Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Destin, FL. 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.
In Destin, sunset ranges from 4:44 PM in November to 7:52 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Destin's coordinates (30.3935, -86.4958) and shown in America/Chicago.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:43 AM | 5:07 PM | 4:32 PM – 5:07 PM | 35 min | 10h 24m |
| February | 6:26 AM | 5:34 PM | 5:01 PM – 5:34 PM | 33 min | 11h 08m |
| March | 6:55 AM | 6:54 PM | 6:22 PM – 6:54 PM | 32 min | 11h 59m |
| April | 6:18 AM | 7:13 PM | 6:41 PM – 7:13 PM | 32 min | 12h 55m |
| May | 5:51 AM | 7:33 PM | 6:59 PM – 7:33 PM | 34 min | 13h 42m |
| June | 5:43 AM | 7:49 PM | 7:14 PM – 7:49 PM | 35 min | 14h 06m |
| July | 5:54 AM | 7:49 PM | 7:14 PM – 7:49 PM | 35 min | 13h 55m |
| August | 6:12 AM | 7:27 PM | 6:54 PM – 7:27 PM | 33 min | 13h 15m |
| September | 6:30 AM | 6:51 PM | 6:19 PM – 6:51 PM | 32 min | 12h 21m |
| October | 6:48 AM | 6:14 PM | 5:42 PM – 6:14 PM | 32 min | 11h 26m |
| November | 6:11 AM | 4:49 PM | 4:14 PM – 4:49 PM | 35 min | 10h 37m |
| December | 6:35 AM | 4:47 PM | 4:10 PM – 4:47 PM | 37 min | 10h 12m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Destin. It is longest in December at about 37 minutes and shortest in March at about 32 minutes — a difference of 5 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Destin gets 3h 54m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:47 PM in December to 7:49 PM in June, so an evening shoot that works in summer will be shooting in the dark at the same clock time in winter.
Blue hour follows sunset and is worth planning for separately: in June it runs until about 8:17 PM, and in December until about 5:13 PM.
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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