Golden hour in Lübeck

Golden hour in Lübeck starts at 20:52 on 15 June and runs 59 minutes; on 15 December it is 69 minutes from 14:48. The calculator above is preset to Lübeck — 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 Lübeck

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Golden and blue hour in Lübeck: all twelve months

Everything derives from the coordinates of Lübeck (53.8655, 10.6866) and the Europe/Berlin 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.

Golden and blue hour in Lübeck, 2026 (mid-month, local time)
MonthSunriseSunsetGolden am (until)Golden pm (from)Blue hour (from)Daylight
January08:2816:2609:3115:2316:527h 58min
February07:3817:2608:3016:3517:499h 48min
March06:3418:2107:2017:3418:4211h 47min
April06:1820:1807:0519:3020:4114h 00min
May05:1621:1306:1020:1921:4015h 56min
June04:4621:5105:4520:5222:2217h 05min
July05:0521:4206:0220:4622:1116h 37min
August05:5620:5006:4620:0021:1414h 54min
September06:5119:3607:3718:5019:5812h 45min
October07:4518:2308:3417:3418:4510h 38min
November07:4516:2108:4315:2316:458h 36min
December08:3015:5609:3914:4816:247h 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 05:45 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 04:46.

After sunset, Lübeck still offers the blue hour: from 22:22 to 22:45 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 Lübeck today?

Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Lübeck from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:52, in mid-December at 14:48.

How long does golden hour last in Lübeck?

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.