Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Lake Forest, CA. 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 Lake Forest is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:42 PM in November to 8:05 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Lake Forest's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Lake Forest starts about 36 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:26 PM – 8:02 PM; in December it is 4:05 PM – 4:44 PM.
Sunset in Lake Forest is earliest at 4:42 PM on November 27 and latest at 8:05 PM on June 26, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 36 minutes in midsummer and 39 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 39 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 32 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:55 AM | 5:05 PM | 4:28 PM – 5:05 PM | 37 min | 10h 11m |
| February | 6:34 AM | 5:35 PM | 5:01 PM – 5:35 PM | 34 min | 11h 01m |
| March | 7:00 AM | 6:58 PM | 6:25 PM – 6:58 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:20 AM | 7:21 PM | 6:48 PM – 7:21 PM | 33 min | 13h 02m |
| May | 5:49 AM | 7:44 PM | 7:09 PM – 7:44 PM | 35 min | 13h 55m |
| June | 5:40 AM | 8:02 PM | 7:26 PM – 8:02 PM | 36 min | 14h 23m |
| July | 5:51 AM | 8:01 PM | 7:25 PM – 8:01 PM | 36 min | 14h 10m |
| August | 6:13 AM | 7:36 PM | 7:02 PM – 7:36 PM | 34 min | 13h 24m |
| September | 6:34 AM | 6:56 PM | 6:24 PM – 6:56 PM | 32 min | 12h 23m |
| October | 6:55 AM | 6:16 PM | 5:43 PM – 6:16 PM | 33 min | 11h 21m |
| November | 6:22 AM | 4:47 PM | 4:11 PM – 4:47 PM | 36 min | 10h 25m |
| December | 6:47 AM | 4:44 PM | 4:05 PM – 4:44 PM | 39 min | 9h 56m |
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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