Golden hour in Madrid
Golden hour in Madrid starts at 21:06 on 15 June and runs 41 minutes; on 15 December it is 43 minutes from 17:07. The calculator above is preset to Madrid — 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 Madrid
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Golden and blue hour in Madrid: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Madrid (40.4168, -3.7038) and the Europe/Madrid timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 36 minutes in March and 43 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 | 08:37 | 18:13 | 09:19 | 17:31 | 18:31 | 9h 36min |
| February | 08:10 | 18:50 | 08:48 | 18:12 | 19:07 | 10h 40min |
| March | 07:28 | 19:22 | 08:04 | 18:46 | 19:38 | 11h 54min |
| April | 07:37 | 20:54 | 08:14 | 20:17 | 21:11 | 13h 16min |
| May | 07:00 | 21:24 | 07:39 | 20:45 | 21:43 | 14h 25min |
| June | 06:45 | 21:47 | 07:26 | 21:06 | 22:07 | 15h 02min |
| July | 06:58 | 21:45 | 07:38 | 21:05 | 22:04 | 14h 47min |
| August | 07:26 | 21:14 | 08:04 | 20:37 | 21:32 | 13h 48min |
| September | 07:56 | 20:26 | 08:32 | 19:50 | 20:43 | 12h 30min |
| October | 08:26 | 19:37 | 09:03 | 19:00 | 19:53 | 11h 11min |
| November | 08:01 | 17:59 | 08:42 | 17:19 | 18:17 | 9h 58min |
| December | 08:31 | 17:50 | 09:15 | 17:07 | 18:09 | 9h 18min |
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 07:26 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:45.
After sunset, Madrid still offers the blue hour: from 22:07 to 22:20 in June (13 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 Madrid today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Madrid from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 21:06, in mid-December at 17:07.
How long does golden hour last in Madrid?
Between 36 minutes (March) and 43 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.