Golden hour in Philadelphia
Golden hour in Philadelphia starts at 19:51 on 15 June and runs 41 minutes; on 15 December it is 43 minutes from 15:54. The calculator above is preset to Philadelphia — 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 Philadelphia
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Golden and blue hour in Philadelphia: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Philadelphia (39.9526, -75.1652) and the America/New_York timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 36 minutes in March and 43 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 | 07:21 | 17:00 | 08:03 | 16:19 | 17:18 | 9h 39min |
| February | 06:55 | 17:37 | 07:32 | 16:59 | 17:54 | 10h 42min |
| March | 07:13 | 19:08 | 07:49 | 18:32 | 19:24 | 11h 55min |
| April | 06:24 | 19:39 | 07:00 | 19:03 | 19:56 | 13h 15min |
| May | 05:46 | 20:09 | 06:25 | 19:31 | 20:28 | 14h 23min |
| June | 05:32 | 20:32 | 06:13 | 19:51 | 20:52 | 14h 59min |
| July | 05:45 | 20:29 | 06:25 | 19:50 | 20:49 | 14h 44min |
| August | 06:13 | 19:59 | 06:50 | 19:22 | 20:17 | 13h 46min |
| September | 06:42 | 19:11 | 07:18 | 18:36 | 19:28 | 12h 29min |
| October | 07:12 | 18:23 | 07:48 | 17:46 | 18:39 | 11h 11min |
| November | 06:46 | 16:46 | 07:27 | 16:06 | 17:04 | 9h 59min |
| December | 07:16 | 16:37 | 07:59 | 15:54 | 16:56 | 9h 21min |
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, Philadelphia still offers the blue hour: from 20:52 to 21:04 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 Philadelphia today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Philadelphia from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:51, in mid-December at 15:54.
How long does golden hour last in Philadelphia?
Between 36 minutes (March) and 43 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.