Golden hour in Riyadh
Golden hour in Riyadh starts at 18:11 on 15 June and runs 33 minutes; on 15 December it is 34 minutes from 16:34. The calculator above is preset to Riyadh — 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 Riyadh
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Golden and blue hour in Riyadh: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Riyadh (24.7136, 46.6753) in the Asia/Riyadh timezone, DST included. Between December (34 minutes) and March (30 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 | 06:40 | 17:26 | 07:13 | 16:53 | 17:41 | 10h 46min |
| February | 06:29 | 17:48 | 07:00 | 17:17 | 18:03 | 11h 20min |
| March | 06:04 | 18:03 | 06:34 | 17:33 | 18:17 | 11h 59min |
| April | 05:32 | 18:16 | 06:03 | 17:45 | 18:30 | 12h 43min |
| May | 05:11 | 18:31 | 05:42 | 17:59 | 18:46 | 13h 20min |
| June | 05:05 | 18:44 | 05:38 | 18:11 | 19:00 | 13h 40min |
| July | 05:14 | 18:46 | 05:46 | 18:13 | 19:01 | 13h 32min |
| August | 05:28 | 18:29 | 05:59 | 17:58 | 18:44 | 13h 01min |
| September | 05:40 | 17:59 | 06:10 | 17:29 | 18:13 | 12h 19min |
| October | 05:52 | 17:28 | 06:22 | 16:57 | 17:42 | 11h 36min |
| November | 06:10 | 17:07 | 06:42 | 16:35 | 17:22 | 10h 57min |
| December | 06:31 | 17:08 | 07:05 | 16:34 | 17:23 | 10h 37min |
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 05:38 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:05.
After sunset, Riyadh still offers the blue hour: from 19:00 to 19:10 in June (10 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 Riyadh today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Riyadh from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 18:11, in mid-December at 16:34.
How long does golden hour last in Riyadh?
Between 30 minutes (March) and 34 minutes (December) 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.