Golden hour in Columbus
Golden hour in Columbus starts at 20:22 on 15 June and runs 41 minutes; on 15 December it is 43 minutes from 16:26. The calculator above is preset to Columbus — pick a date and sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hour for that exact shoot day are right there, exportable as a calendar entry.
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Golden and blue hour in Columbus: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Columbus (39.9612, -82.9988) in the America/New_York timezone, DST included. Between December (43 minutes) and March (36 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 | 07:53 | 17:31 | 08:34 | 16:50 | 17:50 | 9h 39min |
| February | 07:26 | 18:08 | 08:04 | 17:31 | 18:25 | 10h 42min |
| March | 07:44 | 19:39 | 08:20 | 19:03 | 19:56 | 11h 55min |
| April | 06:55 | 20:10 | 07:31 | 19:34 | 20:27 | 13h 15min |
| May | 06:18 | 20:41 | 06:56 | 20:02 | 20:59 | 14h 23min |
| June | 06:04 | 21:03 | 06:44 | 20:22 | 21:23 | 15h 00min |
| July | 06:16 | 21:01 | 06:56 | 20:21 | 21:20 | 14h 44min |
| August | 06:44 | 20:30 | 07:22 | 19:53 | 20:48 | 13h 46min |
| September | 07:14 | 19:43 | 07:49 | 19:07 | 19:59 | 12h 29min |
| October | 07:43 | 18:54 | 08:20 | 18:17 | 19:11 | 11h 11min |
| November | 07:18 | 17:17 | 07:58 | 16:37 | 17:35 | 9h 59min |
| December | 07:47 | 17:09 | 08:30 | 16:26 | 17:27 | 9h 21min |
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 06:44 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:04.
After sunset, Columbus still offers the blue hour: from 21:23 to 21:36 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 Columbus today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Columbus from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:22, in mid-December at 16:26.
How long does golden hour last in Columbus?
Between 36 minutes (March) and 43 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.