Golden hour in Riga
Golden hour in Riga starts at 21:13 on 15 June and runs 67 minutes; on 15 December it is 85 minutes from 14:18. The calculator above is preset to Riga — 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 Riga
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Golden and blue hour in Riga: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Riga (56.9496, 24.1052) and the Europe/Riga timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 50 minutes in September and 85 in December — schedule "an hour" and you are wrong in both.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 08:51 | 16:15 | 10:06 | 15:01 | 16:44 | 7h 24min |
| February | 07:53 | 17:24 | 08:51 | 16:27 | 17:49 | 9h 30min |
| March | 06:41 | 18:26 | 07:32 | 17:35 | 18:49 | 11h 45min |
| April | 06:17 | 20:32 | 07:09 | 19:40 | 20:57 | 14h 15min |
| May | 05:07 | 21:35 | 06:06 | 20:36 | 22:06 | 16h 28min |
| June | 04:30 | 22:20 | 05:37 | 21:13 | 22:58 | 17h 50min |
| July | 04:52 | 22:08 | 05:55 | 21:05 | 22:43 | 17h 16min |
| August | 05:51 | 21:07 | 06:45 | 20:13 | 21:34 | 15h 16min |
| September | 06:55 | 19:45 | 07:45 | 18:55 | 20:09 | 12h 51min |
| October | 07:56 | 18:24 | 08:50 | 17:30 | 18:47 | 10h 27min |
| November | 08:05 | 16:13 | 09:11 | 15:07 | 16:40 | 8h 09min |
| December | 08:56 | 15:43 | 10:21 | 14:18 | 16:14 | 6h 47min |
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 05:37 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 04:30.
After sunset, Riga still offers the blue hour: from 22:58 to 23:27 in June (29 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 Riga today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Riga from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 21:13, in mid-December at 14:18.
How long does golden hour last in Riga?
Between 50 minutes (September) and 85 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.