Golden hour in Hanoi
Golden hour in Hanoi starts at 18:08 on 15 June and runs 32 minutes; on 15 December it is 33 minutes from 16:46. The calculator above is preset to Hanoi — 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 Hanoi
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Golden and blue hour in Hanoi: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Hanoi (21.0278, 105.8342) and the Asia/Bangkok 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 | 06:37 | 17:36 | 07:09 | 17:04 | 17:51 | 10h 59min |
| February | 06:28 | 17:55 | 06:58 | 17:25 | 18:09 | 11h 27min |
| March | 06:07 | 18:07 | 06:36 | 17:37 | 18:20 | 12h 00min |
| April | 05:39 | 18:16 | 06:09 | 17:46 | 18:30 | 12h 37min |
| May | 05:20 | 18:28 | 05:51 | 17:57 | 18:42 | 13h 08min |
| June | 05:16 | 18:40 | 05:48 | 18:08 | 18:55 | 13h 24min |
| July | 05:24 | 18:42 | 05:56 | 18:10 | 18:57 | 13h 18min |
| August | 05:36 | 18:28 | 06:06 | 17:58 | 18:42 | 12h 52min |
| September | 05:45 | 18:02 | 06:14 | 17:32 | 18:15 | 12h 17min |
| October | 05:53 | 17:34 | 06:22 | 17:04 | 17:48 | 11h 41min |
| November | 06:08 | 17:17 | 06:39 | 16:45 | 17:31 | 11h 09min |
| December | 06:27 | 17:18 | 06:59 | 16:46 | 17:33 | 10h 52min |
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 05:48 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:16.
After sunset, Hanoi still offers the blue hour: from 18:55 to 19:05 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 Hanoi today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Hanoi from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 18:08, in mid-December at 16:46.
How long does golden hour last in Hanoi?
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.