Golden hour in Denver
Golden hour in Denver starts at 19:50 on 15 June and runs 41 minutes; on 15 December it is 43 minutes from 15:55. The calculator above is preset to Denver — 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 Denver
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Golden and blue hour in Denver: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Denver (39.7392, -104.9903) in the America/Denver 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 | 07:20 | 17:00 | 08:01 | 16:19 | 17:18 | 9h 40min |
| February | 06:53 | 17:37 | 07:31 | 16:59 | 17:54 | 10h 43min |
| March | 07:12 | 19:07 | 07:48 | 18:31 | 19:24 | 11h 55min |
| April | 06:23 | 19:38 | 06:59 | 19:02 | 19:55 | 13h 15min |
| May | 05:46 | 20:08 | 06:25 | 19:30 | 20:27 | 14h 22min |
| June | 05:32 | 20:30 | 06:13 | 19:50 | 20:50 | 14h 58min |
| July | 05:45 | 20:28 | 06:25 | 19:48 | 20:47 | 14h 43min |
| August | 06:13 | 19:58 | 06:50 | 19:21 | 20:15 | 13h 45min |
| September | 06:42 | 19:10 | 07:17 | 18:35 | 19:27 | 12h 29min |
| October | 07:11 | 18:22 | 07:47 | 17:45 | 18:39 | 11h 11min |
| November | 06:45 | 16:46 | 07:25 | 16:06 | 17:03 | 10h 00min |
| December | 07:15 | 16:37 | 07:57 | 15:55 | 16:56 | 9h 22min |
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 06:13 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:32.
After sunset, Denver still offers the blue hour: from 20:50 to 21:03 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 Denver today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Denver from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:50, in mid-December at 15:55.
How long does golden hour last in Denver?
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.