Golden Hour Calculator
Estimate morning and evening golden hour and blue hour from a location, date and UTC offset.
Inputs stay in this browser; no location is uploaded.
Thresholds follow common photography practice; solar position uses a NOAA-style approximation.
A QUICK WALKTHROUGH
How to use this tool
- Enter decimal coordinates, date and the applicable UTC offset.
- Estimate the solar elevation crossings.
- Use the rounded intervals as planning guidance, not an exact forecast.
Golden Hour Calculator
Local numerical approximation using solar elevation thresholds: golden hour −4° to 6° and blue hour −6° to −4°. Times are rounded to minutes and may differ with terrain, refraction, elevation, weather and the chosen horizon. This does not guarantee photographic conditions.
Inputs stay in this browser; no location is uploaded.
Inputs stay in this browser; no location is uploaded.
GOOD TO KNOW
Common questions
Golden Hour Calculator
Local numerical approximation using solar elevation thresholds: golden hour −4° to 6° and blue hour −6° to −4°. Times are rounded to minutes and may differ with terrain, refraction, elevation, weather and the chosen horizon. This does not guarantee photographic conditions.