Golden hour in Kathmandu
Golden hour in Kathmandu starts at 18:27 on 15 June and runs 34 minutes; on 15 December it is 35 minutes from 16:37. The calculator above is preset to Kathmandu — 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 Kathmandu
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Golden and blue hour in Kathmandu: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Kathmandu (27.7172, 85.324) and the Asia/Katmandu timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 31 minutes in March and 35 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 | 06:56 | 17:31 | 07:31 | 16:56 | 17:46 | 10h 34min |
| February | 06:42 | 17:55 | 07:14 | 17:23 | 18:10 | 11h 13min |
| March | 06:15 | 18:13 | 06:46 | 17:42 | 18:27 | 11h 58min |
| April | 05:40 | 18:29 | 06:11 | 17:57 | 18:43 | 12h 49min |
| May | 05:16 | 18:46 | 05:49 | 18:13 | 19:02 | 13h 30min |
| June | 05:08 | 19:01 | 05:43 | 18:27 | 19:18 | 13h 53min |
| July | 05:18 | 19:02 | 05:52 | 18:29 | 19:18 | 13h 44min |
| August | 05:35 | 18:44 | 06:07 | 18:12 | 18:59 | 13h 09min |
| September | 05:50 | 18:10 | 06:20 | 17:40 | 18:25 | 12h 21min |
| October | 06:04 | 17:36 | 06:36 | 17:05 | 17:51 | 11h 32min |
| November | 06:25 | 17:13 | 06:59 | 16:40 | 17:28 | 10h 48min |
| December | 06:47 | 17:12 | 07:22 | 16:37 | 17:27 | 10h 24min |
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 05:43 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:08.
After sunset, Kathmandu still offers the blue hour: from 19:18 to 19:28 in June (10 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 Kathmandu today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Kathmandu from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 18:27, in mid-December at 16:37.
How long does golden hour last in Kathmandu?
Between 31 minutes (March) and 35 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.