Golden hour in Montevideo

Golden hour in Montevideo starts at 17:02 on 15 June and runs 39 minutes; on 15 December it is 37 minutes from 19:18. The calculator above is preset to Montevideo — 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 Montevideo

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Golden and blue hour in Montevideo: all twelve months

The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Montevideo (-34.9011, -56.1645) in the America/Montevideo timezone, DST included. Between June (39 minutes) and March (33 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.2.

Golden and blue hour in Montevideo, 2026 (mid-month, local time)
MonthSunriseSunsetGolden am (until)Golden pm (from)Blue hour (from)Daylight
January05:4820:0206:2419:2520:1914h 14min
February06:1919:4006:5419:0619:5613h 21min
March06:4419:0507:1818:3119:2012h 20min
April07:0918:2207:4317:4818:3811h 13min
May07:3317:5108:1017:1418:0810h 18min
June07:5117:4108:3017:0217:589h 49min
July07:5117:5208:2917:1418:0910h 01min
August07:2618:1408:0117:3918:3010h 48min
September06:4518:3607:1918:0318:5211h 51min
October06:0318:5906:3718:2519:1512h 56min
November05:3219:2906:0718:5319:4513h 57min
December05:2619:5506:0419:1820:1314h 29min

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 08:30 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 07:51.

After sunset, Montevideo still offers the blue hour: from 17:58 to 18:09 in June (11 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 Montevideo today?

Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Montevideo from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 17:02, in mid-December at 19:18.

How long does golden hour last in Montevideo?

Between 33 minutes (March) and 39 minutes (June) 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.