Golden hour in Hobart

Golden hour in Hobart starts at 15:57 on 15 June and runs 46 minutes; on 15 December it is 43 minutes from 20:03. The calculator above is preset to Hobart — 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 Hobart

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Golden and blue hour in Hobart: all twelve months

The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Hobart (-42.8821, 147.3272) in the Australia/Hobart timezone, DST included. Between June (46 minutes) and March (37 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.2.

Golden and blue hour in Hobart, 2026 (mid-month, local time)
MonthSunriseSunsetGolden am (until)Golden pm (from)Blue hour (from)Daylight
January05:5120:5006:3320:0821:1115h 00min
February06:3220:2007:1119:4120:3813h 48min
March07:0719:3407:4518:5719:5112h 27min
April06:4317:4007:2217:0117:5810h 57min
May07:1617:0007:5916:1717:189h 43min
June07:4116:4308:2715:5717:039h 02min
July07:3816:5608:2316:1117:169h 18min
August07:0617:2707:4616:4617:4510h 21min
September06:1518:0006:5217:2218:1711h 45min
October06:2119:3306:5918:5519:5113h 12min
November05:3920:1306:2019:3220:3214h 33min
December05:2720:4606:1020:0321:0715h 19min

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 08:27 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 07:41.

After sunset, Hobart still offers the blue hour: from 17:03 to 17:15 in June (12 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 Hobart today?

Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Hobart from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 15:57, in mid-December at 20:03.

How long does golden hour last in Hobart?

Between 37 minutes (March) and 46 minutes (June) 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.