Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Athens, GA. 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 Athens is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:24 PM in November to 8:48 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Athens's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Athens starts about 37 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:09 PM – 8:46 PM; in December it is 4:47 PM – 5:25 PM.
Sunset in Athens is earliest at 5:24 PM on November 27 and latest at 8:48 PM on June 22, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 37 minutes in midsummer and 38 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 38 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 33 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:38 AM | 5:47 PM | 5:10 PM – 5:47 PM | 37 min | 10h 09m |
| February | 7:18 AM | 6:17 PM | 5:43 PM – 6:17 PM | 34 min | 11h 00m |
| March | 7:43 AM | 7:41 PM | 7:08 PM – 7:41 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 7:02 AM | 8:04 PM | 7:31 PM – 8:04 PM | 33 min | 13h 02m |
| May | 6:32 AM | 8:28 PM | 7:52 PM – 8:28 PM | 36 min | 13h 56m |
| June | 6:21 AM | 8:46 PM | 8:09 PM – 8:46 PM | 37 min | 14h 24m |
| July | 6:33 AM | 8:45 PM | 8:09 PM – 8:45 PM | 36 min | 14h 12m |
| August | 6:55 AM | 8:20 PM | 7:46 PM – 8:20 PM | 34 min | 13h 25m |
| September | 7:16 AM | 7:39 PM | 7:06 PM – 7:39 PM | 33 min | 12h 23m |
| October | 7:38 AM | 6:59 PM | 6:25 PM – 6:59 PM | 34 min | 11h 21m |
| November | 7:06 AM | 5:29 PM | 4:53 PM – 5:29 PM | 36 min | 10h 24m |
| December | 7:31 AM | 5:25 PM | 4:47 PM – 5:25 PM | 38 min | 9h 54m |
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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