Golden hour in Quito
Golden hour in Quito starts at 17:49 on 15 June and runs 30 minutes; on 15 December it is 30 minutes from 17:44. The calculator above is preset to Quito — 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 Quito
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Golden and blue hour in Quito: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Quito (-0.1807, -78.4678) in the America/Guayaquil timezone, DST included. Between June (30 minutes) and March (27 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 | 06:20 | 18:28 | 06:49 | 17:58 | 18:41 | 12h 08min |
| February | 06:25 | 18:33 | 06:53 | 18:05 | 18:46 | 12h 07min |
| March | 06:20 | 18:27 | 06:48 | 18:00 | 18:40 | 12h 07min |
| April | 06:11 | 18:18 | 06:39 | 17:50 | 18:31 | 12h 07min |
| May | 06:08 | 18:14 | 06:37 | 17:45 | 18:28 | 12h 07min |
| June | 06:12 | 18:19 | 06:42 | 17:49 | 18:32 | 12h 07min |
| July | 06:17 | 18:24 | 06:47 | 17:54 | 18:37 | 12h 07min |
| August | 06:16 | 18:23 | 06:44 | 17:54 | 18:36 | 12h 07min |
| September | 06:07 | 18:13 | 06:34 | 17:46 | 18:26 | 12h 07min |
| October | 05:57 | 18:04 | 06:24 | 17:36 | 18:17 | 12h 07min |
| November | 05:56 | 18:03 | 06:24 | 17:34 | 18:16 | 12h 08min |
| December | 06:06 | 18:14 | 06:36 | 17:44 | 18:28 | 12h 08min |
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 06:42 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:12.
After sunset, Quito still offers the blue hour: from 18:32 to 18:41 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 Quito today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Quito from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 17:49, in mid-December at 17:44.
How long does golden hour last in Quito?
Between 27 minutes (March) and 30 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.