Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Dayton, 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.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
Golden hour in Dayton is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:12 PM in November to 9:08 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Dayton's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Dayton starts about 40 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:26 PM – 9:06 PM; in December it is 4:30 PM – 5:13 PM.
Sunset in Dayton is earliest at 5:12 PM on November 30 and latest at 9:08 PM on June 20, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 40 minutes in midsummer and 43 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 43 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 35 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:56 AM | 5:36 PM | 4:55 PM – 5:36 PM | 41 min | 9h 41m |
| February | 7:29 AM | 6:13 PM | 5:35 PM – 6:13 PM | 38 min | 10h 44m |
| March | 7:48 AM | 7:43 PM | 7:08 PM – 7:43 PM | 35 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 6:59 AM | 8:15 PM | 7:38 PM – 8:15 PM | 37 min | 13h 16m |
| May | 6:22 AM | 8:44 PM | 8:06 PM – 8:44 PM | 38 min | 14h 23m |
| June | 6:08 AM | 9:06 PM | 8:26 PM – 9:06 PM | 40 min | 14h 59m |
| July | 6:21 AM | 9:03 PM | 8:24 PM – 9:03 PM | 39 min | 14h 42m |
| August | 6:48 AM | 8:32 PM | 7:55 PM – 8:32 PM | 37 min | 13h 44m |
| September | 7:17 AM | 7:45 PM | 7:09 PM – 7:45 PM | 36 min | 12h 27m |
| October | 7:47 AM | 6:57 PM | 6:20 PM – 6:57 PM | 37 min | 11h 10m |
| November | 7:21 AM | 5:20 PM | 4:40 PM – 5:20 PM | 40 min | 9h 59m |
| December | 7:50 AM | 5:13 PM | 4:30 PM – 5:13 PM | 43 min | 9h 22m |
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.
Kanyon Studio provides photography and video in San Diego. Location, lighting and scheduling are agreed for each shoot.