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Golden Hour in Berkeley, CA

Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Berkeley, 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.

Photography planning

Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.

In Berkeley, sunset ranges from 4:49 PM in December to 8:35 PM in June. All times local to Berkeley (America/Los_Angeles).

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden hour (evening)LengthDaylight
January7:23 AM5:14 PM4:34 PM – 5:14 PM40 min9h 51m
February6:58 AM5:48 PM5:11 PM – 5:48 PM37 min10h 50m
March7:19 AM7:16 PM6:41 PM – 7:16 PM35 min11h 57m
April6:33 AM7:45 PM7:09 PM – 7:45 PM36 min13h 12m
May5:58 AM8:12 PM7:35 PM – 8:12 PM37 min14h 14m
June5:46 AM8:33 PM7:53 PM – 8:33 PM40 min14h 47m
July5:59 AM8:30 PM7:52 PM – 8:30 PM38 min14h 32m
August6:24 AM8:01 PM7:25 PM – 8:01 PM36 min13h 37m
September6:51 AM7:16 PM6:42 PM – 7:16 PM34 min12h 26m
October7:17 AM6:31 PM5:55 PM – 6:31 PM36 min11h 14m
November6:49 AM4:57 PM4:18 PM – 4:57 PM39 min10h 08m
December7:17 AM4:51 PM4:09 PM – 4:51 PM42 min9h 33m

What is golden hour?

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.

Photography services

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