Golden hour in Münster

Golden hour in Münster starts at 20:57 on 15 June and runs 55 minutes; on 15 December it is 63 minutes from 15:17. The calculator above is preset to Münster — 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 Münster

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Golden and blue hour in Münster: all twelve months

Everything derives from the coordinates of Münster (51.9607, 7.6261) and the Europe/Berlin timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 44 minutes in September and 63 in December — schedule "an hour" and you are wrong in both.

Golden and blue hour in Münster, 2026 (mid-month, local time)
MonthSunriseSunsetGolden am (until)Golden pm (from)Blue hour (from)Daylight
January08:3116:4709:3015:4917:128h 16min
February07:4617:4308:3516:5418:059h 57min
March06:4518:3307:3017:4918:5411h 48min
April06:3420:2607:2019:4120:4813h 52min
May05:3721:1606:2720:2621:4215h 39min
June05:1021:5106:0520:5722:2016h 41min
July05:2821:4406:2120:5122:1116h 16min
August06:1420:5607:0120:0921:1914h 42min
September07:0419:4707:4919:0320:0812h 43min
October07:5418:3808:4117:5118:5910h 44min
November07:5016:4008:4415:4617:048h 51min
December08:3216:1909:3415:1716:457h 47min

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 06:05 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:10.

After sunset, Münster still offers the blue hour: from 22:20 to 22:40 in June (20 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 Münster today?

Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Münster from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:57, in mid-December at 15:17.

How long does golden hour last in Münster?

Between 44 minutes (September) and 63 minutes (December) in the evening. The name misleads — it only reaches a full hour in the longest months.

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.