Golden hour in Halifax
Golden hour in Halifax starts at 20:17 on 15 June and runs 45 minutes; on 15 December it is 48 minutes from 15:47. The calculator above is preset to Halifax — 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 Halifax
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Golden and blue hour in Halifax: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Halifax (44.6488, -63.5752) and the America/Halifax timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 38 minutes in September and 48 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 | 07:49 | 17:00 | 08:35 | 16:14 | 17:20 | 9h 11min |
| February | 07:16 | 17:43 | 07:57 | 17:02 | 18:01 | 10h 27min |
| March | 07:28 | 19:20 | 08:06 | 18:42 | 19:38 | 11h 53min |
| April | 06:31 | 19:59 | 07:10 | 19:20 | 20:18 | 13h 28min |
| May | 05:47 | 20:36 | 06:29 | 19:54 | 20:56 | 14h 48min |
| June | 05:29 | 21:02 | 06:14 | 20:17 | 21:24 | 15h 33min |
| July | 05:44 | 20:58 | 06:27 | 20:14 | 21:19 | 15h 14min |
| August | 06:18 | 20:22 | 06:58 | 19:42 | 20:41 | 14h 04min |
| September | 06:54 | 19:27 | 07:32 | 18:49 | 19:45 | 12h 33min |
| October | 07:30 | 18:31 | 08:10 | 17:52 | 18:50 | 11h 01min |
| November | 07:12 | 16:48 | 07:56 | 16:04 | 17:07 | 9h 36min |
| December | 07:45 | 16:35 | 08:33 | 15:47 | 16:56 | 8h 50min |
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 06:14 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:29.
After sunset, Halifax still offers the blue hour: from 21:24 to 21:39 in June (15 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 Halifax today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Halifax from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:17, in mid-December at 15:47.
How long does golden hour last in Halifax?
Between 38 minutes (September) and 48 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.