Golden hour in Funchal
Golden hour in Funchal starts at 20:41 on 15 June and runs 36 minutes; on 15 December it is 37 minutes from 17:27. The calculator above is preset to Funchal — 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 Funchal
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Golden and blue hour in Funchal: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Funchal (32.6669, -16.9241) and the Atlantic/Madeira timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 32 minutes in September and 37 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 | 08:11 | 18:25 | 08:47 | 17:48 | 18:41 | 10h 14min |
| February | 07:52 | 18:54 | 08:26 | 18:20 | 19:09 | 11h 02min |
| March | 07:19 | 19:16 | 07:52 | 18:43 | 19:31 | 11h 57min |
| April | 07:39 | 20:38 | 08:12 | 20:05 | 20:53 | 12h 59min |
| May | 07:10 | 21:00 | 07:45 | 20:25 | 21:16 | 13h 50min |
| June | 07:00 | 21:18 | 07:37 | 20:41 | 21:35 | 14h 17min |
| July | 07:11 | 21:17 | 07:47 | 20:42 | 21:34 | 14h 06min |
| August | 07:32 | 20:54 | 08:06 | 20:21 | 21:10 | 13h 22min |
| September | 07:52 | 20:16 | 08:25 | 19:43 | 20:31 | 12h 24min |
| October | 08:12 | 19:36 | 08:45 | 19:03 | 19:51 | 11h 24min |
| November | 07:38 | 18:08 | 08:14 | 17:32 | 18:24 | 10h 30min |
| December | 08:03 | 18:04 | 08:41 | 17:27 | 18:21 | 10h 01min |
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 07:37 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 07:00.
After sunset, Funchal still offers the blue hour: from 21:35 to 21:46 in June (11 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 Funchal today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Funchal from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:41, in mid-December at 17:27.
How long does golden hour last in Funchal?
Between 32 minutes (September) and 37 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.