Golden hour in Guadalajara
Golden hour in Guadalajara starts at 19:04 on 15 June and runs 32 minutes; on 15 December it is 33 minutes from 17:43. The calculator above is preset to Guadalajara — pick a date and sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hour for that exact shoot day are right there, exportable as a calendar entry.
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Golden and blue hour in Guadalajara: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Guadalajara (20.6597, -103.3496) and the America/Mexico_City timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 29 minutes in March and 33 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 | 07:33 | 18:34 | 08:05 | 18:02 | 18:48 | 11h 01min |
| February | 07:24 | 18:53 | 07:54 | 18:23 | 19:07 | 11h 29min |
| March | 07:03 | 19:04 | 07:32 | 18:34 | 19:17 | 12h 01min |
| April | 06:35 | 19:13 | 07:05 | 18:43 | 19:26 | 12h 37min |
| May | 06:17 | 19:24 | 06:48 | 18:53 | 19:39 | 13h 07min |
| June | 06:13 | 19:36 | 06:45 | 19:04 | 19:51 | 13h 23min |
| July | 06:22 | 19:38 | 06:53 | 19:06 | 19:53 | 13h 16min |
| August | 06:34 | 19:24 | 07:04 | 18:54 | 19:38 | 12h 51min |
| September | 06:41 | 18:58 | 07:11 | 18:28 | 19:11 | 12h 16min |
| October | 06:49 | 18:30 | 07:19 | 18:01 | 18:44 | 11h 41min |
| November | 07:04 | 18:14 | 07:35 | 17:42 | 18:28 | 11h 10min |
| December | 07:23 | 18:16 | 07:55 | 17:43 | 18:31 | 10h 53min |
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 06:45 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:13.
After sunset, Guadalajara still offers the blue hour: from 19:51 to 20:01 in June (10 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 Guadalajara today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Guadalajara from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:04, in mid-December at 17:43.
How long does golden hour last in Guadalajara?
Between 29 minutes (March) and 33 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.