Golden hour in Granada
Golden hour in Granada starts at 20:58 on 15 June and runs 39 minutes; on 15 December it is 41 minutes from 17:18. The calculator above is preset to Granada — 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 Granada
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Golden and blue hour in Granada: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Granada (37.1773, -3.5986) in the Europe/Madrid timezone, DST included. Between December (41 minutes) and March (34 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 | 08:28 | 18:21 | 09:07 | 17:41 | 18:38 | 9h 53min |
| February | 08:05 | 18:54 | 08:41 | 18:18 | 19:11 | 10h 50min |
| March | 07:27 | 19:22 | 08:01 | 18:47 | 19:38 | 11h 55min |
| April | 07:41 | 20:49 | 08:16 | 20:14 | 21:06 | 13h 08min |
| May | 07:07 | 21:16 | 07:44 | 20:39 | 21:34 | 14h 09min |
| June | 06:55 | 21:37 | 07:33 | 20:58 | 21:56 | 14h 42min |
| July | 07:06 | 21:35 | 07:44 | 20:57 | 21:54 | 14h 29min |
| August | 07:32 | 21:08 | 08:07 | 20:33 | 21:25 | 13h 37min |
| September | 07:57 | 20:24 | 08:31 | 19:50 | 20:40 | 12h 27min |
| October | 08:23 | 19:39 | 08:58 | 19:04 | 19:55 | 11h 17min |
| November | 07:54 | 18:06 | 08:32 | 17:28 | 18:23 | 10h 12min |
| December | 08:22 | 17:59 | 09:02 | 17:18 | 18:17 | 9h 37min |
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 07:33 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:55.
After sunset, Granada still offers the blue hour: from 21:56 to 22:08 in June (12 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 Granada today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Granada from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:58, in mid-December at 17:18.
How long does golden hour last in Granada?
Between 34 minutes (March) and 41 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.