Whether you're shooting portraits, real estate or just chasing a good sky, this is when the light works in Gainesville. Every time below is computed live for Gainesville'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.
Local tip: Don't pack up at sunset — blue hour starts right after, and the 20 minutes of deep-blue sky with city lights on is the most underrated window of the day.
In Gainesville, sunset ranges from 5:29 PM in November to 8:33 PM in June. All times local to Gainesville (America/New_York).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:25 AM | 5:52 PM | 5:17 PM – 5:52 PM | 35 min | 10h 27m |
| February | 7:08 AM | 6:18 PM | 5:45 PM – 6:18 PM | 33 min | 11h 10m |
| March | 7:38 AM | 7:37 PM | 7:06 PM – 7:37 PM | 31 min | 11h 59m |
| April | 7:02 AM | 7:56 PM | 7:24 PM – 7:56 PM | 32 min | 12h 54m |
| May | 6:36 AM | 8:15 PM | 7:41 PM – 8:15 PM | 34 min | 13h 39m |
| June | 6:28 AM | 8:31 PM | 7:56 PM – 8:31 PM | 35 min | 14h 02m |
| July | 6:39 AM | 8:31 PM | 7:56 PM – 8:31 PM | 35 min | 13h 52m |
| August | 6:57 AM | 8:09 PM | 7:37 PM – 8:09 PM | 32 min | 13h 13m |
| September | 7:14 AM | 7:34 PM | 7:02 PM – 7:34 PM | 32 min | 12h 20m |
| October | 7:30 AM | 6:58 PM | 6:26 PM – 6:58 PM | 32 min | 11h 28m |
| November | 6:53 AM | 5:33 PM | 4:59 PM – 5:33 PM | 34 min | 10h 40m |
| December | 7:16 AM | 5:32 PM | 4:56 PM – 5:32 PM | 36 min | 10h 15m |
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.
