The difference between a flat photo and a glowing one in Allen 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: Don't pack up at sunset — blue hour starts right after, and the 20 minutes of deep-blue sky with city lights on is the most underrated window of the day.
In Allen, sunset ranges from 5:19 PM in November to 8:39 PM in June. All times local to Allen (America/Chicago).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:29 AM | 5:42 PM | 5:06 PM – 5:42 PM | 36 min | 10h 13m |
| February | 7:10 AM | 6:11 PM | 5:37 PM – 6:11 PM | 34 min | 11h 02m |
| March | 7:36 AM | 7:34 PM | 7:01 PM – 7:34 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:56 AM | 7:57 PM | 7:24 PM – 7:57 PM | 33 min | 13h 01m |
| May | 6:27 AM | 8:19 PM | 7:44 PM – 8:19 PM | 35 min | 13h 52m |
| June | 6:17 AM | 8:37 PM | 8:00 PM – 8:37 PM | 37 min | 14h 20m |
| July | 6:28 AM | 8:36 PM | 8:00 PM – 8:36 PM | 36 min | 14h 08m |
| August | 6:49 AM | 8:12 PM | 7:38 PM – 8:12 PM | 34 min | 13h 22m |
| September | 7:10 AM | 7:32 PM | 7:00 PM – 7:32 PM | 32 min | 12h 22m |
| October | 7:31 AM | 6:53 PM | 6:19 PM – 6:53 PM | 34 min | 11h 22m |
| November | 6:57 AM | 5:24 PM | 4:48 PM – 5:24 PM | 36 min | 10h 27m |
| December | 7:22 AM | 5:21 PM | 4:43 PM – 5:21 PM | 38 min | 9h 59m |
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.
