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Golden Hour in Fontana, CA

Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Fontana, 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.

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Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.

Golden hour in Fontana is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:40 PM in November to 8:05 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Fontana's own time zone.

What time is golden hour in Fontana today?

Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Fontana starts about 37 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:25 PM – 8:02 PM; in December it is 4:03 PM – 4:41 PM.

What time is sunset in Fontana?

Sunset in Fontana is earliest at 4:40 PM on November 27 and latest at 8:05 PM on June 24, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.

How long does golden hour last in Fontana?

Golden hour lasts about 37 minutes in midsummer and 38 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 38 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 33 minutes.

Month-by-month times for Fontana

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden hour (evening)LengthDaylight
January6:55 AM5:03 PM4:26 PM – 5:03 PM37 min10h 09m
February6:34 AM5:33 PM4:59 PM – 5:33 PM34 min10h 59m
March6:59 AM6:57 PM6:24 PM – 6:57 PM33 min11h 58m
April6:18 AM7:21 PM6:47 PM – 7:21 PM34 min13h 03m
May5:47 AM7:44 PM7:09 PM – 7:44 PM35 min13h 57m
June5:37 AM8:02 PM7:25 PM – 8:02 PM37 min14h 25m
July5:49 AM8:01 PM7:25 PM – 8:01 PM36 min14h 12m
August6:11 AM7:36 PM7:02 PM – 7:36 PM34 min13h 25m
September6:33 AM6:56 PM6:23 PM – 6:56 PM33 min12h 23m
October6:55 AM6:15 PM5:41 PM – 6:15 PM34 min11h 20m
November6:22 AM4:45 PM4:09 PM – 4:45 PM36 min10h 23m
December6:48 AM4:41 PM4:03 PM – 4:41 PM38 min9h 54m

The year at a glance

  • Earliest sunset: 4:40 PM on November 27
  • Latest sunset: 8:05 PM on June 24
  • Longest day: 14h 26m on June 21
  • Shortest day: 9h 53m on December 21
  • Golden hour length: about 37 minutes in June, 38 minutes in December
  • Time zone: America/Los_Angeles

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.

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