Golden hour in Chiang Mai
Golden hour in Chiang Mai starts at 18:31 on 15 June and runs 32 minutes; on 15 December it is 32 minutes from 17:18. The calculator above is preset to Chiang Mai — 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 Chiang Mai
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Golden and blue hour in Chiang Mai: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Chiang Mai (18.7883, 98.9853) in the Asia/Bangkok timezone, DST included. Between June (32 minutes) and March (29 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.1.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 07:00 | 18:07 | 07:32 | 17:36 | 18:22 | 11h 07min |
| February | 06:53 | 18:25 | 07:23 | 17:55 | 18:39 | 11h 32min |
| March | 06:34 | 18:34 | 07:03 | 18:05 | 18:48 | 12h 01min |
| April | 06:08 | 18:42 | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:55 | 12h 34min |
| May | 05:51 | 18:52 | 06:22 | 18:21 | 19:06 | 13h 01min |
| June | 05:48 | 19:03 | 06:19 | 18:31 | 19:18 | 13h 15min |
| July | 05:56 | 19:05 | 06:27 | 18:34 | 19:20 | 13h 10min |
| August | 06:06 | 18:53 | 06:36 | 18:23 | 19:07 | 12h 47min |
| September | 06:13 | 18:28 | 06:41 | 17:59 | 18:42 | 12h 16min |
| October | 06:18 | 18:03 | 06:48 | 17:33 | 18:16 | 11h 44min |
| November | 06:32 | 17:47 | 07:03 | 17:16 | 18:01 | 11h 16min |
| December | 06:50 | 17:50 | 07:22 | 17:18 | 18:05 | 11h 01min |
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 06:19 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:48.
After sunset, Chiang Mai still offers the blue hour: from 19:18 to 19:27 in June (9 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 Chiang Mai today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Chiang Mai from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 18:31, in mid-December at 17:18.
How long does golden hour last in Chiang Mai?
Between 29 minutes (March) and 32 minutes (June) 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.