Golden hour in San Juan
Golden hour in San Juan starts at 18:31 on 15 June and runs 31 minutes; on 15 December it is 32 minutes from 17:19. The calculator above is preset to San Juan — 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 San Juan
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Golden and blue hour in San Juan: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of San Juan (18.4655, -66.1057) and the America/Puerto_Rico timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 29 minutes in March and 32 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 | 07:00 | 18:09 | 07:32 | 17:37 | 18:23 | 11h 08min |
| February | 06:53 | 18:26 | 07:23 | 17:56 | 18:40 | 11h 33min |
| March | 06:34 | 18:35 | 07:02 | 18:06 | 18:48 | 12h 01min |
| April | 06:08 | 18:42 | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:55 | 12h 34min |
| May | 05:52 | 18:52 | 06:22 | 18:21 | 19:06 | 13h 00min |
| June | 05:49 | 19:03 | 06:20 | 18:31 | 19:18 | 13h 14min |
| July | 05:57 | 19:05 | 06:28 | 18:34 | 19:20 | 13h 08min |
| August | 06:07 | 18:53 | 06:37 | 18:23 | 19:07 | 12h 46min |
| September | 06:13 | 18:28 | 06:42 | 17:59 | 18:42 | 12h 15min |
| October | 06:19 | 18:03 | 06:48 | 17:34 | 18:16 | 11h 44min |
| November | 06:32 | 17:48 | 07:03 | 17:17 | 18:02 | 11h 16min |
| December | 06:50 | 17:51 | 07:22 | 17:19 | 18:06 | 11h 02min |
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 06:20 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:49.
After sunset, San Juan still offers the blue hour: from 19:18 to 19:27 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 San Juan today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for San Juan from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 18:31, in mid-December at 17:19.
How long does golden hour last in San Juan?
Between 29 minutes (March) and 32 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.