Golden hour in Santa Fe
Golden hour in Santa Fe starts at 19:44 on 15 June and runs 38 minutes; on 15 December it is 39 minutes from 16:13. The calculator above is preset to Santa Fe — 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 Santa Fe
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Golden and blue hour in Santa Fe: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Santa Fe (35.687, -105.9378) and the America/Denver timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 34 minutes in March and 39 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 | 07:14 | 17:14 | 07:52 | 16:36 | 17:31 | 10h 00min |
| February | 06:52 | 17:46 | 07:27 | 17:11 | 18:02 | 10h 54min |
| March | 07:15 | 19:12 | 07:49 | 18:38 | 19:27 | 11h 56min |
| April | 06:32 | 19:37 | 07:06 | 19:03 | 19:53 | 13h 06min |
| May | 06:00 | 20:02 | 06:36 | 19:26 | 20:20 | 14h 03min |
| June | 05:48 | 20:22 | 06:26 | 19:44 | 20:40 | 14h 34min |
| July | 06:00 | 20:21 | 06:37 | 19:44 | 20:38 | 14h 21min |
| August | 06:24 | 19:55 | 06:58 | 19:20 | 20:11 | 13h 31min |
| September | 06:47 | 19:13 | 07:21 | 18:39 | 19:28 | 12h 25min |
| October | 07:11 | 18:29 | 07:45 | 17:55 | 18:45 | 11h 19min |
| November | 06:41 | 16:58 | 07:18 | 16:21 | 17:15 | 10h 18min |
| December | 07:07 | 16:52 | 07:47 | 16:13 | 17:10 | 9h 45min |
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 06:26 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:48.
After sunset, Santa Fe still offers the blue hour: from 20:40 to 20:52 in June (12 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 Santa Fe today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Santa Fe from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:44, in mid-December at 16:13.
How long does golden hour last in Santa Fe?
Between 34 minutes (March) and 39 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.