Golden hour in Winnipeg
Golden hour in Winnipeg starts at 20:48 on 15 June and runs 51 minutes; on 15 December it is 57 minutes from 15:31. The calculator above is preset to Winnipeg — 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 Winnipeg
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Golden and blue hour in Winnipeg: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Winnipeg (49.8951, -97.1384) and the America/Winnipeg timezone — no estimates. The planning-relevant part: the evening window here swings between 42 minutes in September and 57 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 | 08:21 | 16:56 | 09:15 | 16:02 | 17:19 | 8h 34min |
| February | 07:40 | 17:47 | 08:26 | 17:01 | 18:08 | 10h 07min |
| March | 07:43 | 19:34 | 08:26 | 18:51 | 19:53 | 11h 50min |
| April | 06:36 | 20:22 | 07:20 | 19:38 | 20:43 | 13h 46min |
| May | 05:44 | 21:08 | 06:31 | 20:20 | 21:31 | 15h 24min |
| June | 05:20 | 21:40 | 06:12 | 20:48 | 22:06 | 16h 19min |
| July | 05:37 | 21:33 | 06:27 | 20:43 | 21:58 | 15h 56min |
| August | 06:19 | 20:49 | 07:04 | 20:04 | 21:10 | 14h 29min |
| September | 07:05 | 19:44 | 07:48 | 19:02 | 20:04 | 12h 39min |
| October | 07:51 | 18:39 | 08:35 | 17:55 | 18:59 | 10h 48min |
| November | 07:42 | 16:46 | 08:33 | 15:55 | 17:08 | 9h 04min |
| December | 08:21 | 16:28 | 09:18 | 15:31 | 16:52 | 8h 07min |
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 05:20.
After sunset, Winnipeg still offers the blue hour: from 22:06 to 22:24 in June (18 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 Winnipeg today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Winnipeg from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:48, in mid-December at 15:31.
How long does golden hour last in Winnipeg?
Between 42 minutes (September) and 57 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.