Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Louisville, KY. 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 Louisville is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:22 PM in December to 9:10 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Louisville's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Louisville starts about 40 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:28 PM – 9:08 PM; in December it is 4:42 PM – 5:23 PM.
Sunset in Louisville is earliest at 5:22 PM on December 2 and latest at 9:10 PM on June 22, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 40 minutes in midsummer and 41 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 41 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 34 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:58 AM | 5:46 PM | 5:06 PM – 5:46 PM | 40 min | 9h 49m |
| February | 7:33 AM | 6:21 PM | 5:44 PM – 6:21 PM | 37 min | 10h 48m |
| March | 7:54 AM | 7:50 PM | 7:15 PM – 7:50 PM | 35 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 7:07 AM | 8:19 PM | 7:44 PM – 8:19 PM | 35 min | 13h 12m |
| May | 6:32 AM | 8:47 PM | 8:09 PM – 8:47 PM | 38 min | 14h 15m |
| June | 6:19 AM | 9:08 PM | 8:28 PM – 9:08 PM | 40 min | 14h 49m |
| July | 6:31 AM | 9:05 PM | 8:27 PM – 9:05 PM | 38 min | 14h 34m |
| August | 6:57 AM | 8:36 PM | 8:00 PM – 8:36 PM | 36 min | 13h 39m |
| September | 7:24 AM | 7:50 PM | 7:16 PM – 7:50 PM | 34 min | 12h 26m |
| October | 7:51 AM | 7:05 PM | 6:29 PM – 7:05 PM | 36 min | 11h 13m |
| November | 7:24 AM | 5:30 PM | 4:51 PM – 5:30 PM | 39 min | 10h 06m |
| December | 7:52 AM | 5:23 PM | 4:42 PM – 5:23 PM | 41 min | 9h 31m |
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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