Golden hour in Doha
Golden hour in Doha starts at 17:53 on 15 June and runs 33 minutes; on 15 December it is 34 minutes from 16:13. The calculator above is preset to Doha — 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 Doha
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Golden and blue hour in Doha: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Doha (25.2854, 51.531) in the Asia/Qatar timezone, DST included. Between December (34 minutes) and March (30 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 | 06:22 | 17:06 | 06:55 | 16:32 | 17:21 | 10h 44min |
| February | 06:10 | 17:28 | 06:41 | 16:57 | 17:43 | 11h 18min |
| March | 05:44 | 17:43 | 06:15 | 17:13 | 17:57 | 11h 59min |
| April | 05:12 | 17:57 | 05:43 | 17:26 | 18:11 | 12h 44min |
| May | 04:50 | 18:12 | 05:22 | 17:40 | 18:27 | 13h 22min |
| June | 04:44 | 18:26 | 05:17 | 17:53 | 18:42 | 13h 42min |
| July | 04:53 | 18:27 | 05:26 | 17:55 | 18:43 | 13h 34min |
| August | 05:08 | 18:11 | 05:39 | 17:39 | 18:25 | 13h 02min |
| September | 05:21 | 17:40 | 05:51 | 17:10 | 17:54 | 12h 19min |
| October | 05:33 | 17:08 | 06:03 | 16:37 | 17:22 | 11h 35min |
| November | 05:52 | 16:47 | 06:24 | 16:15 | 17:02 | 10h 56min |
| December | 06:12 | 16:47 | 06:46 | 16:13 | 17:02 | 10h 34min |
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 05:17 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 04:44.
After sunset, Doha still offers the blue hour: from 18:42 to 18:52 in June (10 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 Doha today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Doha from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 17:53, in mid-December at 16:13.
How long does golden hour last in Doha?
Between 30 minutes (March) and 34 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.