Whether you're shooting portraits, real estate or just chasing a good sky, this is when the light works in Brownsville. Every time below is computed live for Brownsville's coordinates and updates for any date. Note the times below account for Brownsville's latitude — golden hour runs longer in winter and shorter at midsummer than most charts assume.
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 tip: Find an open west-facing view for sunset and an east-facing one for sunrise — buildings and hills eat the last 15 minutes of light in most city centers.
In Brownsville, sunset ranges from 5:38 PM in November to 8:25 PM in June. Evening golden hour lasts about 34 minutes at the summer solstice and 35 minutes at the winter solstice. Times below are local to Brownsville (America/Chicago).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:18 AM | 6:00 PM | 5:27 PM – 6:00 PM | 33 min | 10h 42m |
| February | 7:05 AM | 6:23 PM | 5:51 PM – 6:23 PM | 32 min | 11h 18m |
| March | 7:39 AM | 7:38 PM | 7:08 PM – 7:38 PM | 30 min | 12h 00m |
| April | 7:06 AM | 7:53 PM | 7:22 PM – 7:53 PM | 31 min | 12h 47m |
| May | 6:44 AM | 8:09 PM | 7:36 PM – 8:09 PM | 33 min | 13h 25m |
| June | 6:38 AM | 8:23 PM | 7:49 PM – 8:23 PM | 34 min | 13h 45m |
| July | 6:47 AM | 8:23 PM | 7:51 PM – 8:23 PM | 32 min | 13h 36m |
| August | 7:02 AM | 8:05 PM | 7:34 PM – 8:05 PM | 31 min | 13h 03m |
| September | 7:15 AM | 7:33 PM | 7:03 PM – 7:33 PM | 30 min | 12h 18m |
| October | 7:28 AM | 7:02 PM | 6:31 PM – 7:02 PM | 31 min | 11h 33m |
| November | 6:48 AM | 5:40 PM | 5:08 PM – 5:40 PM | 32 min | 10h 53m |
| December | 7:09 AM | 5:41 PM | 5:06 PM – 5:41 PM | 35 min | 10h 32m |
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.
