Golden hour in Memphis
Golden hour in Memphis starts at 19:39 on 15 June and runs 38 minutes; on 15 December it is 39 minutes from 16:11. The calculator above is preset to Memphis — 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 Memphis
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Golden and blue hour in Memphis: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Memphis (35.1495, -90.049) and the America/Chicago timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 33 minutes in September and 39 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 | 07:09 | 17:12 | 07:47 | 16:34 | 17:29 | 10h 03min |
| February | 06:47 | 17:43 | 07:22 | 17:08 | 17:59 | 10h 56min |
| March | 07:12 | 19:08 | 07:45 | 18:35 | 19:24 | 11h 56min |
| April | 06:29 | 19:33 | 07:03 | 18:59 | 19:49 | 13h 04min |
| May | 05:57 | 19:58 | 06:33 | 19:22 | 20:15 | 14h 00min |
| June | 05:46 | 20:17 | 06:24 | 19:39 | 20:35 | 14h 31min |
| July | 05:58 | 20:16 | 06:35 | 19:39 | 20:33 | 14h 18min |
| August | 06:21 | 19:50 | 06:56 | 19:16 | 20:07 | 13h 30min |
| September | 06:44 | 19:09 | 07:17 | 18:35 | 19:24 | 12h 25min |
| October | 07:07 | 18:26 | 07:41 | 17:52 | 18:42 | 11h 20min |
| November | 06:36 | 16:56 | 07:13 | 16:19 | 17:12 | 10h 20min |
| December | 07:02 | 16:50 | 07:41 | 16:11 | 17:08 | 9h 48min |
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 06:24 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:46.
After sunset, Memphis still offers the blue hour: from 20:35 to 20:47 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 Memphis today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Memphis from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:39, in mid-December at 16:11.
How long does golden hour last in Memphis?
Between 33 minutes (September) and 39 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.