Golden hour in Milwaukee
Golden hour in Milwaukee starts at 19:50 on 15 June and runs 43 minutes; on 15 December it is 46 minutes from 15:32. The calculator above is preset to Milwaukee — pick a date and sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hour for that exact shoot day are right there, exportable as a calendar entry.
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Golden and blue hour in Milwaukee: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Milwaukee (43.0389, -87.9065) in the America/Chicago timezone, DST included. Between December (46 minutes) and September (37 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.2.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 07:21 | 16:42 | 08:05 | 15:58 | 17:02 | 9h 21min |
| February | 06:50 | 17:23 | 07:30 | 16:43 | 17:41 | 10h 33min |
| March | 07:05 | 18:58 | 07:42 | 18:21 | 19:15 | 11h 53min |
| April | 06:10 | 19:34 | 06:49 | 18:56 | 19:52 | 13h 24min |
| May | 05:29 | 20:08 | 06:10 | 19:28 | 20:28 | 14h 39min |
| June | 05:13 | 20:33 | 05:56 | 19:50 | 20:55 | 15h 21min |
| July | 05:27 | 20:30 | 06:09 | 19:48 | 20:50 | 15h 03min |
| August | 05:58 | 19:56 | 06:37 | 19:17 | 20:15 | 13h 58min |
| September | 06:32 | 19:04 | 07:09 | 18:26 | 19:21 | 12h 32min |
| October | 07:06 | 18:10 | 07:44 | 17:32 | 18:28 | 11h 05min |
| November | 06:45 | 16:29 | 07:28 | 15:47 | 16:48 | 9h 44min |
| December | 07:17 | 16:18 | 08:03 | 15:32 | 16:38 | 9h 01min |
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 05:56 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:13.
After sunset, Milwaukee still offers the blue hour: from 20:55 to 21:09 in June (14 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 Milwaukee today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Milwaukee from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:50, in mid-December at 15:32.
How long does golden hour last in Milwaukee?
Between 37 minutes (September) and 46 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.