Golden hour in Punta del Este
Golden hour in Punta del Este starts at 16:57 on 15 June and runs 39 minutes; on 15 December it is 37 minutes from 19:13. The calculator above is preset to Punta del Este — 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 Punta del Este: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Punta del Este (-34.9608, -54.9502) in the America/Montevideo timezone, DST included. Between June (39 minutes) and March (33 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.2.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 05:43 | 19:57 | 06:19 | 19:20 | 20:15 | 14h 14min |
| February | 06:14 | 19:35 | 06:49 | 19:01 | 19:51 | 13h 21min |
| March | 06:40 | 19:00 | 07:13 | 18:26 | 19:15 | 12h 20min |
| April | 07:04 | 18:17 | 07:38 | 17:43 | 18:33 | 11h 13min |
| May | 07:28 | 17:46 | 08:05 | 17:09 | 18:03 | 10h 18min |
| June | 07:47 | 17:36 | 08:26 | 16:57 | 17:53 | 9h 49min |
| July | 07:46 | 17:47 | 08:24 | 17:09 | 18:04 | 10h 01min |
| August | 07:21 | 18:09 | 07:57 | 17:34 | 18:25 | 10h 48min |
| September | 06:40 | 18:32 | 07:14 | 17:58 | 18:47 | 11h 51min |
| October | 05:58 | 18:54 | 06:32 | 18:21 | 19:10 | 12h 56min |
| November | 05:27 | 19:24 | 06:03 | 18:48 | 19:41 | 13h 57min |
| December | 05:21 | 19:50 | 05:59 | 19:13 | 20:08 | 14h 29min |
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 08:26 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 07:47.
After sunset, Punta del Este still offers the blue hour: from 17:53 to 18:04 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 Punta del Este today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Punta del Este from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 16:57, in mid-December at 19:13.
How long does golden hour last in Punta del Este?
Between 33 minutes (March) and 39 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.