Golden hour in Marrakesh
Golden hour in Marrakesh starts at 20:03 on 15 June and runs 36 minutes; on 15 December it is 37 minutes from 17:54. The calculator above is preset to Marrakesh — 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 Marrakesh
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Golden and blue hour in Marrakesh: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Marrakesh (31.6295, -7.9811) and the Africa/Casablanca timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 32 minutes in March and 37 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 | 08:33 | 18:51 | 09:09 | 18:15 | 19:07 | 10h 18min |
| February | 07:15 | 18:19 | 07:48 | 17:46 | 18:34 | 11h 04min |
| March | 06:43 | 18:40 | 07:15 | 18:08 | 18:55 | 11h 57min |
| April | 07:04 | 20:01 | 07:37 | 19:28 | 20:16 | 12h 56min |
| May | 06:36 | 20:22 | 07:11 | 19:48 | 20:38 | 13h 46min |
| June | 06:27 | 20:39 | 07:03 | 20:03 | 20:56 | 14h 12min |
| July | 06:38 | 20:39 | 07:13 | 20:04 | 20:56 | 14h 01min |
| August | 06:58 | 20:17 | 07:31 | 19:44 | 20:33 | 13h 19min |
| September | 07:17 | 19:40 | 07:49 | 19:08 | 19:55 | 12h 23min |
| October | 07:35 | 19:01 | 08:08 | 18:29 | 19:16 | 11h 26min |
| November | 08:01 | 18:34 | 08:36 | 17:59 | 18:50 | 10h 34min |
| December | 08:25 | 18:31 | 09:02 | 17:54 | 18:47 | 10h 06min |
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 07:03 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:27.
After sunset, Marrakesh still offers the blue hour: from 20:56 to 21:07 in June (11 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 Marrakesh today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Marrakesh from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:03, in mid-December at 17:54.
How long does golden hour last in Marrakesh?
Between 32 minutes (March) and 37 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.