Golden hour in Cork
Golden hour in Cork starts at 21:01 on 15 June and runs 55 minutes; on 15 December it is 62 minutes from 15:21. The calculator above is preset to Cork — 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 Cork
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Golden and blue hour in Cork: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Cork (51.8985, -8.4756) and the Europe/Dublin timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 44 minutes in September and 62 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 | 08:35 | 16:52 | 09:34 | 15:54 | 17:16 | 8h 17min |
| February | 07:50 | 17:48 | 08:39 | 16:59 | 18:09 | 9h 58min |
| March | 06:50 | 18:38 | 07:34 | 17:53 | 18:59 | 11h 48min |
| April | 06:38 | 20:31 | 07:24 | 19:45 | 20:52 | 13h 52min |
| May | 05:42 | 21:21 | 06:32 | 20:30 | 21:46 | 15h 39min |
| June | 05:15 | 21:56 | 06:10 | 21:01 | 22:24 | 16h 41min |
| July | 05:33 | 21:48 | 06:25 | 20:55 | 22:15 | 16h 15min |
| August | 06:19 | 21:00 | 07:06 | 20:13 | 21:23 | 14h 41min |
| September | 07:09 | 19:51 | 07:53 | 19:07 | 20:12 | 12h 42min |
| October | 07:59 | 18:42 | 08:45 | 17:56 | 19:03 | 10h 44min |
| November | 07:54 | 16:45 | 08:48 | 15:51 | 17:08 | 8h 51min |
| December | 08:36 | 16:24 | 09:38 | 15:21 | 16:49 | 7h 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 06:10 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:15.
After sunset, Cork still offers the blue hour: from 22:24 to 22:44 in June (20 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 Cork today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Cork from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 21:01, in mid-December at 15:21.
How long does golden hour last in Cork?
Between 44 minutes (September) and 62 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.