The difference between a flat photo and a glowing one in Kenosha is usually forty-five minutes. The calculator below shows exactly which forty-five minutes — today's sunset, sunrise, golden and blue hour, live.
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: Find an open west-facing view for sunset and an east-facing one for sunrise — buildings and hills eat the last 15 minutes of light in most city centers.
In Kenosha, sunset ranges from 4:17 PM in December to 8:33 PM in June. All times local to Kenosha (America/Chicago).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:18 AM | 4:43 PM | 3:59 PM – 4:43 PM | 44 min | 9h 25m |
| February | 6:47 AM | 5:23 PM | 4:43 PM – 5:23 PM | 40 min | 10h 35m |
| March | 7:03 AM | 6:57 PM | 6:20 PM – 6:57 PM | 37 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:09 AM | 7:33 PM | 6:55 PM – 7:33 PM | 38 min | 13h 24m |
| May | 5:29 AM | 8:06 PM | 7:26 PM – 8:06 PM | 40 min | 14h 38m |
| June | 5:13 AM | 8:30 PM | 7:47 PM – 8:30 PM | 43 min | 15h 18m |
| July | 5:27 AM | 8:26 PM | 7:45 PM – 8:26 PM | 41 min | 15h 00m |
| August | 5:58 AM | 7:52 PM | 7:13 PM – 7:52 PM | 39 min | 13h 54m |
| September | 6:31 AM | 7:00 PM | 6:23 PM – 7:00 PM | 37 min | 12h 30m |
| October | 7:04 AM | 6:08 PM | 5:30 PM – 6:08 PM | 38 min | 11h 04m |
| November | 6:42 AM | 4:28 PM | 3:46 PM – 4:28 PM | 42 min | 9h 46m |
| December | 7:14 AM | 4:18 PM | 3:33 PM – 4:18 PM | 45 min | 9h 04m |
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.
