Golden hour in Galway
Golden hour in Galway starts at 21:09 on 15 June and runs 57 minutes; on 15 December it is 67 minutes from 15:12. The calculator above is preset to Galway — 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 Galway
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Golden and blue hour in Galway: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Galway (53.2707, -9.0568) and the Europe/Dublin timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 46 minutes in March and 67 in December — 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 | 08:44 | 16:48 | 09:46 | 15:47 | 17:14 | 8h 04min |
| February | 07:56 | 17:47 | 08:46 | 16:56 | 18:09 | 9h 51min |
| March | 06:52 | 18:40 | 07:38 | 17:54 | 19:01 | 11h 48min |
| April | 06:38 | 20:36 | 07:25 | 19:49 | 20:58 | 13h 58min |
| May | 05:38 | 21:29 | 06:30 | 20:37 | 21:55 | 15h 51min |
| June | 05:09 | 22:06 | 06:06 | 21:09 | 22:37 | 16h 57min |
| July | 05:28 | 21:58 | 06:23 | 21:03 | 22:26 | 16h 30min |
| August | 06:17 | 21:06 | 07:06 | 20:18 | 21:30 | 14h 50min |
| September | 07:10 | 19:55 | 07:56 | 19:09 | 20:16 | 12h 44min |
| October | 08:03 | 18:42 | 08:51 | 17:54 | 19:04 | 10h 39min |
| November | 08:01 | 16:42 | 08:58 | 15:45 | 17:06 | 8h 41min |
| December | 08:45 | 16:19 | 09:52 | 15:12 | 16:45 | 7h 33min |
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 06:06 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:09.
After sunset, Galway still offers the blue hour: from 22:37 to 22:58 in June (21 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 Galway today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Galway from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 21:09, in mid-December at 15:12.
How long does golden hour last in Galway?
Between 46 minutes (March) and 67 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.