Golden hour in Monterrey
Golden hour in Monterrey starts at 19:01 on 15 June and runs 33 minutes; on 15 December it is 34 minutes from 17:19. The calculator above is preset to Monterrey — 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 Monterrey
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Golden and blue hour in Monterrey: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Monterrey (25.6866, -100.3161) and the America/Monterrey 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 | 07:30 | 18:13 | 08:03 | 17:39 | 18:28 | 10h 42min |
| February | 07:17 | 18:35 | 07:49 | 18:04 | 18:50 | 11h 18min |
| March | 06:51 | 18:51 | 07:22 | 18:20 | 19:05 | 11h 59min |
| April | 06:19 | 19:05 | 06:50 | 18:34 | 19:19 | 12h 46min |
| May | 05:57 | 19:20 | 06:29 | 18:48 | 19:36 | 13h 24min |
| June | 05:51 | 19:35 | 06:24 | 19:01 | 19:50 | 13h 44min |
| July | 06:00 | 19:36 | 06:33 | 19:03 | 19:51 | 13h 36min |
| August | 06:15 | 19:18 | 06:47 | 18:47 | 19:33 | 13h 03min |
| September | 06:28 | 18:47 | 06:58 | 18:17 | 19:01 | 12h 19min |
| October | 06:41 | 18:15 | 07:11 | 17:44 | 18:29 | 11h 34min |
| November | 07:00 | 17:54 | 07:33 | 17:21 | 18:09 | 10h 54min |
| December | 07:21 | 17:54 | 07:55 | 17:19 | 18:09 | 10h 33min |
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 05:51.
After sunset, Monterrey still offers the blue hour: from 19:50 to 20:01 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 Monterrey today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Monterrey from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:01, in mid-December at 17:19.
How long does golden hour last in Monterrey?
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.