Whether you're shooting portraits, real estate or just chasing a good sky, this is when the light works in Lansing. Every time below is computed live for Lansing's coordinates and updates for any date.
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: Arrive 30 minutes before the golden hour window opens. Setup always takes longer than planned, and the first ten minutes of good light are often the best.
In Lansing, sunset ranges from 5:04 PM in December to 9:20 PM in June. All times local to Lansing (America/Detroit).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:05 AM | 5:29 PM | 4:45 PM – 5:29 PM | 44 min | 9h 24m |
| February | 7:35 AM | 6:10 PM | 5:30 PM – 6:10 PM | 40 min | 10h 35m |
| March | 7:50 AM | 7:44 PM | 7:07 PM – 7:44 PM | 37 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:56 AM | 8:20 PM | 7:42 PM – 8:20 PM | 38 min | 13h 24m |
| May | 6:15 AM | 8:54 PM | 8:13 PM – 8:54 PM | 41 min | 14h 38m |
| June | 5:59 AM | 9:18 PM | 8:35 PM – 9:18 PM | 43 min | 15h 19m |
| July | 6:13 AM | 9:14 PM | 8:32 PM – 9:14 PM | 42 min | 15h 01m |
| August | 6:44 AM | 8:39 PM | 8:01 PM – 8:39 PM | 38 min | 13h 55m |
| September | 7:18 AM | 7:47 PM | 7:10 PM – 7:47 PM | 37 min | 12h 30m |
| October | 7:51 AM | 6:55 PM | 6:17 PM – 6:55 PM | 38 min | 11h 04m |
| November | 7:30 AM | 5:15 PM | 4:32 PM – 5:15 PM | 43 min | 9h 45m |
| December | 8:01 AM | 5:05 PM | 4:19 PM – 5:05 PM | 46 min | 9h 03m |
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.
