Golden hour in London
Golden hour in London starts at 20:26 on 15 June and runs 54 minutes; on 15 December it is 61 minutes from 14:51. The calculator above is preset to London — 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 London
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Golden and blue hour in London: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of London (51.5074, -0.1278) in the Europe/London timezone, DST included. Between December (61 minutes) and March (44 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.4.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 08:00 | 16:21 | 08:58 | 15:23 | 16:44 | 8h 20min |
| February | 07:16 | 17:15 | 08:04 | 16:27 | 17:37 | 9h 59min |
| March | 06:16 | 18:05 | 07:00 | 17:20 | 18:25 | 11h 49min |
| April | 06:06 | 19:56 | 06:51 | 19:11 | 20:18 | 13h 51min |
| May | 05:10 | 20:46 | 06:00 | 19:56 | 21:10 | 15h 36min |
| June | 04:44 | 21:20 | 05:38 | 20:26 | 21:48 | 16h 36min |
| July | 05:01 | 21:13 | 05:53 | 20:21 | 21:39 | 16h 12min |
| August | 05:46 | 20:25 | 06:33 | 19:39 | 20:48 | 14h 39min |
| September | 06:36 | 19:18 | 07:20 | 18:34 | 19:38 | 12h 42min |
| October | 07:25 | 18:09 | 08:11 | 17:23 | 18:30 | 10h 45min |
| November | 07:19 | 16:13 | 08:12 | 15:20 | 16:36 | 8h 54min |
| December | 08:00 | 15:52 | 09:02 | 14:51 | 16:17 | 7h 52min |
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 05:38 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 04:44.
After sunset, London still offers the blue hour: from 21:48 to 22:07 in June (19 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 London today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for London from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:26, in mid-December at 14:51.
How long does golden hour last in London?
Between 44 minutes (March) and 61 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.