Golden hour in San Sebastián
Golden hour in San Sebastián starts at 21:07 on 15 June and runs 43 minutes; on 15 December it is 46 minutes from 16:47. The calculator above is preset to San Sebastián — 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 Sebastián
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Golden and blue hour in San Sebastián: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of San Sebastián (43.3183, -1.9812) and the Europe/Madrid timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 38 minutes in March and 46 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 | 08:38 | 17:58 | 09:23 | 17:13 | 18:17 | 9h 19min |
| February | 08:07 | 18:39 | 08:47 | 17:59 | 18:57 | 10h 31min |
| March | 07:21 | 19:14 | 07:59 | 18:36 | 19:32 | 11h 53min |
| April | 07:27 | 20:50 | 08:05 | 20:12 | 21:09 | 13h 24min |
| May | 06:45 | 21:25 | 07:26 | 20:44 | 21:45 | 14h 40min |
| June | 06:28 | 21:51 | 07:11 | 21:07 | 22:12 | 15h 23min |
| July | 06:42 | 21:47 | 07:24 | 21:05 | 22:08 | 15h 06min |
| August | 07:14 | 21:13 | 07:53 | 20:34 | 21:32 | 13h 59min |
| September | 07:48 | 20:20 | 08:26 | 19:43 | 20:38 | 12h 33min |
| October | 08:22 | 19:27 | 09:01 | 18:48 | 19:44 | 11h 05min |
| November | 08:02 | 17:45 | 08:44 | 17:02 | 18:04 | 9h 44min |
| December | 08:34 | 17:34 | 09:21 | 16:47 | 17:54 | 9h 00min |
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 07:11 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:28.
After sunset, San Sebastián still offers the blue hour: from 22:12 to 22:26 in June (14 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 Sebastián today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for San Sebastián from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 21:07, in mid-December at 16:47.
How long does golden hour last in San Sebastián?
Between 38 minutes (March) and 46 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.