Golden hour in Phuket
Golden hour in Phuket starts at 18:15 on 15 June and runs 30 minutes; on 15 December it is 30 minutes from 17:42. The calculator above is preset to Phuket — 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 Phuket
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Golden and blue hour in Phuket: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Phuket (7.8804, 98.3923) and the Asia/Bangkok 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 | 06:45 | 18:28 | 07:15 | 17:58 | 18:41 | 11h 43min |
| February | 06:45 | 18:38 | 07:14 | 18:09 | 18:51 | 11h 52min |
| March | 06:34 | 18:38 | 07:02 | 18:11 | 18:51 | 12h 04min |
| April | 06:18 | 18:36 | 06:46 | 18:08 | 18:49 | 12h 18min |
| May | 06:09 | 18:38 | 06:38 | 18:09 | 18:52 | 12h 29min |
| June | 06:10 | 18:45 | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:59 | 12h 35min |
| July | 06:17 | 18:49 | 06:46 | 18:19 | 19:03 | 12h 32min |
| August | 06:20 | 18:43 | 06:49 | 18:15 | 18:57 | 12h 23min |
| September | 06:18 | 18:28 | 06:45 | 18:00 | 18:41 | 12h 10min |
| October | 06:14 | 18:12 | 06:42 | 17:44 | 18:25 | 11h 57min |
| November | 06:19 | 18:05 | 06:48 | 17:36 | 18:18 | 11h 46min |
| December | 06:32 | 18:12 | 07:02 | 17:42 | 18:26 | 11h 40min |
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 06:40 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:10.
After sunset, Phuket still offers the blue hour: from 18:59 to 19:08 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 Phuket today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Phuket from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 18:15, in mid-December at 17:42.
How long does golden hour last in Phuket?
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.