Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Miami, FL. 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 Miami is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:29 PM in November to 8:16 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Miami's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Miami starts about 33 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:40 PM – 8:13 PM; in December it is 4:58 PM – 5:32 PM.
Sunset in Miami is earliest at 5:29 PM on November 22 and latest at 8:16 PM on June 27, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 33 minutes in midsummer and 34 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 34 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 30 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:09 AM | 5:51 PM | 5:18 PM – 5:51 PM | 33 min | 10h 43m |
| February | 6:55 AM | 6:14 PM | 5:42 PM – 6:14 PM | 32 min | 11h 18m |
| March | 7:29 AM | 7:29 PM | 6:59 PM – 7:29 PM | 30 min | 12h 00m |
| April | 6:57 AM | 7:44 PM | 7:13 PM – 7:44 PM | 31 min | 12h 46m |
| May | 6:35 AM | 7:59 PM | 7:27 PM – 7:59 PM | 32 min | 13h 24m |
| June | 6:29 AM | 8:13 PM | 7:40 PM – 8:13 PM | 33 min | 13h 44m |
| July | 6:38 AM | 8:14 PM | 7:41 PM – 8:14 PM | 33 min | 13h 36m |
| August | 6:53 AM | 7:56 PM | 7:24 PM – 7:56 PM | 32 min | 13h 02m |
| September | 7:06 AM | 7:24 PM | 6:54 PM – 7:24 PM | 30 min | 12h 18m |
| October | 7:19 AM | 6:53 PM | 6:22 PM – 6:53 PM | 31 min | 11h 34m |
| November | 6:38 AM | 5:31 PM | 4:59 PM – 5:31 PM | 32 min | 10h 53m |
| December | 6:59 AM | 5:32 PM | 4:58 PM – 5:32 PM | 34 min | 10h 33m |
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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