Golden Hour Calculator
Estimate morning and evening golden hour times from latitude and day of year.
Quick answer: enter your details below and click Estimate Golden Hour — your result appears instantly, right here in your browser. Nothing you enter is uploaded or stored.
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How to use
- Enter your values in the fields provided.
- Click Estimate Golden Hour.
- Read the result and adjust an input if you want a different outcome.
About this tool
Golden hour is the soft light shortly after sunrise and shortly before sunset. This tool estimates sunrise and sunset from latitude and day of year, then places golden hour in the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset. These are estimates, not precise local times.
Frequently asked questions
What do I enter to get a result?
Fill in every field with your own numbers or choices, then run the tool. Empty number fields count as zero, so check them before you trust the output.
Can I reuse this result elsewhere?
Yes. The result is calculated in your browser from the values you entered, so you can copy the numbers into your own notes or plan.