Golden hour in Miami
Golden hour in Miami starts at 19:41 on 15 June and runs 33 minutes; on 15 December it is 34 minutes from 16:59. The calculator above is preset to Miami — 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 Miami
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Golden and blue hour in Miami: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Miami (25.7617, -80.1918) and the America/New_York timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 30 minutes in March and 34 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 | 07:10 | 17:52 | 07:43 | 17:18 | 18:07 | 10h 42min |
| February | 06:57 | 18:15 | 07:28 | 17:43 | 18:29 | 11h 18min |
| March | 07:31 | 19:30 | 08:01 | 19:00 | 19:44 | 11h 59min |
| April | 06:59 | 19:44 | 07:29 | 19:13 | 19:59 | 12h 46min |
| May | 06:36 | 20:00 | 07:08 | 19:28 | 20:15 | 13h 24min |
| June | 06:30 | 20:14 | 07:03 | 19:41 | 20:30 | 13h 44min |
| July | 06:39 | 20:15 | 07:12 | 19:42 | 20:31 | 13h 36min |
| August | 06:55 | 19:58 | 07:26 | 19:26 | 20:12 | 13h 03min |
| September | 07:07 | 19:26 | 07:38 | 18:56 | 19:41 | 12h 19min |
| October | 07:20 | 18:54 | 07:51 | 18:23 | 19:09 | 11h 34min |
| November | 06:39 | 17:33 | 07:12 | 17:00 | 17:48 | 10h 54min |
| December | 07:01 | 17:33 | 07:35 | 16:59 | 17:48 | 10h 32min |
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 06:30.
After sunset, Miami still offers the blue hour: from 20:30 to 20:40 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 Miami today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Miami from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:41, in mid-December at 16:59.
How long does golden hour last in Miami?
Between 30 minutes (March) and 34 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.