In Boise, the mountains change the math: the sun can drop behind a ridge well before the 'official' sunset below. Scout your horizon line and treat the calculated times as your latest-possible window. The times below are computed live for Boise's exact coordinates and update automatically for any date you pick.
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.
Local golden hour spot: Table Rock's summit cross-view of the valley. Arrive 30 minutes before the window opens to set up, and keep shooting into blue hour — it's shorter than you think.
In Boise, sunset ranges from 5:07 PM in December to 9:30 PM in June. All times local to Boise (America/Boise).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:15 AM | 5:34 PM | 4:49 PM – 5:34 PM | 45 min | 9h 19m |
| February | 7:43 AM | 6:15 PM | 5:35 PM – 6:15 PM | 40 min | 10h 32m |
| March | 7:56 AM | 7:51 PM | 7:13 PM – 7:51 PM | 38 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 7:01 AM | 8:28 PM | 7:49 PM – 8:28 PM | 39 min | 13h 27m |
| May | 6:19 AM | 9:03 PM | 8:21 PM – 9:03 PM | 42 min | 14h 44m |
| June | 6:02 AM | 9:28 PM | 8:44 PM – 9:28 PM | 44 min | 15h 25m |
| July | 6:17 AM | 9:23 PM | 8:41 PM – 9:23 PM | 42 min | 15h 06m |
| August | 6:49 AM | 8:48 PM | 8:08 PM – 8:48 PM | 40 min | 13h 58m |
| September | 7:24 AM | 7:54 PM | 7:16 PM – 7:54 PM | 38 min | 12h 30m |
| October | 7:59 AM | 7:01 PM | 6:22 PM – 7:01 PM | 39 min | 11h 02m |
| November | 7:39 AM | 5:19 PM | 4:36 PM – 5:19 PM | 43 min | 9h 40m |
| December | 8:11 AM | 5:08 PM | 4:21 PM – 5:08 PM | 47 min | 8h 57m |
Golden hour is the stretch just after sunrise and just before sunset, when the low sun turns hard daylight into soft, warm, directional light — the most flattering natural light for portraits, real estate, product and landscape photography. Blue hour follows sunset (and precedes sunrise): a short window of deep, even blue that's ideal for twilight real estate shots and skylines. Both windows change with latitude and season, which is why this page computes them live instead of guessing.
Kanyon Studio is a San Diego photography and video studio — golden hour is our home field. Brand shoots, products, real estate and portraits, planned around exactly this light.
