | 07:53 | 18:28 | 08:42 | 17:38 | 18:50 | 10h 35min |
| November | 07:54 | 16:24 | 08:54 | 15:24 | 16:49 | 8h 30min |
| December | 08:41 | 15:59 | 09:53 | 14:47 | 16:27 | 7h 18min |
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 05:48 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 04:48.
After sunset, Belfast still offers the blue hour: from 22:35 to 22:58 in June (24 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 Belfast today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Belfast from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 21:02, in mid-December at 14:47.
How long does golden hour last in Belfast?
Between 47 minutes (September) and 72 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.