Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Elk Grove, CA. 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 Elk Grove is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:44 PM in December to 8:33 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Elk Grove's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Elk Grove starts about 40 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:51 PM – 8:31 PM; in December it is 4:04 PM – 4:45 PM.
Sunset in Elk Grove is earliest at 4:44 PM on December 2 and latest at 8:33 PM on June 22, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 40 minutes in midsummer and 41 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in January at about 41 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 35 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:21 AM | 5:09 PM | 4:28 PM – 5:09 PM | 41 min | 9h 48m |
| February | 6:55 AM | 5:43 PM | 5:07 PM – 5:43 PM | 36 min | 10h 48m |
| March | 7:16 AM | 7:12 PM | 6:37 PM – 7:12 PM | 35 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 6:29 AM | 7:42 PM | 7:06 PM – 7:42 PM | 36 min | 13h 13m |
| May | 5:54 AM | 8:10 PM | 7:32 PM – 8:10 PM | 38 min | 14h 16m |
| June | 5:41 AM | 8:31 PM | 7:51 PM – 8:31 PM | 40 min | 14h 50m |
| July | 5:54 AM | 8:28 PM | 7:50 PM – 8:28 PM | 38 min | 14h 35m |
| August | 6:20 AM | 7:59 PM | 7:22 PM – 7:59 PM | 37 min | 13h 39m |
| September | 6:47 AM | 7:13 PM | 6:38 PM – 7:13 PM | 35 min | 12h 26m |
| October | 7:14 AM | 6:27 PM | 5:51 PM – 6:27 PM | 36 min | 11h 13m |
| November | 6:47 AM | 4:52 PM | 4:13 PM – 4:52 PM | 39 min | 10h 05m |
| December | 7:15 AM | 4:45 PM | 4:04 PM – 4:45 PM | 41 min | 9h 30m |
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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