Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Metairie Terrace, LA. 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 Metairie Terrace is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:00 PM in November to 8:05 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Metairie Terrace's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Metairie Terrace starts about 35 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:28 PM – 8:03 PM; in December it is 4:26 PM – 5:02 PM.
Sunset in Metairie Terrace is earliest at 5:00 PM on November 26 and latest at 8:05 PM on June 22, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 35 minutes in midsummer and 36 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 36 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 31 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:57 AM | 5:23 PM | 4:48 PM – 5:23 PM | 35 min | 10h 26m |
| February | 6:40 AM | 5:49 PM | 5:16 PM – 5:49 PM | 33 min | 11h 09m |
| March | 7:10 AM | 7:09 PM | 6:37 PM – 7:09 PM | 32 min | 11h 59m |
| April | 6:33 AM | 7:28 PM | 6:55 PM – 7:28 PM | 33 min | 12h 54m |
| May | 6:07 AM | 7:47 PM | 7:13 PM – 7:47 PM | 34 min | 13h 40m |
| June | 5:59 AM | 8:03 PM | 7:28 PM – 8:03 PM | 35 min | 14h 04m |
| July | 6:09 AM | 8:03 PM | 7:28 PM – 8:03 PM | 35 min | 13h 53m |
| August | 6:28 AM | 7:41 PM | 7:09 PM – 7:41 PM | 32 min | 13h 13m |
| September | 6:45 AM | 7:05 PM | 6:34 PM – 7:05 PM | 31 min | 12h 21m |
| October | 7:02 AM | 6:29 PM | 5:57 PM – 6:29 PM | 32 min | 11h 27m |
| November | 6:25 AM | 5:04 PM | 4:30 PM – 5:04 PM | 34 min | 10h 39m |
| December | 6:48 AM | 5:02 PM | 4:26 PM – 5:02 PM | 36 min | 10h 14m |
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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