Golden hour in Medellín
Golden hour in Medellín starts at 17:48 on 15 June and runs 30 minutes; on 15 December it is 30 minutes from 17:21. The calculator above is preset to Medellín — 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 Medellín
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Golden and blue hour in Medellín: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Medellín (6.2442, -75.5812) in the America/Bogota timezone, DST included. Between January (30 minutes) and February (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 | 06:18 | 18:06 | 06:48 | 17:37 | 18:20 | 11h 48min |
| February | 06:20 | 18:15 | 06:48 | 17:47 | 18:28 | 11h 56min |
| March | 06:10 | 18:15 | 06:37 | 17:47 | 18:27 | 12h 05min |
| April | 05:55 | 18:11 | 06:23 | 17:43 | 18:24 | 12h 15min |
| May | 05:47 | 18:12 | 06:16 | 17:43 | 18:25 | 12h 24min |
| June | 05:49 | 18:18 | 06:19 | 17:48 | 18:32 | 12h 29min |
| July | 05:55 | 18:22 | 06:25 | 17:53 | 18:36 | 12h 27min |
| August | 05:58 | 18:17 | 06:26 | 17:49 | 18:31 | 12h 19min |
| September | 05:54 | 18:03 | 06:21 | 17:36 | 18:16 | 12h 09min |
| October | 05:49 | 17:48 | 06:17 | 17:21 | 18:01 | 11h 59min |
| November | 05:53 | 17:43 | 06:22 | 17:14 | 17:56 | 11h 50min |
| December | 06:05 | 17:51 | 06:35 | 17:21 | 18:05 | 11h 46min |
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 06:19 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:49.
After sunset, Medellín still offers the blue hour: from 18:32 to 18:41 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 Medellín today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Medellín from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 17:48, in mid-December at 17:21.
How long does golden hour last in Medellín?
Between 28 minutes (February) and 30 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.