Golden hour in Edmonton
Golden hour in Edmonton starts at 21:08 on 15 June and runs 58 minutes; on 15 December it is 68 minutes from 15:07. The calculator above is preset to Edmonton — 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 Edmonton
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Golden and blue hour in Edmonton: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Edmonton (53.5461, -113.4938) in the America/Edmonton timezone, DST included. Between December (68 minutes) and March (46 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.5.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 08:43 | 16:45 | 09:45 | 15:43 | 17:11 | 8h 02min |
| February | 07:54 | 17:44 | 08:45 | 16:53 | 18:07 | 9h 51min |
| March | 07:49 | 19:38 | 08:36 | 18:52 | 19:59 | 11h 49min |
| April | 06:34 | 20:35 | 07:22 | 19:47 | 20:57 | 14h 00min |
| May | 05:34 | 21:28 | 06:27 | 20:36 | 21:55 | 15h 54min |
| June | 05:05 | 22:06 | 06:03 | 21:08 | 22:37 | 17h 01min |
| July | 05:24 | 21:57 | 06:20 | 21:01 | 22:26 | 16h 32min |
| August | 06:14 | 21:04 | 07:03 | 20:15 | 21:29 | 14h 50min |
| September | 07:08 | 19:52 | 07:54 | 19:06 | 20:13 | 12h 43min |
| October | 08:02 | 18:39 | 08:50 | 17:51 | 19:01 | 10h 37min |
| November | 08:01 | 16:38 | 08:58 | 15:41 | 17:03 | 8h 37min |
| December | 08:45 | 16:15 | 09:53 | 15:07 | 16:42 | 7h 30min |
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 06:03 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:05.
After sunset, Edmonton still offers the blue hour: from 22:37 to 22:59 in June (22 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 Edmonton today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Edmonton from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 21:08, in mid-December at 15:07.
How long does golden hour last in Edmonton?
Between 46 minutes (March) and 68 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.