Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Grand Rapids, MI. 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.
In Grand Rapids, sunset ranges from 5:07 PM in December to 9:25 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Grand Rapids's coordinates (42.9634, -85.6681) and shown in America/Detroit.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:10 AM | 5:33 PM | 4:49 PM – 5:33 PM | 44 min | 9h 23m |
| February | 7:39 AM | 6:14 PM | 5:34 PM – 6:14 PM | 40 min | 10h 34m |
| March | 7:54 AM | 7:49 PM | 7:11 PM – 7:49 PM | 38 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 7:00 AM | 8:25 PM | 7:47 PM – 8:25 PM | 38 min | 13h 25m |
| May | 6:19 AM | 8:59 PM | 8:18 PM – 8:59 PM | 41 min | 14h 40m |
| June | 6:03 AM | 9:23 PM | 8:40 PM – 9:23 PM | 43 min | 15h 20m |
| July | 6:17 AM | 9:19 PM | 8:37 PM – 9:19 PM | 42 min | 15h 02m |
| August | 6:48 AM | 8:44 PM | 8:05 PM – 8:44 PM | 39 min | 13h 56m |
| September | 7:22 AM | 7:52 PM | 7:15 PM – 7:52 PM | 37 min | 12h 30m |
| October | 7:56 AM | 6:59 PM | 6:21 PM – 6:59 PM | 38 min | 11h 04m |
| November | 7:35 AM | 5:19 PM | 4:36 PM – 5:19 PM | 43 min | 9h 44m |
| December | 8:06 AM | 5:08 PM | 4:22 PM – 5:08 PM | 46 min | 9h 02m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Grand Rapids. It is longest in December at about 46 minutes and shortest in September at about 37 minutes — a difference of 9 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Grand Rapids gets 6h 18m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 5:08 PM in December to 9:23 PM in June, so an evening shoot that works in summer will be shooting in the dark at the same clock time in winter.
Blue hour follows sunset and is worth planning for separately: in June it runs until about 9:58 PM, and in December until about 5:41 PM.
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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