Photographers plan around two windows: the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset. Here are both for Fayetteville — computed live for its exact coordinates, accurate for any date you pick.
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.
Local tip: Overcast day? A thin cloud layer at golden hour acts like a giant softbox — some of the best portrait light happens on days everyone else stays home.
In Fayetteville, sunset ranges from 5:02 PM in November to 8:37 PM in June. All times local to Fayetteville (America/Chicago).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:26 AM | 5:25 PM | 4:47 PM – 5:25 PM | 38 min | 9h 59m |
| February | 7:03 AM | 5:58 PM | 5:22 PM – 5:58 PM | 36 min | 10h 54m |
| March | 7:27 AM | 7:24 PM | 6:50 PM – 7:24 PM | 34 min | 11h 57m |
| April | 6:43 AM | 7:50 PM | 7:16 PM – 7:50 PM | 34 min | 13h 07m |
| May | 6:10 AM | 8:15 PM | 7:39 PM – 8:15 PM | 36 min | 14h 05m |
| June | 5:59 AM | 8:35 PM | 7:57 PM – 8:35 PM | 38 min | 14h 36m |
| July | 6:11 AM | 8:33 PM | 7:56 PM – 8:33 PM | 37 min | 14h 22m |
| August | 6:35 AM | 8:06 PM | 7:31 PM – 8:06 PM | 35 min | 13h 31m |
| September | 6:59 AM | 7:23 PM | 6:49 PM – 7:23 PM | 34 min | 12h 24m |
| October | 7:23 AM | 6:40 PM | 6:05 PM – 6:40 PM | 35 min | 11h 17m |
| November | 6:53 AM | 5:08 PM | 4:31 PM – 5:08 PM | 37 min | 10h 15m |
| December | 7:20 AM | 5:03 PM | 4:23 PM – 5:03 PM | 40 min | 9h 43m |
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.
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.
