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Golden Hour in Danbury, CT

Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Danbury, CT. 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 Danbury, sunset ranges from 4:24 PM in December to 8:31 PM in June. Evening golden hour lasts about 42 minutes at the summer solstice and 45 minutes at the winter solstice. Times below are local to Danbury (America/New_York).

Sunrise, sunset and golden hour in Danbury by month

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden hour (evening)LengthDaylight
January7:17 AM4:49 PM4:06 PM – 4:49 PM43 min9h 32m
February6:48 AM5:27 PM4:49 PM – 5:27 PM38 min10h 39m
March7:05 AM7:00 PM6:23 PM – 7:00 PM37 min11h 55m
April6:14 AM7:34 PM6:57 PM – 7:34 PM37 min13h 20m
May5:34 AM8:06 PM7:26 PM – 8:06 PM40 min14h 31m
June5:19 AM8:29 PM7:47 PM – 8:29 PM42 min15h 09m
July5:33 AM8:25 PM7:45 PM – 8:25 PM40 min14h 52m
August6:02 AM7:52 PM7:15 PM – 7:52 PM37 min13h 50m
September6:34 AM7:02 PM6:26 PM – 7:02 PM36 min12h 29m
October7:05 AM6:12 PM5:35 PM – 6:12 PM37 min11h 07m
November6:42 AM4:34 PM3:52 PM – 4:34 PM42 min9h 52m
December7:12 AM4:25 PM3:40 PM – 4:25 PM45 min9h 12m

The year at a glance

  • Earliest sunset: 4:24 PM on December 2
  • Latest sunset: 8:31 PM on June 22
  • Longest day: 15h 10m on June 21
  • Shortest day: 9h 11m on December 21
  • Golden hour length: about 42 minutes in June, 45 minutes in December
  • Time zone: America/New_York

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.

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