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Golden Hour in Cleveland, OH

Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Cleveland, OH. 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 Cleveland, sunset ranges from 4:56 PM in December to 9:04 PM in June. All times local to Cleveland (America/New_York).

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden hour (evening)LengthDaylight
January7:50 AM5:22 PM4:39 PM – 5:22 PM43 min9h 31m
February7:21 AM6:00 PM5:21 PM – 6:00 PM39 min10h 39m
March7:38 AM7:33 PM6:56 PM – 7:33 PM37 min11h 55m
April6:46 AM8:07 PM7:30 PM – 8:07 PM37 min13h 20m
May6:07 AM8:39 PM7:59 PM – 8:39 PM40 min14h 32m
June5:52 AM9:02 PM8:20 PM – 9:02 PM42 min15h 10m
July6:06 AM8:59 PM8:18 PM – 8:59 PM41 min14h 53m
August6:35 AM8:26 PM7:48 PM – 8:26 PM38 min13h 50m
September7:07 AM7:35 PM6:59 PM – 7:35 PM36 min12h 29m
October7:38 AM6:45 PM6:07 PM – 6:45 PM38 min11h 07m
November7:15 AM5:06 PM4:25 PM – 5:06 PM41 min9h 51m
December7:46 AM4:57 PM4:13 PM – 4:57 PM44 min9h 12m

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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