Golden hour in Izmir
Golden hour in Izmir starts at 19:58 on 15 June and runs 40 minutes; on 15 December it is 42 minutes from 17:11. The calculator above is preset to Izmir — 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 Izmir
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Golden and blue hour in Izmir: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Izmir (38.4237, 27.1428) and the Europe/Istanbul timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 35 minutes in March and 42 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 | 08:28 | 18:15 | 09:08 | 17:34 | 18:32 | 9h 46min |
| February | 08:03 | 18:50 | 08:40 | 18:13 | 19:06 | 10h 46min |
| March | 07:24 | 19:19 | 07:59 | 18:43 | 19:35 | 11h 54min |
| April | 06:37 | 19:48 | 07:12 | 19:12 | 20:04 | 13h 11min |
| May | 06:01 | 20:16 | 06:39 | 19:38 | 20:34 | 14h 15min |
| June | 05:48 | 20:38 | 06:27 | 19:58 | 20:57 | 14h 50min |
| July | 06:00 | 20:36 | 06:39 | 19:57 | 20:55 | 14h 36min |
| August | 06:26 | 20:07 | 07:03 | 19:31 | 20:25 | 13h 41min |
| September | 06:54 | 19:22 | 07:28 | 18:47 | 19:38 | 12h 28min |
| October | 07:21 | 18:35 | 07:56 | 17:59 | 18:52 | 11h 15min |
| November | 07:54 | 18:00 | 08:32 | 17:21 | 18:18 | 10h 07min |
| December | 08:22 | 17:52 | 09:04 | 17:11 | 18:11 | 9h 30min |
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 06:27 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:48.
After sunset, Izmir still offers the blue hour: from 20:57 to 21:09 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 Izmir today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Izmir from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:58, in mid-December at 17:11.
How long does golden hour last in Izmir?
Between 35 minutes (March) and 42 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.