Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Hillsboro, OR. 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 Hillsboro is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:28 PM in December to 9:04 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Hillsboro's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Hillsboro starts about 46 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:16 PM – 9:02 PM; in December it is 3:39 PM – 4:28 PM.
Sunset in Hillsboro is earliest at 4:28 PM on December 5 and latest at 9:04 PM on June 19, a swing of about 5 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 46 minutes in midsummer and 49 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 49 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 39 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:48 AM | 4:55 PM | 4:08 PM – 4:55 PM | 47 min | 9h 07m |
| February | 7:13 AM | 5:39 PM | 4:57 PM – 5:39 PM | 42 min | 10h 26m |
| March | 7:24 AM | 7:18 PM | 6:38 PM – 7:18 PM | 40 min | 11h 54m |
| April | 6:26 AM | 7:58 PM | 7:18 PM – 7:58 PM | 40 min | 13h 32m |
| May | 5:41 AM | 8:36 PM | 7:53 PM – 8:36 PM | 43 min | 14h 55m |
| June | 5:22 AM | 9:02 PM | 8:16 PM – 9:02 PM | 46 min | 15h 40m |
| July | 5:37 AM | 8:57 PM | 8:13 PM – 8:57 PM | 44 min | 15h 20m |
| August | 6:12 AM | 8:19 PM | 7:38 PM – 8:19 PM | 41 min | 14h 06m |
| September | 6:50 AM | 7:22 PM | 6:43 PM – 7:22 PM | 39 min | 12h 32m |
| October | 7:28 AM | 6:26 PM | 5:45 PM – 6:26 PM | 41 min | 10h 58m |
| November | 7:11 AM | 4:41 PM | 3:56 PM – 4:41 PM | 45 min | 9h 30m |
| December | 7:45 AM | 4:28 PM | 3:39 PM – 4:28 PM | 49 min | 8h 44m |
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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