Golden hour in Kampala
Golden hour in Kampala starts at 18:25 on 15 June and runs 30 minutes; on 15 December it is 30 minutes from 18:19. The calculator above is preset to Kampala — 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 Kampala
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Golden and blue hour in Kampala: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Kampala (0.3476, 32.5825) and the Africa/Kampala timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 27 minutes in March and 30 in June — 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 | 06:57 | 19:03 | 07:26 | 18:33 | 19:16 | 12h 06min |
| February | 07:02 | 19:08 | 07:30 | 18:40 | 19:21 | 12h 06min |
| March | 06:56 | 19:03 | 07:24 | 18:35 | 19:16 | 12h 07min |
| April | 06:47 | 18:54 | 07:14 | 18:26 | 19:07 | 12h 07min |
| May | 06:43 | 18:51 | 07:12 | 18:22 | 19:04 | 12h 08min |
| June | 06:47 | 18:55 | 07:16 | 18:25 | 19:09 | 12h 08min |
| July | 06:52 | 19:00 | 07:21 | 18:31 | 19:14 | 12h 08min |
| August | 06:51 | 18:59 | 07:20 | 18:31 | 19:12 | 12h 08min |
| September | 06:43 | 18:49 | 07:10 | 18:22 | 19:02 | 12h 07min |
| October | 06:33 | 18:39 | 07:01 | 18:12 | 18:52 | 12h 06min |
| November | 06:32 | 18:38 | 07:01 | 18:09 | 18:52 | 12h 06min |
| December | 06:42 | 18:49 | 07:12 | 18:19 | 19:02 | 12h 06min |
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 07:16 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:47.
After sunset, Kampala still offers the blue hour: from 19:09 to 19:18 in June (9 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 Kampala today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Kampala from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 18:25, in mid-December at 18:19.
How long does golden hour last in Kampala?
Between 27 minutes (March) and 30 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.