Golden hour in Málaga
Golden hour in Málaga starts at 21:00 on 15 June and runs 38 minutes; on 15 December it is 40 minutes from 17:23. The calculator above is preset to Málaga — 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 Málaga
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Golden and blue hour in Málaga: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Málaga (36.7213, -4.4214) and the Europe/Madrid timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 34 minutes in March and 40 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 | 08:30 | 18:25 | 09:09 | 17:46 | 18:43 | 9h 55min |
| February | 08:07 | 18:58 | 08:43 | 18:22 | 19:15 | 10h 51min |
| March | 07:30 | 19:25 | 08:04 | 18:51 | 19:41 | 11h 55min |
| April | 07:45 | 20:52 | 08:19 | 20:17 | 21:08 | 13h 07min |
| May | 07:11 | 21:18 | 07:48 | 20:42 | 21:36 | 14h 07min |
| June | 06:59 | 21:39 | 07:38 | 21:00 | 21:57 | 14h 40min |
| July | 07:11 | 21:37 | 07:49 | 21:00 | 21:56 | 14h 26min |
| August | 07:36 | 21:11 | 08:11 | 20:35 | 21:27 | 13h 35min |
| September | 08:01 | 20:27 | 08:35 | 19:53 | 20:43 | 12h 27min |
| October | 08:25 | 19:43 | 09:00 | 19:08 | 19:59 | 11h 17min |
| November | 07:56 | 18:10 | 08:34 | 17:32 | 18:27 | 10h 14min |
| December | 08:24 | 18:04 | 09:04 | 17:23 | 18:21 | 9h 40min |
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 07:38 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:59.
After sunset, Málaga still offers the blue hour: from 21:57 to 22:09 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 Málaga today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Málaga from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 21:00, in mid-December at 17:23.
How long does golden hour last in Málaga?
Between 34 minutes (March) and 40 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.