Golden hour in Groningen
Golden hour in Groningen starts at 21:06 on 15 June and runs 57 minutes; on 15 December it is 67 minutes from 15:10. The calculator above is preset to Groningen — 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 Groningen
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Golden and blue hour in Groningen: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Groningen (53.2194, 6.5665) and the Europe/Amsterdam 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 | 08:41 | 16:46 | 09:43 | 15:44 | 17:11 | 8h 04min |
| February | 07:53 | 17:44 | 08:44 | 16:54 | 18:07 | 9h 51min |
| March | 06:50 | 18:37 | 07:36 | 17:51 | 18:59 | 11h 48min |
| April | 06:36 | 20:33 | 07:23 | 19:46 | 20:56 | 13h 57min |
| May | 05:36 | 21:26 | 06:28 | 20:34 | 21:53 | 15h 50min |
| June | 05:07 | 22:03 | 06:04 | 21:06 | 22:34 | 16h 56min |
| July | 05:26 | 21:55 | 06:21 | 21:00 | 22:23 | 16h 29min |
| August | 06:15 | 21:04 | 07:03 | 20:15 | 21:28 | 14h 49min |
| September | 07:08 | 19:52 | 07:54 | 19:06 | 20:14 | 12h 44min |
| October | 08:00 | 18:40 | 08:48 | 17:52 | 19:02 | 10h 40min |
| November | 07:59 | 16:40 | 08:55 | 15:43 | 17:04 | 8h 41min |
| December | 08:43 | 16:17 | 09:49 | 15:10 | 16:43 | 7h 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 06:04 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:07.
After sunset, Groningen still offers the blue hour: from 22:34 to 22:55 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 Groningen today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Groningen from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 21:06, in mid-December at 15:10.
How long does golden hour last in Groningen?
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.