Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Birmingham, AL. 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 Birmingham is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:38 PM in December to 8:01 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Birmingham's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Birmingham starts about 36 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:22 PM – 7:58 PM; in December it is 4:02 PM – 4:40 PM.
Sunset in Birmingham is earliest at 4:38 PM on December 3 and latest at 8:01 PM on June 25, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 36 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 | 6:51 AM | 5:02 PM | 4:25 PM – 5:02 PM | 37 min | 10h 11m |
| February | 6:31 AM | 5:31 PM | 4:57 PM – 5:31 PM | 34 min | 11h 01m |
| March | 6:57 AM | 6:55 PM | 6:22 PM – 6:55 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:16 AM | 7:18 PM | 6:44 PM – 7:18 PM | 34 min | 13h 01m |
| May | 5:46 AM | 7:40 PM | 7:05 PM – 7:40 PM | 35 min | 13h 54m |
| June | 5:36 AM | 7:58 PM | 7:22 PM – 7:58 PM | 36 min | 14h 22m |
| July | 5:48 AM | 7:57 PM | 7:21 PM – 7:57 PM | 36 min | 14h 10m |
| August | 6:09 AM | 7:33 PM | 6:59 PM – 7:33 PM | 34 min | 13h 24m |
| September | 6:30 AM | 6:53 PM | 6:20 PM – 6:53 PM | 33 min | 12h 23m |
| October | 6:52 AM | 6:13 PM | 5:39 PM – 6:13 PM | 34 min | 11h 21m |
| November | 6:18 AM | 4:44 PM | 4:08 PM – 4:44 PM | 36 min | 10h 26m |
| December | 6:44 AM | 4:40 PM | 4:02 PM – 4:40 PM | 38 min | 9h 57m |
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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