The difference between a flat photo and a glowing one in Alhambra is usually forty-five minutes. The calculator below shows exactly which forty-five minutes — today's sunset, sunrise, golden and blue hour, live.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Local tip: Shoot with the sun behind your subject during golden hour and expose for the face — the rim light does the rest.
In Alhambra, sunset ranges from 5:20 PM in November to 7:42 PM in June. All times local to Alhambra (America/Phoenix).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:32 AM | 5:43 PM | 5:06 PM – 5:43 PM | 37 min | 10h 11m |
| February | 7:12 AM | 6:13 PM | 5:39 PM – 6:13 PM | 34 min | 11h 01m |
| March | 6:38 AM | 6:36 PM | 6:03 PM – 6:36 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 5:57 AM | 6:59 PM | 6:26 PM – 6:59 PM | 33 min | 13h 02m |
| May | 5:28 AM | 7:22 PM | 6:47 PM – 7:22 PM | 35 min | 13h 54m |
| June | 5:18 AM | 7:40 PM | 7:03 PM – 7:40 PM | 37 min | 14h 22m |
| July | 5:29 AM | 7:39 PM | 7:03 PM – 7:39 PM | 36 min | 14h 09m |
| August | 5:51 AM | 7:14 PM | 6:40 PM – 7:14 PM | 34 min | 13h 23m |
| September | 6:12 AM | 6:34 PM | 6:01 PM – 6:34 PM | 33 min | 12h 23m |
| October | 6:33 AM | 5:54 PM | 5:21 PM – 5:54 PM | 33 min | 11h 21m |
| November | 7:00 AM | 5:25 PM | 4:49 PM – 5:25 PM | 36 min | 10h 26m |
| December | 7:25 AM | 5:22 PM | 4:44 PM – 5:22 PM | 38 min | 9h 57m |
Golden hour is the stretch just after sunrise and just before sunset, when the low sun turns hard daylight into soft, warm, directional light — the most flattering natural light for portraits, real estate, product and landscape photography. Blue hour follows sunset (and precedes sunrise): a short window of deep, even blue that's ideal for twilight real estate shots and skylines. Both windows change with latitude and season, which is why this page computes them live instead of guessing.
Kanyon Studio is a San Diego photography and video studio — golden hour is our home field. Brand shoots, products, real estate and portraits, planned around exactly this light.
