Golden hour in São Paulo
Golden hour in São Paulo starts at 16:55 on 15 June and runs 33 minutes; on 15 December it is 33 minutes from 18:17. The calculator above is preset to São Paulo — 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 São Paulo
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Golden and blue hour in São Paulo: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of São Paulo (-23.5505, -46.6333) and the America/Sao_Paulo timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 30 minutes in March and 33 in June — 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 | 05:34 | 18:59 | 06:06 | 18:27 | 19:14 | 13h 25min |
| February | 05:55 | 18:48 | 06:26 | 18:17 | 19:02 | 12h 53min |
| March | 06:09 | 18:24 | 06:39 | 17:54 | 18:38 | 12h 15min |
| April | 06:21 | 17:54 | 06:51 | 17:23 | 18:08 | 11h 33min |
| May | 06:34 | 17:33 | 07:06 | 17:01 | 17:48 | 10h 59min |
| June | 06:47 | 17:29 | 07:21 | 16:55 | 17:44 | 10h 41min |
| July | 06:49 | 17:37 | 07:22 | 17:05 | 17:52 | 10h 49min |
| August | 06:33 | 17:51 | 07:04 | 17:20 | 18:05 | 11h 17min |
| September | 06:04 | 18:01 | 06:34 | 17:31 | 18:15 | 11h 57min |
| October | 05:34 | 18:12 | 06:04 | 17:41 | 18:26 | 12h 37min |
| November | 05:15 | 18:29 | 05:46 | 17:58 | 18:44 | 13h 15min |
| December | 05:15 | 18:50 | 05:48 | 18:17 | 19:05 | 13h 34min |
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 07:21 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:47.
After sunset, São Paulo still offers the blue hour: from 17:44 to 17:53 in June (10 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 São Paulo today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for São Paulo from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 16:55, in mid-December at 18:17.
How long does golden hour last in São Paulo?
Between 30 minutes (March) and 33 minutes (June) 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.