Golden hour in Phoenix
Golden hour in Phoenix starts at 19:04 on 15 June and runs 37 minutes; on 15 December it is 38 minutes from 16:45. The calculator above is preset to Phoenix — 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 Phoenix
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Golden and blue hour in Phoenix: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Phoenix (33.4484, -112.074) and the America/Phoenix timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 33 minutes in March and 38 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 | 07:33 | 17:44 | 08:10 | 17:07 | 18:00 | 10h 11min |
| February | 07:13 | 18:13 | 07:48 | 17:39 | 18:29 | 11h 00min |
| March | 06:40 | 18:37 | 07:12 | 18:04 | 18:52 | 11h 57min |
| April | 05:59 | 18:59 | 06:32 | 18:26 | 19:15 | 13h 01min |
| May | 05:29 | 19:22 | 06:04 | 18:47 | 19:39 | 13h 53min |
| June | 05:19 | 19:40 | 05:56 | 19:04 | 19:58 | 14h 21min |
| July | 05:30 | 19:40 | 06:06 | 19:04 | 19:57 | 14h 10min |
| August | 05:52 | 19:16 | 06:26 | 18:42 | 19:32 | 13h 24min |
| September | 06:13 | 18:36 | 06:45 | 18:04 | 18:52 | 12h 24min |
| October | 06:33 | 17:56 | 07:07 | 17:22 | 18:11 | 11h 22min |
| November | 07:01 | 17:27 | 07:37 | 16:51 | 17:43 | 10h 26min |
| December | 07:26 | 17:23 | 08:04 | 16:45 | 17:40 | 9h 57min |
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 05:56 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:19.
After sunset, Phoenix still offers the blue hour: from 19:58 to 20:09 in June (11 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 Phoenix today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Phoenix from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:04, in mid-December at 16:45.
How long does golden hour last in Phoenix?
Between 33 minutes (March) and 38 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.