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Golden Hour in East Independence, MO

Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for East Independence, MO. 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 East Independence, sunset ranges from 4:54 PM in December to 8:47 PM in June. All times local to East Independence (America/Chicago).

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden hour (evening)LengthDaylight
January7:34 AM5:19 PM4:38 PM – 5:19 PM41 min9h 44m
February7:08 AM5:54 PM5:17 PM – 5:54 PM37 min10h 46m
March7:28 AM7:24 PM6:49 PM – 7:24 PM35 min11h 56m
April6:40 AM7:54 PM7:19 PM – 7:54 PM35 min13h 14m
May6:04 AM8:23 PM7:45 PM – 8:23 PM38 min14h 19m
June5:50 AM8:45 PM8:05 PM – 8:45 PM40 min14h 54m
July6:03 AM8:42 PM8:03 PM – 8:42 PM39 min14h 39m
August6:30 AM8:12 PM7:35 PM – 8:12 PM37 min13h 42m
September6:58 AM7:25 PM6:50 PM – 7:25 PM35 min12h 27m
October7:27 AM6:38 PM6:02 PM – 6:38 PM36 min11h 11m
November7:00 AM5:03 PM4:23 PM – 5:03 PM40 min10h 02m
December7:29 AM4:55 PM4:13 PM – 4:55 PM42 min9h 26m

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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