Golden hour in Buffalo
Golden hour in Buffalo starts at 20:14 on 15 June and runs 43 minutes; on 15 December it is 46 minutes from 15:57. The calculator above is preset to Buffalo — 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 Buffalo
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Golden and blue hour in Buffalo: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Buffalo (42.8864, -78.8784) and the America/New_York timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 37 minutes in March and 46 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 | 07:44 | 17:07 | 08:29 | 16:22 | 17:26 | 9h 22min |
| February | 07:14 | 17:47 | 07:54 | 17:07 | 18:05 | 10h 33min |
| March | 07:29 | 19:22 | 08:06 | 18:45 | 19:39 | 11h 53min |
| April | 06:35 | 19:58 | 07:13 | 19:20 | 20:16 | 13h 23min |
| May | 05:54 | 20:32 | 06:34 | 19:51 | 20:52 | 14h 38min |
| June | 05:37 | 20:57 | 06:20 | 20:14 | 21:18 | 15h 20min |
| July | 05:51 | 20:53 | 06:33 | 20:11 | 21:14 | 15h 02min |
| August | 06:22 | 20:19 | 07:01 | 19:40 | 20:38 | 13h 57min |
| September | 06:56 | 19:27 | 07:33 | 18:50 | 19:45 | 12h 31min |
| October | 07:29 | 18:35 | 08:08 | 17:56 | 18:52 | 11h 05min |
| November | 07:08 | 16:54 | 07:51 | 16:11 | 17:12 | 9h 45min |
| December | 07:40 | 16:43 | 08:26 | 15:57 | 17:03 | 9h 02min |
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 05:37.
After sunset, Buffalo still offers the blue hour: from 21:18 to 21:32 in June (14 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 Buffalo today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Buffalo from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:14, in mid-December at 15:57.
How long does golden hour last in Buffalo?
Between 37 minutes (March) and 46 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.