Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Concord, 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.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
Golden hour in Concord is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:48 PM in December to 8:34 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Concord's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Concord starts about 39 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:53 PM – 8:32 PM; in December it is 4:08 PM – 4:49 PM.
Sunset in Concord is earliest at 4:48 PM on December 1 and latest at 8:34 PM on June 21, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 39 minutes in midsummer and 41 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 41 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 34 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:22 AM | 5:12 PM | 4:33 PM – 5:12 PM | 39 min | 9h 50m |
| February | 6:57 AM | 5:47 PM | 5:10 PM – 5:47 PM | 37 min | 10h 49m |
| March | 7:18 AM | 7:15 PM | 6:40 PM – 7:15 PM | 35 min | 11h 57m |
| April | 6:32 AM | 7:44 PM | 7:08 PM – 7:44 PM | 36 min | 13h 12m |
| May | 5:57 AM | 8:11 PM | 7:34 PM – 8:11 PM | 37 min | 14h 14m |
| June | 5:45 AM | 8:32 PM | 7:53 PM – 8:32 PM | 39 min | 14h 47m |
| July | 5:57 AM | 8:30 PM | 7:51 PM – 8:30 PM | 39 min | 14h 32m |
| August | 6:23 AM | 8:01 PM | 7:25 PM – 8:01 PM | 36 min | 13h 38m |
| September | 6:50 AM | 7:15 PM | 6:41 PM – 7:15 PM | 34 min | 12h 26m |
| October | 7:16 AM | 6:30 PM | 5:54 PM – 6:30 PM | 36 min | 11h 13m |
| November | 6:49 AM | 4:56 PM | 4:17 PM – 4:56 PM | 39 min | 10h 07m |
| December | 7:16 AM | 4:49 PM | 4:08 PM – 4:49 PM | 41 min | 9h 33m |
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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