Golden hour in Osaka
Golden hour in Osaka starts at 18:36 on 15 June and runs 37 minutes; on 15 December it is 39 minutes from 16:10. The calculator above is preset to Osaka — 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 Osaka
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Golden and blue hour in Osaka: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Osaka (34.6937, 135.5023) and the Asia/Tokyo timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 33 minutes in March and 39 in December — schedule "an hour" and you are wrong in both.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 07:06 | 17:10 | 07:43 | 16:32 | 17:27 | 10h 04min |
| February | 06:45 | 17:41 | 07:20 | 17:06 | 17:57 | 10h 56min |
| March | 06:10 | 18:06 | 06:44 | 17:32 | 18:21 | 11h 55min |
| April | 05:28 | 18:30 | 06:02 | 17:56 | 18:46 | 13h 02min |
| May | 04:56 | 18:54 | 05:32 | 18:18 | 19:11 | 13h 57min |
| June | 04:45 | 19:13 | 05:22 | 18:36 | 19:31 | 14h 28min |
| July | 04:56 | 19:13 | 05:33 | 18:36 | 19:30 | 14h 16min |
| August | 05:19 | 18:48 | 05:53 | 18:14 | 19:04 | 13h 29min |
| September | 05:41 | 18:07 | 06:15 | 17:34 | 18:23 | 12h 26min |
| October | 06:04 | 17:25 | 06:38 | 16:51 | 17:41 | 11h 22min |
| November | 06:32 | 16:55 | 07:09 | 16:18 | 17:11 | 10h 23min |
| December | 06:58 | 16:49 | 07:37 | 16:10 | 17:06 | 9h 51min |
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 05:22 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 04:45.
After sunset, Osaka still offers the blue hour: from 19:31 to 19:43 in June (12 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 Osaka today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Osaka from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 18:36, in mid-December at 16:10.
How long does golden hour last in Osaka?
Between 33 minutes (March) and 39 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.