Golden hour in Potsdam

Golden hour in Potsdam starts at 20:37 on 15 June and runs 56 minutes; on 15 December it is 64 minutes from 14:51. The calculator above is preset to Potsdam — pick a date and sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hour for that exact shoot day are right there, exportable as a calendar entry.

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Golden and blue hour in Potsdam: all twelve months

The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Potsdam (52.3906, 13.0645) in the Europe/Berlin timezone, DST included. Between December (64 minutes) and March (45 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.4.

Golden and blue hour in Potsdam, 2026 (mid-month, local time)
MonthSunriseSunsetGolden am (until)Golden pm (from)Blue hour (from)Daylight
January08:1216:2409:1115:2416:488h 12min
February07:2517:2008:1516:3117:429h 55min
March06:2418:1207:0917:2618:3211h 48min
April06:1120:0506:5719:1920:2713h 54min
May05:1320:5606:0420:0621:2215h 43min
June04:4621:3205:4220:3722:0116h 46min
July05:0421:2505:5820:3121:5216h 21min
August05:5120:3506:3919:4820:5914h 44min
September06:4219:2607:2718:4119:4712h 43min
October07:3318:1508:2017:2818:3710h 42min
November07:2916:1708:2415:2216:408h 48min
December08:1215:5509:1614:5116:217h 43min

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 05:42 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 04:46.

After sunset, Potsdam still offers the blue hour: from 22:01 to 22:22 in June (20 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 Potsdam today?

Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Potsdam from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:37, in mid-December at 14:51.

How long does golden hour last in Potsdam?

Between 45 minutes (March) and 64 minutes (December) in the evening. The name misleads — it only reaches a full hour in the longest months.

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.