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Golden Hour in Carson, CA

Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Carson, 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 Carson, sunset ranges from 4:44 PM in November to 8:08 PM in June. All times local to Carson (America/Los_Angeles).

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden hour (evening)LengthDaylight
January6:57 AM5:07 PM4:30 PM – 5:07 PM37 min10h 10m
February6:37 AM5:37 PM5:03 PM – 5:37 PM34 min11h 00m
March7:03 AM7:01 PM6:28 PM – 7:01 PM33 min11h 58m
April6:22 AM7:24 PM6:51 PM – 7:24 PM33 min13h 02m
May5:51 AM7:47 PM7:12 PM – 7:47 PM35 min13h 56m
June5:41 AM8:05 PM7:28 PM – 8:05 PM37 min14h 24m
July5:53 AM8:04 PM7:28 PM – 8:04 PM36 min14h 11m
August6:15 AM7:39 PM7:05 PM – 7:39 PM34 min13h 24m
September6:36 AM6:59 PM6:26 PM – 6:59 PM33 min12h 23m
October6:58 AM6:18 PM5:45 PM – 6:18 PM33 min11h 21m
November6:25 AM4:49 PM4:13 PM – 4:49 PM36 min10h 24m
December6:50 AM4:45 PM4:07 PM – 4:45 PM38 min9h 55m

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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