Golden hour in Yokohama
Golden hour in Yokohama starts at 18:21 on 15 June and runs 38 minutes; on 15 December it is 39 minutes from 15:51. The calculator above is preset to Yokohama — 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 Yokohama
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Golden and blue hour in Yokohama: all twelve months
Everything derives from the coordinates of Yokohama (35.4437, 139.638) and the Asia/Tokyo 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 | 06:51 | 16:52 | 07:29 | 16:13 | 17:09 | 10h 01min |
| February | 06:30 | 17:23 | 07:05 | 16:48 | 17:39 | 10h 54min |
| March | 05:54 | 17:49 | 06:28 | 17:15 | 18:04 | 11h 55min |
| April | 05:10 | 18:14 | 05:45 | 17:40 | 18:30 | 13h 04min |
| May | 04:38 | 18:39 | 05:14 | 18:03 | 18:56 | 14h 01min |
| June | 04:27 | 18:59 | 05:04 | 18:21 | 19:17 | 14h 32min |
| July | 04:38 | 18:58 | 05:15 | 18:21 | 19:16 | 14h 20min |
| August | 05:01 | 18:33 | 05:36 | 17:58 | 18:49 | 13h 32min |
| September | 05:25 | 17:51 | 05:58 | 17:18 | 18:07 | 12h 27min |
| October | 05:48 | 17:08 | 06:22 | 16:34 | 17:24 | 11h 21min |
| November | 06:17 | 16:37 | 06:54 | 16:00 | 16:53 | 10h 20min |
| December | 06:44 | 16:31 | 07:23 | 15:51 | 16:48 | 9h 47min |
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 05:04 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 04:27.
After sunset, Yokohama still offers the blue hour: from 19:17 to 19:29 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 Yokohama today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Yokohama from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 18:21, in mid-December at 15:51.
How long does golden hour last in Yokohama?
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.