Golden hour in Leeds
Golden hour in Leeds starts at 20:41 on 15 June and runs 59 minutes; on 15 December it is 69 minutes from 14:37. The calculator above is preset to Leeds — 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 Leeds
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Golden and blue hour in Leeds: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Leeds (53.8008, -1.5491) and the Europe/London timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 46 minutes in September and 69 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 | 08:17 | 16:16 | 09:20 | 15:12 | 16:41 | 7h 59min |
| February | 07:27 | 17:15 | 08:19 | 16:24 | 17:38 | 9h 48min |
| March | 06:22 | 18:10 | 07:09 | 17:23 | 18:31 | 11h 47min |
| April | 06:07 | 20:07 | 06:54 | 19:19 | 20:30 | 14h 00min |
| May | 05:06 | 21:01 | 05:59 | 20:08 | 21:28 | 15h 56min |
| June | 04:36 | 21:39 | 05:34 | 20:41 | 22:11 | 17h 04min |
| July | 04:55 | 21:31 | 05:51 | 20:34 | 22:00 | 16h 36min |
| August | 05:45 | 20:38 | 06:35 | 19:49 | 21:02 | 14h 53min |
| September | 06:40 | 19:25 | 07:26 | 18:39 | 19:47 | 12h 45min |
| October | 07:34 | 18:12 | 08:23 | 17:23 | 18:33 | 10h 38min |
| November | 07:33 | 16:10 | 08:31 | 15:12 | 16:34 | 8h 36min |
| December | 08:18 | 15:46 | 09:27 | 14:37 | 16:13 | 7h 27min |
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 05:34 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 04:36.
After sunset, Leeds still offers the blue hour: from 22:11 to 22:33 in June (22 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 Leeds today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Leeds from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:41, in mid-December at 14:37.
How long does golden hour last in Leeds?
Between 46 minutes (September) and 69 minutes (December) in the evening. The name misleads — it only reaches a full hour in the longest months.
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.