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Golden Hour in East Norwalk, CT

Whether you're shooting portraits, real estate or just chasing a good sky, this is when the light works in East Norwalk. Every time below is computed live for East Norwalk's coordinates and updates for any date. On this side of the country, sunrise is the underrated window — the sun comes up over the Atlantic side and morning golden hour is quieter than the evening one.

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.

Where to shoot it

Local tip: For skylines and wide shots, the 15 minutes after sunset usually beats the sunset itself: the sky holds color while buildings and streetlights come up.

Golden hour in East Norwalk is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:24 PM in December to 8:30 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in East Norwalk's own time zone.

What time is golden hour in East Norwalk today?

Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in East Norwalk starts about 41 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:46 PM – 8:27 PM; in December it is 3:41 PM – 4:25 PM.

What time is sunset in East Norwalk?

Sunset in East Norwalk is earliest at 4:24 PM on December 5 and latest at 8:30 PM on June 23, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.

How long does golden hour last in East Norwalk?

Golden hour lasts about 41 minutes in midsummer and 44 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 44 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 36 minutes.

Month-by-month times for East Norwalk

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden hour (evening)LengthDaylight
January7:16 AM4:49 PM4:07 PM – 4:49 PM42 min9h 33m
February6:47 AM5:27 PM4:49 PM – 5:27 PM38 min10h 40m
March7:05 AM7:00 PM6:23 PM – 7:00 PM37 min11h 55m
April6:14 AM7:33 PM6:56 PM – 7:33 PM37 min13h 19m
May5:35 AM8:05 PM7:25 PM – 8:05 PM40 min14h 30m
June5:20 AM8:27 PM7:46 PM – 8:27 PM41 min15h 07m
July5:34 AM8:24 PM7:44 PM – 8:24 PM40 min14h 51m
August6:03 AM7:52 PM7:14 PM – 7:52 PM38 min13h 49m
September6:34 AM7:02 PM6:26 PM – 7:02 PM36 min12h 28m
October7:05 AM6:12 PM5:35 PM – 6:12 PM37 min11h 08m
November6:41 AM4:34 PM3:53 PM – 4:34 PM41 min9h 53m
December7:11 AM4:25 PM3:41 PM – 4:25 PM44 min9h 14m

The year at a glance

  • Earliest sunset: 4:24 PM on December 5
  • Latest sunset: 8:30 PM on June 23
  • Longest day: 15h 08m on June 21
  • Shortest day: 9h 13m on December 21
  • Golden hour length: about 41 minutes in June, 44 minutes in December
  • Time zone: America/New_York

What is golden hour?

Golden hour is the stretch just after sunrise and just before sunset, when the low sun turns hard daylight into soft, warm, directional light — the most flattering natural light for portraits, real estate, product and landscape photography. Blue hour follows sunset (and precedes sunrise): a short window of deep, even blue that's ideal for twilight real estate shots and skylines. Both windows change with latitude and season, which is why this page computes them live instead of guessing.

Chasing the light for a shoot?

Kanyon Studio is a San Diego photography and video studio — golden hour is our home field. Brand shoots, products, real estate and portraits, planned around exactly this light.