Golden hour in Port Louis
Golden hour in Port Louis starts at 17:06 on 15 June and runs 32 minutes; on 15 December it is 32 minutes from 18:14. The calculator above is preset to Port Louis — 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 Port Louis
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Golden and blue hour in Port Louis: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Port Louis (-20.1609, 57.5012) in the Indian/Mauritius timezone, DST included. Between June (32 minutes) and March (29 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.1.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 05:43 | 18:56 | 06:15 | 18:25 | 19:11 | 13h 13min |
| February | 06:02 | 18:48 | 06:32 | 18:18 | 19:02 | 12h 46min |
| March | 06:13 | 18:27 | 06:42 | 17:58 | 18:40 | 12h 14min |
| April | 06:21 | 18:00 | 06:51 | 17:30 | 18:14 | 11h 39min |
| May | 06:32 | 17:42 | 07:03 | 17:11 | 17:57 | 11h 10min |
| June | 06:44 | 17:39 | 07:16 | 17:06 | 17:54 | 10h 55min |
| July | 06:46 | 17:47 | 07:18 | 17:15 | 18:02 | 11h 01min |
| August | 06:33 | 17:58 | 07:03 | 17:28 | 18:12 | 11h 25min |
| September | 06:07 | 18:05 | 06:37 | 17:36 | 18:19 | 11h 58min |
| October | 05:40 | 18:13 | 06:10 | 17:43 | 18:26 | 12h 32min |
| November | 05:24 | 18:27 | 05:54 | 17:57 | 18:42 | 13h 04min |
| December | 05:26 | 18:46 | 05:57 | 18:14 | 19:01 | 13h 20min |
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 07:16 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:44.
After sunset, Port Louis still offers the blue hour: from 17:54 to 18:03 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 Port Louis today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Port Louis from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 17:06, in mid-December at 18:14.
How long does golden hour last in Port Louis?
Between 29 minutes (March) and 32 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.