Golden Hour Calculator

Always wondered how to get the perfect Golden Hour photograph? That's why we decide to make this tool. All you need to do is simply enter in a location, and you can see the times for both sunrise and sunset golden hours.

Golden Hour
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New York, United States

Mon, Dec 15, 2025

(local time)

Sunrise Golden Hour
0:00 amstarts
Ends at 0:00 am
Sunset Golden Hour
0:00 pmstarts
Ends at 0:00 pm

What is the Golden Hour?

The golden hour is a time shortly after sunrise and shortly before sunset. During this time, the sun is just above the horizon and the light needs to travel through more of the atmosphere. This creates a soft, diffused, and orange light that has become known as the golden hour. Likewise, it has become a super popular time to take landscape and selfie photos.

What is a Golden Hour Calculator?

Golden Hour Calculator is a free tool that allows people to track when the golden hour starts and ends. Contrary to the name, the golden hour does not always last a full hour. The length and time of golden hour depends on the user's location as well as the current season of the year. Usually golden hour lasts between 40 to 60 minutes.

How to Use This Tool.

Rather than going through the trouble of finding when golden hour is, we did the hard work for you. All you need to do is enter your location and you will find the exact times for golden hour. There are two ways to do this. The first is to use the Use Current Location button. With the users permission, this allows the tool to get the users city, giving you a precise time for golden hour. Or you can also search for any city you want using the search option. This then gives you the time for golden hour in that city in the local timezone.