Golden hour in Nairobi
Golden hour in Nairobi starts at 18:06 on 15 June and runs 30 minutes; on 15 December it is 30 minutes from 18:05. The calculator above is preset to Nairobi — 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 Nairobi
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Golden and blue hour in Nairobi: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Nairobi (-1.2921, 36.8219) in the Africa/Nairobi timezone, DST included. Between June (30 minutes) and March (27 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.1.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 06:37 | 18:48 | 07:06 | 18:19 | 19:02 | 12h 11min |
| February | 06:43 | 18:52 | 07:11 | 18:24 | 19:05 | 12h 09min |
| March | 06:39 | 18:46 | 07:06 | 18:19 | 18:59 | 12h 07min |
| April | 06:31 | 18:36 | 06:59 | 18:08 | 18:49 | 12h 05min |
| May | 06:28 | 18:32 | 06:57 | 18:03 | 18:45 | 12h 04min |
| June | 06:33 | 18:35 | 07:02 | 18:06 | 18:49 | 12h 03min |
| July | 06:38 | 18:41 | 07:07 | 18:11 | 18:54 | 12h 03min |
| August | 06:36 | 18:40 | 07:04 | 18:12 | 18:53 | 12h 04min |
| September | 06:26 | 18:32 | 06:53 | 18:05 | 18:45 | 12h 06min |
| October | 06:15 | 18:23 | 06:43 | 17:56 | 18:36 | 12h 08min |
| November | 06:13 | 18:23 | 06:42 | 17:55 | 18:37 | 12h 10min |
| December | 06:23 | 18:34 | 06:52 | 18:05 | 18:48 | 12h 12min |
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 07:02 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:33.
After sunset, Nairobi still offers the blue hour: from 18:49 to 18:58 in June (9 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 Nairobi today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Nairobi from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 18:06, in mid-December at 18:05.
How long does golden hour last in Nairobi?
Between 27 minutes (March) and 30 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.