Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Hoover, AL. 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 Hoover, sunset ranges from 4:39 PM in November to 8:01 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Hoover's coordinates (33.4054, -86.8114) and shown in America/Chicago.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:51 AM | 5:02 PM | 4:25 PM – 5:02 PM | 37 min | 10h 12m |
| February | 6:31 AM | 5:32 PM | 4:57 PM – 5:32 PM | 35 min | 11h 01m |
| March | 6:57 AM | 6:55 PM | 6:22 PM – 6:55 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:16 AM | 7:18 PM | 6:44 PM – 7:18 PM | 34 min | 13h 01m |
| May | 5:46 AM | 7:40 PM | 7:05 PM – 7:40 PM | 35 min | 13h 54m |
| June | 5:37 AM | 7:58 PM | 7:21 PM – 7:58 PM | 37 min | 14h 21m |
| July | 5:48 AM | 7:57 PM | 7:21 PM – 7:57 PM | 36 min | 14h 09m |
| August | 6:09 AM | 7:33 PM | 6:59 PM – 7:33 PM | 34 min | 13h 23m |
| September | 6:30 AM | 6:53 PM | 6:20 PM – 6:53 PM | 33 min | 12h 23m |
| October | 6:51 AM | 6:13 PM | 5:40 PM – 6:13 PM | 33 min | 11h 22m |
| November | 6:18 AM | 4:44 PM | 4:08 PM – 4:44 PM | 36 min | 10h 26m |
| December | 6:43 AM | 4:41 PM | 4:03 PM – 4:41 PM | 38 min | 9h 57m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Hoover. It is longest in December at about 38 minutes and shortest in March at about 33 minutes — a difference of 5 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Hoover gets 4h 24m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:41 PM in December to 7:58 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 8:27 PM, and in December until about 5:08 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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