Golden hour in Kigali
Golden hour in Kigali starts at 17:31 on 15 June and runs 30 minutes; on 15 December it is 30 minutes from 17:33. The calculator above is preset to Kigali — 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 Kigali
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Golden and blue hour in Kigali: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Kigali (-1.9441, 30.0619) and the Africa/Kigali 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 | 06:03 | 18:16 | 06:32 | 17:47 | 18:30 | 12h 13min |
| February | 06:10 | 18:20 | 06:38 | 17:52 | 18:33 | 12h 10min |
| March | 06:06 | 18:13 | 06:33 | 17:46 | 18:26 | 12h 07min |
| April | 05:58 | 18:03 | 06:26 | 17:35 | 18:15 | 12h 04min |
| May | 05:56 | 17:58 | 06:25 | 17:29 | 18:11 | 12h 02min |
| June | 06:01 | 18:01 | 06:31 | 17:31 | 18:15 | 12h 01min |
| July | 06:06 | 18:07 | 06:35 | 17:37 | 18:20 | 12h 01min |
| August | 06:04 | 18:07 | 06:32 | 17:38 | 18:20 | 12h 03min |
| September | 05:53 | 17:59 | 06:21 | 17:32 | 18:12 | 12h 06min |
| October | 05:42 | 17:51 | 06:09 | 17:23 | 18:04 | 12h 09min |
| November | 05:39 | 17:51 | 06:08 | 17:22 | 18:05 | 12h 12min |
| December | 05:49 | 18:03 | 06:18 | 17:33 | 18:16 | 12h 14min |
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 06:31 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:01.
After sunset, Kigali still offers the blue hour: from 18:15 to 18:24 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 Kigali today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Kigali from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 17:31, in mid-December at 17:33.
How long does golden hour last in Kigali?
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.