Golden hour in Dakar
Golden hour in Dakar starts at 19:10 on 15 June and runs 31 minutes; on 15 December it is 31 minutes from 18:12. The calculator above is preset to Dakar — 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 Dakar
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Golden and blue hour in Dakar: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Dakar (14.6928, -17.4467) and the Africa/Dakar timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 28 minutes in March and 31 in January — 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 | 07:39 | 19:00 | 08:10 | 18:30 | 19:14 | 11h 21min |
| February | 07:35 | 19:15 | 08:04 | 18:46 | 19:28 | 11h 40min |
| March | 07:18 | 19:21 | 07:47 | 18:53 | 19:34 | 12h 02min |
| April | 06:57 | 19:24 | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:38 | 12h 28min |
| May | 06:43 | 19:31 | 07:13 | 19:01 | 19:45 | 12h 48min |
| June | 06:41 | 19:41 | 07:12 | 19:10 | 19:55 | 12h 59min |
| July | 06:49 | 19:44 | 07:19 | 19:13 | 19:58 | 12h 55min |
| August | 06:57 | 19:34 | 07:26 | 19:05 | 19:47 | 12h 37min |
| September | 06:59 | 19:13 | 07:28 | 18:44 | 19:26 | 12h 13min |
| October | 07:02 | 18:51 | 07:30 | 18:22 | 19:04 | 11h 49min |
| November | 07:12 | 18:39 | 07:42 | 18:09 | 18:53 | 11h 27min |
| December | 07:28 | 18:44 | 07:59 | 18:12 | 18:58 | 11h 16min |
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 07:12 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:41.
After sunset, Dakar still offers the blue hour: from 19:55 to 20:04 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 Dakar today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Dakar from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:10, in mid-December at 18:12.
How long does golden hour last in Dakar?
Between 28 minutes (March) and 31 minutes (January) 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.