Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Merced, 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 Merced is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:44 PM in November to 8:26 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Merced's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Merced starts about 39 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:45 PM – 8:24 PM; in December it is 4:04 PM – 4:45 PM.
Sunset in Merced is earliest at 4:44 PM on November 29 and latest at 8:26 PM on June 22, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 39 minutes in midsummer and 41 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 41 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 35 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:14 AM | 5:08 PM | 4:28 PM – 5:08 PM | 40 min | 9h 53m |
| February | 6:50 AM | 5:41 PM | 5:05 PM – 5:41 PM | 36 min | 10h 51m |
| March | 7:12 AM | 7:09 PM | 6:34 PM – 7:09 PM | 35 min | 11h 57m |
| April | 6:27 AM | 7:37 PM | 7:02 PM – 7:37 PM | 35 min | 13h 10m |
| May | 5:53 AM | 8:04 PM | 7:26 PM – 8:04 PM | 38 min | 14h 11m |
| June | 5:40 AM | 8:24 PM | 7:45 PM – 8:24 PM | 39 min | 14h 43m |
| July | 5:53 AM | 8:22 PM | 7:44 PM – 8:22 PM | 38 min | 14h 29m |
| August | 6:18 AM | 7:53 PM | 7:18 PM – 7:53 PM | 35 min | 13h 35m |
| September | 6:44 AM | 7:09 PM | 6:34 PM – 7:09 PM | 35 min | 12h 25m |
| October | 7:10 AM | 6:24 PM | 5:49 PM – 6:24 PM | 35 min | 11h 15m |
| November | 6:41 AM | 4:51 PM | 4:13 PM – 4:51 PM | 38 min | 10h 10m |
| December | 7:08 AM | 4:45 PM | 4:04 PM – 4:45 PM | 41 min | 9h 37m |
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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