Golden hour in Salt Lake City
Golden hour in Salt Lake City starts at 20:20 on 15 June and runs 41 minutes; on 15 December it is 44 minutes from 16:18. The calculator above is preset to Salt Lake City — 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 Salt Lake City
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Golden and blue hour in Salt Lake City: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Salt Lake City (40.7608, -111.891) in the America/Denver timezone, DST included. Between December (44 minutes) and March (36 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 | 07:50 | 17:25 | 08:32 | 16:43 | 17:44 | 9h 35min |
| February | 07:23 | 18:03 | 08:01 | 17:24 | 18:20 | 10h 40min |
| March | 07:40 | 19:35 | 08:16 | 18:58 | 19:51 | 11h 54min |
| April | 06:49 | 20:07 | 07:26 | 19:30 | 20:24 | 13h 18min |
| May | 06:11 | 20:38 | 06:50 | 19:59 | 20:57 | 14h 27min |
| June | 05:56 | 21:01 | 06:38 | 20:20 | 21:22 | 15h 05min |
| July | 06:10 | 20:59 | 06:50 | 20:18 | 21:18 | 14h 49min |
| August | 06:39 | 20:27 | 07:16 | 19:50 | 20:45 | 13h 49min |
| September | 07:09 | 19:38 | 07:45 | 19:02 | 19:55 | 12h 29min |
| October | 07:39 | 18:49 | 08:16 | 18:11 | 19:06 | 11h 09min |
| November | 07:15 | 17:11 | 07:56 | 16:30 | 17:29 | 9h 55min |
| December | 07:46 | 17:02 | 08:29 | 16:18 | 17:21 | 9h 16min |
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 06:38 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:56.
After sunset, Salt Lake City still offers the blue hour: from 21:22 to 21:35 in June (13 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 Salt Lake City today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Salt Lake City from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:20, in mid-December at 16:18.
How long does golden hour last in Salt Lake City?
Between 36 minutes (March) and 44 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.