Photographers plan around two windows: the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset. Here are both for Meridian — computed live for its exact coordinates, accurate for any date you pick.
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: Find an open west-facing view for sunset and an east-facing one for sunrise — buildings and hills eat the last 15 minutes of light in most city centers.
In Meridian, sunset ranges from 5:08 PM in December to 9:31 PM in June. Evening golden hour lasts about 43 minutes at the summer solstice and 47 minutes at the winter solstice. Times below are local to Meridian (America/Boise).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:15 AM | 5:34 PM | 4:49 PM – 5:34 PM | 45 min | 9h 19m |
| February | 7:43 AM | 6:16 PM | 5:35 PM – 6:16 PM | 41 min | 10h 32m |
| March | 7:57 AM | 7:52 PM | 7:14 PM – 7:52 PM | 38 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 7:02 AM | 8:29 PM | 7:50 PM – 8:29 PM | 39 min | 13h 27m |
| May | 6:20 AM | 9:04 PM | 8:22 PM – 9:04 PM | 42 min | 14h 44m |
| June | 6:03 AM | 9:28 PM | 8:45 PM – 9:28 PM | 43 min | 15h 25m |
| July | 6:18 AM | 9:24 PM | 8:41 PM – 9:24 PM | 43 min | 15h 06m |
| August | 6:50 AM | 8:48 PM | 8:09 PM – 8:48 PM | 39 min | 13h 58m |
| September | 7:25 AM | 7:55 PM | 7:17 PM – 7:55 PM | 38 min | 12h 30m |
| October | 7:59 AM | 7:01 PM | 6:22 PM – 7:01 PM | 39 min | 11h 02m |
| November | 7:39 AM | 5:20 PM | 4:36 PM – 5:20 PM | 44 min | 9h 40m |
| December | 8:12 AM | 5:09 PM | 4:22 PM – 5:09 PM | 47 min | 8h 57m |
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.
