Golden hour in Perth

Golden hour in Perth starts at 16:43 on 15 June and runs 37 minutes; on 15 December it is 36 minutes from 18:43. The calculator above is preset to Perth — 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 Perth

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Golden and blue hour in Perth: all twelve months

Everything derives from the coordinates of Perth (-31.9505, 115.8605) and the Australia/Perth timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 32 minutes in March and 37 in June — schedule "an hour" and you are wrong in both.

Golden and blue hour in Perth, 2026 (mid-month, local time)
MonthSunriseSunsetGolden am (until)Golden pm (from)Blue hour (from)Daylight
January05:2619:2706:0118:5219:4314h 01min
February05:5519:0806:2818:3519:2413h 14min
March06:1718:3606:4918:0418:5112h 19min
April06:3817:5707:1117:2418:1211h 20min
May06:5817:2907:3416:5417:4510h 31min
June07:1617:2007:5316:4317:3710h 04min
July07:1617:3007:5216:5417:4710h 14min
August06:5417:5007:2817:1618:0510h 56min
September06:1718:0906:4917:3618:2411h 52min
October05:3818:2806:1117:5618:4312h 50min
November05:1018:5405:4418:2019:1013h 44min
December05:0619:1905:4218:4319:3614h 13min

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 07:53 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 07:16.

After sunset, Perth still offers the blue hour: from 17:37 to 17:47 in June (10 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 Perth today?

Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Perth from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 16:43, in mid-December at 18:43.

How long does golden hour last in Perth?

Between 32 minutes (March) and 37 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.