Golden hour in Naples

Golden hour in Naples starts at 19:55 on 15 June and runs 41 minutes; on 15 December it is 44 minutes from 15:53. The calculator above is preset to Naples — pick a date and sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hour for that exact shoot day are right there, exportable as a calendar entry.

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Golden and blue hour in Naples: all twelve months

Everything derives from the coordinates of Naples (40.8518, 14.2681) and the Europe/Rome timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 36 minutes in March and 44 in December — schedule "an hour" and you are wrong in both.

Golden and blue hour in Naples, 2026 (mid-month, local time)
MonthSunriseSunsetGolden am (until)Golden pm (from)Blue hour (from)Daylight
January07:2617:0008:0816:1717:189h 34min
February06:5917:3807:3716:5917:5510h 39min
March06:1618:1006:5217:3318:2611h 54min
April06:2519:4207:0219:0519:5913h 17min
May05:4720:1406:2619:3420:3314h 27min
June05:3220:3706:1319:5520:5715h 05min
July05:4420:3406:2519:5420:5414h 50min
August06:1420:0306:5119:2620:2113h 50min
September06:4419:1407:2018:3819:3112h 30min
October07:1418:2407:5217:4718:4111h 10min
November06:5116:4607:3116:0617:049h 56min
December07:2116:3708:0515:5316:569h 16min

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 06:13 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:32.

After sunset, Naples still offers the blue hour: from 20:57 to 21:10 in June (13 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 Naples today?

Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Naples from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:55, in mid-December at 15:53.

How long does golden hour last in Naples?

Between 36 minutes (March) and 44 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.