Golden hour in Hilversum
Golden hour in Hilversum starts at 21:07 on 15 June and runs 55 minutes; on 15 December it is 63 minutes from 15:24. The calculator above is preset to Hilversum — 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 Hilversum
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Golden and blue hour in Hilversum: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Hilversum (52.2292, 5.1669) and the Europe/Amsterdam timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 45 minutes in March and 63 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 | 08:42 | 16:56 | 09:41 | 15:57 | 17:21 | 8h 14min |
| February | 07:56 | 17:52 | 08:46 | 17:03 | 18:14 | 9h 56min |
| March | 06:55 | 18:43 | 07:40 | 17:58 | 19:04 | 11h 48min |
| April | 06:43 | 20:37 | 07:29 | 19:51 | 20:59 | 13h 53min |
| May | 05:46 | 21:27 | 06:36 | 20:37 | 21:53 | 15h 42min |
| June | 05:18 | 22:03 | 06:14 | 21:07 | 22:32 | 16h 45min |
| July | 05:36 | 21:55 | 06:30 | 21:02 | 22:23 | 16h 19min |
| August | 06:23 | 21:06 | 07:11 | 20:19 | 21:30 | 14h 43min |
| September | 07:14 | 19:57 | 07:59 | 19:12 | 20:18 | 12h 43min |
| October | 08:04 | 18:47 | 08:51 | 18:00 | 19:08 | 10h 43min |
| November | 08:00 | 16:49 | 08:55 | 15:54 | 17:13 | 8h 49min |
| December | 08:43 | 16:28 | 09:46 | 15:24 | 16:53 | 7h 45min |
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 05:18.
After sunset, Hilversum still offers the blue hour: from 22:32 to 22:52 in June (20 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 Hilversum today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Hilversum from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 21:07, in mid-December at 15:24.
How long does golden hour last in Hilversum?
Between 45 minutes (March) and 63 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.