Golden hour in Kobe
Golden hour in Kobe starts at 18:37 on 15 June and runs 37 minutes; on 15 December it is 39 minutes from 16:12. The calculator above is preset to Kobe — 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 Kobe
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Golden and blue hour in Kobe: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Kobe (34.6901, 135.1956) and the Asia/Tokyo timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 33 minutes in March and 39 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 | 07:07 | 17:11 | 07:45 | 16:33 | 17:28 | 10h 04min |
| February | 06:46 | 17:42 | 07:21 | 17:07 | 17:58 | 10h 56min |
| March | 06:12 | 18:07 | 06:45 | 17:33 | 18:22 | 11h 55min |
| April | 05:29 | 18:31 | 06:03 | 17:57 | 18:47 | 13h 02min |
| May | 04:58 | 18:55 | 05:33 | 18:20 | 19:12 | 13h 57min |
| June | 04:46 | 19:14 | 05:24 | 18:37 | 19:32 | 14h 28min |
| July | 04:58 | 19:14 | 05:34 | 18:37 | 19:31 | 14h 16min |
| August | 05:20 | 18:49 | 05:55 | 18:15 | 19:06 | 13h 29min |
| September | 05:43 | 18:09 | 06:16 | 17:35 | 18:24 | 12h 26min |
| October | 06:05 | 17:27 | 06:39 | 16:53 | 17:42 | 11h 22min |
| November | 06:33 | 16:56 | 07:10 | 16:19 | 17:12 | 10h 23min |
| December | 06:59 | 16:50 | 07:38 | 16:12 | 17:08 | 9h 51min |
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 05:24 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 04:46.
After sunset, Kobe still offers the blue hour: from 19:32 to 19:44 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 Kobe today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Kobe from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 18:37, in mid-December at 16:12.
How long does golden hour last in Kobe?
Between 33 minutes (March) and 39 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.