Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Arden-Arcade, CA. 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 Arden-Arcade is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:44 PM in November to 8:34 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Arden-Arcade's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Arden-Arcade starts about 39 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:52 PM – 8:31 PM; in December it is 4:03 PM – 4:45 PM.
Sunset in Arden-Arcade is earliest at 4:44 PM on November 30 and latest at 8:34 PM on June 26, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 39 minutes in midsummer and 42 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 42 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 35 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:21 AM | 5:08 PM | 4:28 PM – 5:08 PM | 40 min | 9h 47m |
| February | 6:56 AM | 5:43 PM | 5:06 PM – 5:43 PM | 37 min | 10h 48m |
| March | 7:16 AM | 7:12 PM | 6:37 PM – 7:12 PM | 35 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 6:29 AM | 7:42 PM | 7:06 PM – 7:42 PM | 36 min | 13h 13m |
| May | 5:53 AM | 8:10 PM | 7:32 PM – 8:10 PM | 38 min | 14h 17m |
| June | 5:40 AM | 8:31 PM | 7:52 PM – 8:31 PM | 39 min | 14h 51m |
| July | 5:53 AM | 8:29 PM | 7:50 PM – 8:29 PM | 39 min | 14h 36m |
| August | 6:19 AM | 7:59 PM | 7:23 PM – 7:59 PM | 36 min | 13h 40m |
| September | 6:47 AM | 7:13 PM | 6:38 PM – 7:13 PM | 35 min | 12h 26m |
| October | 7:14 AM | 6:27 PM | 5:51 PM – 6:27 PM | 36 min | 11h 12m |
| November | 6:47 AM | 4:52 PM | 4:13 PM – 4:52 PM | 39 min | 10h 04m |
| December | 7:16 AM | 4:45 PM | 4:03 PM – 4:45 PM | 42 min | 9h 29m |
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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