Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Canton, MI. 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 Canton is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:01 PM in December to 9:14 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Canton's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Canton starts about 43 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:29 PM – 9:12 PM; in December it is 4:16 PM – 5:02 PM.
Sunset in Canton is earliest at 5:01 PM on December 3 and latest at 9:14 PM on June 20, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 43 minutes in midsummer and 46 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 46 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 37 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:00 AM | 5:26 PM | 4:43 PM – 5:26 PM | 43 min | 9h 27m |
| February | 7:30 AM | 6:06 PM | 5:27 PM – 6:06 PM | 39 min | 10h 36m |
| March | 7:45 AM | 7:40 PM | 7:03 PM – 7:40 PM | 37 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:52 AM | 8:15 PM | 7:37 PM – 8:15 PM | 38 min | 13h 23m |
| May | 6:12 AM | 8:48 PM | 8:08 PM – 8:48 PM | 40 min | 14h 36m |
| June | 5:56 AM | 9:12 PM | 8:29 PM – 9:12 PM | 43 min | 15h 16m |
| July | 6:10 AM | 9:08 PM | 8:27 PM – 9:08 PM | 41 min | 14h 58m |
| August | 6:41 AM | 8:34 PM | 7:56 PM – 8:34 PM | 38 min | 13h 53m |
| September | 7:13 AM | 7:43 PM | 7:06 PM – 7:43 PM | 37 min | 12h 29m |
| October | 7:46 AM | 6:51 PM | 6:13 PM – 6:51 PM | 38 min | 11h 05m |
| November | 7:24 AM | 5:11 PM | 4:29 PM – 5:11 PM | 42 min | 9h 47m |
| December | 7:56 AM | 5:02 PM | 4:16 PM – 5:02 PM | 46 min | 9h 06m |
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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