Golden hour in Muscat
Golden hour in Muscat starts at 18:22 on 15 June and runs 33 minutes; on 15 December it is 33 minutes from 16:50. The calculator above is preset to Muscat — 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 Muscat
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Golden and blue hour in Muscat: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Muscat (23.588, 58.3829) and the Asia/Muscat timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 30 minutes in March and 33 in January — 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 | 06:51 | 17:41 | 07:24 | 17:09 | 17:56 | 10h 50min |
| February | 06:41 | 18:03 | 07:11 | 17:32 | 18:17 | 11h 22min |
| March | 06:17 | 18:16 | 06:47 | 17:46 | 18:30 | 11h 59min |
| April | 05:46 | 18:28 | 06:17 | 17:58 | 18:42 | 12h 41min |
| May | 05:26 | 18:42 | 05:57 | 18:10 | 18:57 | 13h 16min |
| June | 05:20 | 18:55 | 05:53 | 18:22 | 19:11 | 13h 35min |
| July | 05:29 | 18:57 | 06:02 | 18:24 | 19:12 | 13h 27min |
| August | 05:43 | 18:41 | 06:14 | 18:10 | 18:55 | 12h 58min |
| September | 05:54 | 18:12 | 06:23 | 17:42 | 18:26 | 12h 18min |
| October | 06:04 | 17:42 | 06:34 | 17:12 | 17:56 | 11h 38min |
| November | 06:21 | 17:22 | 06:53 | 16:50 | 17:37 | 11h 01min |
| December | 06:42 | 17:23 | 07:15 | 16:50 | 17:38 | 10h 42min |
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 05:53 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:20.
After sunset, Muscat still offers the blue hour: from 19:11 to 19:20 in June (10 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 Muscat today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Muscat from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 18:22, in mid-December at 16:50.
How long does golden hour last in Muscat?
Between 30 minutes (March) and 33 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.