Golden hour in Panama City
Golden hour in Panama City starts at 18:09 on 15 June and runs 30 minutes; on 15 December it is 30 minutes from 17:32. The calculator above is preset to Panama City — 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 Panama City
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Golden and blue hour in Panama City: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Panama City (8.9824, -79.5199) and the America/Panama timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 28 minutes in February and 30 in January — 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 | 06:38 | 18:18 | 07:08 | 17:48 | 18:31 | 11h 39min |
| February | 06:38 | 18:28 | 07:06 | 18:00 | 18:42 | 11h 51min |
| March | 06:26 | 18:30 | 06:54 | 18:02 | 18:43 | 12h 04min |
| April | 06:09 | 18:28 | 06:37 | 18:00 | 18:41 | 12h 19min |
| May | 05:59 | 18:31 | 06:29 | 18:02 | 18:45 | 12h 32min |
| June | 06:00 | 18:39 | 06:30 | 18:09 | 18:53 | 12h 39min |
| July | 06:07 | 18:43 | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:56 | 12h 36min |
| August | 06:11 | 18:36 | 06:39 | 18:08 | 18:49 | 12h 25min |
| September | 06:09 | 18:20 | 06:37 | 17:52 | 18:32 | 12h 11min |
| October | 06:07 | 18:02 | 06:35 | 17:34 | 18:15 | 11h 56min |
| November | 06:12 | 17:55 | 06:41 | 17:26 | 18:09 | 11h 43min |
| December | 06:26 | 18:02 | 06:56 | 17:32 | 18:16 | 11h 36min |
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 06:30 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:00.
After sunset, Panama City still offers the blue hour: from 18:53 to 19:02 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 Panama City today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Panama City from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 18:09, in mid-December at 17:32.
How long does golden hour last in Panama City?
Between 28 minutes (February) and 30 minutes (January) 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.