Golden hour in Hamilton
Golden hour in Hamilton starts at 20:19 on 15 June and runs 43 minutes; on 15 December it is 46 minutes from 15:59. The calculator above is preset to Hamilton — 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 Hamilton
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Golden and blue hour in Hamilton: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Hamilton (43.2557, -79.8711) in the America/Toronto timezone, DST included. Between December (46 minutes) and March (38 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 | 07:49 | 17:10 | 08:34 | 16:25 | 17:29 | 9h 20min |
| February | 07:19 | 17:51 | 07:59 | 17:11 | 18:09 | 10h 32min |
| March | 07:33 | 19:26 | 08:10 | 18:48 | 19:43 | 11h 53min |
| April | 06:38 | 20:02 | 07:16 | 19:24 | 20:20 | 13h 24min |
| May | 05:57 | 20:37 | 06:38 | 19:56 | 20:57 | 14h 40min |
| June | 05:40 | 21:02 | 06:23 | 20:19 | 21:23 | 15h 22min |
| July | 05:54 | 20:58 | 06:36 | 20:16 | 21:19 | 15h 05min |
| August | 06:26 | 20:24 | 07:05 | 19:45 | 20:43 | 13h 59min |
| September | 07:00 | 19:32 | 07:37 | 18:54 | 19:49 | 12h 32min |
| October | 07:34 | 18:38 | 08:12 | 17:59 | 18:56 | 11h 04min |
| November | 07:13 | 16:57 | 07:56 | 16:14 | 17:16 | 9h 43min |
| December | 07:46 | 16:45 | 08:32 | 15:59 | 17:06 | 9h 00min |
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 06:23 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:40.
After sunset, Hamilton still offers the blue hour: from 21:23 to 21:38 in June (14 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 Hamilton today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Hamilton from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:19, in mid-December at 15:59.
How long does golden hour last in Hamilton?
Between 38 minutes (March) and 46 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.