Golden hour in Montreal
Golden hour in Montreal starts at 20:00 on 15 June and runs 46 minutes; on 15 December it is 49 minutes from 15:23. The calculator above is preset to Montreal — 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 Montreal
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Golden and blue hour in Montreal: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Montreal (45.5017, -73.5673) in the America/Toronto timezone, DST included. Between December (49 minutes) and March (39 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.3.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 07:31 | 16:37 | 08:18 | 15:50 | 16:58 | 9h 06min |
| February | 06:57 | 17:21 | 07:39 | 16:40 | 17:40 | 10h 24min |
| March | 07:08 | 19:00 | 07:47 | 18:21 | 19:18 | 11h 52min |
| April | 06:10 | 19:40 | 06:49 | 19:00 | 19:59 | 13h 31min |
| May | 05:25 | 20:18 | 06:08 | 19:35 | 20:39 | 14h 54min |
| June | 05:06 | 20:45 | 05:51 | 20:00 | 21:08 | 15h 40min |
| July | 05:21 | 20:41 | 06:05 | 19:57 | 21:03 | 15h 20min |
| August | 05:56 | 20:04 | 06:37 | 19:23 | 20:23 | 14h 08min |
| September | 06:33 | 19:07 | 07:12 | 18:28 | 19:26 | 12h 34min |
| October | 07:11 | 18:10 | 07:51 | 17:30 | 18:29 | 10h 59min |
| November | 06:54 | 16:25 | 07:39 | 15:40 | 16:45 | 9h 31min |
| December | 07:28 | 16:12 | 08:18 | 15:23 | 16:33 | 8h 44min |
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 05:51 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:06.
After sunset, Montreal still offers the blue hour: from 21:08 to 21:23 in June (15 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 Montreal today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Montreal from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:00, in mid-December at 15:23.
How long does golden hour last in Montreal?
Between 39 minutes (March) and 49 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.