Golden hour in Manila
Golden hour in Manila starts at 17:56 on 15 June and runs 31 minutes; on 15 December it is 31 minutes from 16:59. The calculator above is preset to Manila — 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 Manila
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Golden and blue hour in Manila: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Manila (14.5995, 120.9842) in the Asia/Manila timezone, DST included. Between January (31 minutes) and March (28 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.1.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 06:25 | 17:46 | 06:56 | 17:16 | 18:00 | 11h 21min |
| February | 06:21 | 18:01 | 06:50 | 17:32 | 18:14 | 11h 40min |
| March | 06:05 | 18:07 | 06:33 | 17:39 | 18:20 | 12h 02min |
| April | 05:43 | 18:10 | 06:12 | 17:42 | 18:24 | 12h 27min |
| May | 05:29 | 18:17 | 05:59 | 17:47 | 18:31 | 12h 48min |
| June | 05:28 | 18:27 | 05:59 | 17:56 | 18:41 | 12h 59min |
| July | 05:35 | 18:30 | 06:06 | 18:00 | 18:44 | 12h 55min |
| August | 05:43 | 18:20 | 06:12 | 17:51 | 18:34 | 12h 37min |
| September | 05:46 | 17:59 | 06:14 | 17:31 | 18:12 | 12h 14min |
| October | 05:48 | 17:37 | 06:16 | 17:09 | 17:51 | 11h 49min |
| November | 05:58 | 17:25 | 06:28 | 16:55 | 17:39 | 11h 28min |
| December | 06:14 | 17:30 | 06:45 | 16:59 | 17:44 | 11h 16min |
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 05:59 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:28.
After sunset, Manila still offers the blue hour: from 18:41 to 18:50 in June (9 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 Manila today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Manila from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 17:56, in mid-December at 16:59.
How long does golden hour last in Manila?
Between 28 minutes (March) and 31 minutes (January) 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.