Golden hour in Varna
Golden hour in Varna starts at 20:07 on 15 June and runs 43 minutes; on 15 December it is 46 minutes from 15:48. The calculator above is preset to Varna — 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 Varna
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Golden and blue hour in Varna: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Varna (43.2141, 27.9147) in the Europe/Sofia timezone, DST included. Between December (46 minutes) and March (38 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 | 07:38 | 16:58 | 08:23 | 16:14 | 17:18 | 9h 20min |
| February | 07:08 | 17:39 | 07:48 | 16:59 | 17:57 | 10h 31min |
| March | 06:22 | 18:14 | 07:00 | 17:37 | 18:32 | 11h 52min |
| April | 06:27 | 19:51 | 07:06 | 19:12 | 20:09 | 13h 23min |
| May | 05:46 | 20:25 | 06:27 | 19:44 | 20:45 | 14h 40min |
| June | 05:29 | 20:51 | 06:12 | 20:07 | 21:12 | 15h 22min |
| July | 05:42 | 20:47 | 06:25 | 20:05 | 21:08 | 15h 05min |
| August | 06:14 | 20:13 | 06:53 | 19:34 | 20:32 | 13h 59min |
| September | 06:48 | 19:21 | 07:26 | 18:43 | 19:38 | 12h 33min |
| October | 07:22 | 18:27 | 08:01 | 17:49 | 18:45 | 11h 05min |
| November | 07:02 | 16:46 | 07:44 | 16:03 | 17:05 | 9h 44min |
| December | 07:34 | 16:34 | 08:20 | 15:48 | 16:54 | 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 06:12 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 05:29.
After sunset, Varna still offers the blue hour: from 21:12 to 21:26 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 Varna today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Varna from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:07, in mid-December at 15:48.
How long does golden hour last in Varna?
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.