Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Amherst, NY. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
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.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
Golden hour in Amherst is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:40 PM in December to 8:58 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Amherst's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Amherst starts about 44 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:12 PM – 8:56 PM; in December it is 3:55 PM – 4:41 PM.
Sunset in Amherst is earliest at 4:40 PM on December 4 and latest at 8:58 PM on June 22, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 44 minutes in midsummer and 46 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 46 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 37 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:43 AM | 5:06 PM | 4:21 PM – 5:06 PM | 45 min | 9h 23m |
| February | 7:12 AM | 5:46 PM | 5:06 PM – 5:46 PM | 40 min | 10h 34m |
| March | 7:27 AM | 7:21 PM | 6:44 PM – 7:21 PM | 37 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:33 AM | 7:57 PM | 7:19 PM – 7:57 PM | 38 min | 13h 25m |
| May | 5:51 AM | 8:31 PM | 7:50 PM – 8:31 PM | 41 min | 14h 40m |
| June | 5:35 AM | 8:56 PM | 8:12 PM – 8:56 PM | 44 min | 15h 21m |
| July | 5:49 AM | 8:52 PM | 8:10 PM – 8:52 PM | 42 min | 15h 02m |
| August | 6:21 AM | 8:17 PM | 7:38 PM – 8:17 PM | 39 min | 13h 56m |
| September | 6:54 AM | 7:24 PM | 6:47 PM – 7:24 PM | 37 min | 12h 30m |
| October | 7:28 AM | 6:32 PM | 5:53 PM – 6:32 PM | 39 min | 11h 04m |
| November | 7:07 AM | 4:51 PM | 4:08 PM – 4:51 PM | 43 min | 9h 44m |
| December | 7:39 AM | 4:41 PM | 3:55 PM – 4:41 PM | 46 min | 9h 02m |
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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