Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Erie, PA. 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 Erie is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:48 PM in December to 9:00 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Erie's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Erie starts about 43 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:15 PM – 8:58 PM; in December it is 4:04 PM – 4:49 PM.
Sunset in Erie is earliest at 4:48 PM on December 3 and latest at 9:00 PM on June 22, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 43 minutes in midsummer and 45 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 45 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 37 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:46 AM | 5:13 PM | 4:30 PM – 5:13 PM | 43 min | 9h 28m |
| February | 7:16 AM | 5:53 PM | 5:14 PM – 5:53 PM | 39 min | 10h 37m |
| March | 7:32 AM | 7:26 PM | 6:49 PM – 7:26 PM | 37 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:39 AM | 8:01 PM | 7:24 PM – 8:01 PM | 37 min | 13h 22m |
| May | 5:59 AM | 8:34 PM | 7:54 PM – 8:34 PM | 40 min | 14h 35m |
| June | 5:43 AM | 8:58 PM | 8:15 PM – 8:58 PM | 43 min | 15h 14m |
| July | 5:57 AM | 8:54 PM | 8:13 PM – 8:54 PM | 41 min | 14h 57m |
| August | 6:28 AM | 8:20 PM | 7:42 PM – 8:20 PM | 38 min | 13h 53m |
| September | 7:00 AM | 7:29 PM | 6:52 PM – 7:29 PM | 37 min | 12h 29m |
| October | 7:33 AM | 6:38 PM | 6:00 PM – 6:38 PM | 38 min | 11h 05m |
| November | 7:10 AM | 4:58 PM | 4:16 PM – 4:58 PM | 42 min | 9h 48m |
| December | 7:41 AM | 4:49 PM | 4:04 PM – 4:49 PM | 45 min | 9h 07m |
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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