Golden hour in Charlotte
Golden hour in Charlotte starts at 20:03 on 15 June and runs 38 minutes; on 15 December it is 39 minutes from 16:34. The calculator above is preset to Charlotte — 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 Charlotte
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Golden and blue hour in Charlotte: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Charlotte (35.2271, -80.8431) in the America/New_York timezone, DST included. Between December (39 minutes) and September (33 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.2.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 07:32 | 17:35 | 08:10 | 16:57 | 17:52 | 10h 03min |
| February | 07:11 | 18:06 | 07:46 | 17:31 | 18:22 | 10h 56min |
| March | 07:35 | 19:31 | 08:09 | 18:58 | 19:47 | 11h 56min |
| April | 06:52 | 19:56 | 07:26 | 19:22 | 20:12 | 13h 04min |
| May | 06:20 | 20:21 | 06:56 | 19:45 | 20:38 | 14h 01min |
| June | 06:09 | 20:40 | 06:47 | 20:03 | 20:58 | 14h 31min |
| July | 06:21 | 20:39 | 06:58 | 20:02 | 20:57 | 14h 18min |
| August | 06:44 | 20:14 | 07:19 | 19:39 | 20:30 | 13h 30min |
| September | 07:07 | 19:32 | 07:40 | 18:59 | 19:48 | 12h 25min |
| October | 07:30 | 18:50 | 08:04 | 18:15 | 19:05 | 11h 20min |
| November | 06:59 | 17:19 | 07:36 | 16:42 | 17:35 | 10h 20min |
| December | 07:25 | 17:13 | 08:05 | 16:34 | 17:31 | 9h 48min |
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 06:47 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:09.
After sunset, Charlotte still offers the blue hour: from 20:58 to 21:10 in June (12 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 Charlotte today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Charlotte from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:03, in mid-December at 16:34.
How long does golden hour last in Charlotte?
Between 33 minutes (September) and 39 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.