Golden hour in Houston
Golden hour in Houston starts at 19:49 on 15 June and runs 35 minutes; on 15 December it is 36 minutes from 16:49. The calculator above is preset to Houston — 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 Houston
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Golden and blue hour in Houston: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Houston (29.7604, -95.3698) in the America/Chicago timezone, DST included. Between December (36 minutes) and March (32 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.1.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 07:18 | 17:45 | 07:53 | 17:10 | 18:01 | 10h 26min |
| February | 07:02 | 18:11 | 07:35 | 17:38 | 18:26 | 11h 09min |
| March | 07:32 | 19:30 | 08:04 | 18:59 | 19:45 | 11h 58min |
| April | 06:55 | 19:49 | 07:27 | 19:17 | 20:04 | 12h 53min |
| May | 06:29 | 20:08 | 07:03 | 19:34 | 20:24 | 13h 39min |
| June | 06:21 | 20:24 | 06:56 | 19:49 | 20:41 | 14h 03min |
| July | 06:32 | 20:24 | 07:06 | 19:50 | 20:41 | 13h 53min |
| August | 06:50 | 20:04 | 07:23 | 19:31 | 20:19 | 13h 14min |
| September | 07:07 | 19:28 | 07:38 | 18:57 | 19:43 | 12h 21min |
| October | 07:24 | 18:52 | 07:56 | 18:20 | 19:07 | 11h 28min |
| November | 06:47 | 17:27 | 07:21 | 16:53 | 17:43 | 10h 40min |
| December | 07:10 | 17:25 | 07:46 | 16:49 | 17:41 | 10h 15min |
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 06:56 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:21.
After sunset, Houston still offers the blue hour: from 20:41 to 20:52 in June (11 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 Houston today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Houston from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:49, in mid-December at 16:49.
How long does golden hour last in Houston?
Between 32 minutes (March) and 36 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.