Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Lowell, MA. 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 Lowell is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:11 PM in December to 8:27 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Lowell's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Lowell starts about 42 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:42 PM – 8:24 PM; in December it is 3:26 PM – 4:12 PM.
Sunset in Lowell is earliest at 4:11 PM on December 5 and latest at 8:27 PM on June 23, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 42 minutes in midsummer and 46 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 46 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 37 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:12 AM | 4:37 PM | 3:53 PM – 4:37 PM | 44 min | 9h 25m |
| February | 6:42 AM | 5:17 PM | 4:37 PM – 5:17 PM | 40 min | 10h 35m |
| March | 6:57 AM | 6:51 PM | 6:14 PM – 6:51 PM | 37 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:03 AM | 7:27 PM | 6:49 PM – 7:27 PM | 38 min | 13h 24m |
| May | 5:23 AM | 8:00 PM | 7:20 PM – 8:00 PM | 40 min | 14h 38m |
| June | 5:06 AM | 8:24 PM | 7:42 PM – 8:24 PM | 42 min | 15h 18m |
| July | 5:21 AM | 8:21 PM | 7:39 PM – 8:21 PM | 42 min | 15h 00m |
| August | 5:51 AM | 7:46 PM | 7:08 PM – 7:46 PM | 38 min | 13h 55m |
| September | 6:25 AM | 6:54 PM | 6:17 PM – 6:54 PM | 37 min | 12h 30m |
| October | 6:58 AM | 6:02 PM | 5:24 PM – 6:02 PM | 38 min | 11h 04m |
| November | 6:36 AM | 4:22 PM | 3:40 PM – 4:22 PM | 42 min | 9h 46m |
| December | 7:08 AM | 4:12 PM | 3:26 PM – 4:12 PM | 46 min | 9h 04m |
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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