Golden hour in Wilmington
Golden hour in Wilmington starts at 19:49 on 15 June and runs 37 minutes; on 15 December it is 38 minutes from 16:26. The calculator above is preset to Wilmington — 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 Wilmington
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Golden and blue hour in Wilmington: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Wilmington (34.2257, -77.9447) in the America/New_York timezone, DST included. Between December (38 minutes) and March (33 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 | 07:18 | 17:25 | 07:56 | 16:48 | 17:42 | 10h 07min |
| February | 06:58 | 17:56 | 07:32 | 17:21 | 18:12 | 10h 58min |
| March | 07:23 | 19:20 | 07:56 | 18:47 | 19:35 | 11h 57min |
| April | 06:41 | 19:43 | 07:15 | 19:10 | 19:59 | 13h 02min |
| May | 06:11 | 20:07 | 06:46 | 19:32 | 20:24 | 13h 56min |
| June | 06:00 | 20:26 | 06:37 | 19:49 | 20:44 | 14h 26min |
| July | 06:12 | 20:25 | 06:48 | 19:49 | 20:42 | 14h 13min |
| August | 06:34 | 20:01 | 07:08 | 19:26 | 20:17 | 13h 27min |
| September | 06:56 | 19:20 | 07:29 | 18:47 | 19:36 | 12h 24min |
| October | 07:18 | 18:39 | 07:51 | 18:05 | 18:54 | 11h 21min |
| November | 06:46 | 17:09 | 07:22 | 16:33 | 17:25 | 10h 23min |
| December | 07:11 | 17:04 | 07:50 | 16:26 | 17:21 | 9h 53min |
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 06:37 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:00.
After sunset, Wilmington still offers the blue hour: from 20:44 to 20:55 in June (11 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 Wilmington today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Wilmington from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 19:49, in mid-December at 16:26.
How long does golden hour last in Wilmington?
Between 33 minutes (March) and 38 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.