Midland's golden hour is short, specific, and worth planning around. The times below are computed live for Midland's exact coordinates (31.9974, -102.0779) and update automatically for any date you pick — sunset, sunrise, golden hour and blue hour, all in local time. Note the times below account for Midland's latitude — golden hour runs longer in winter and shorter at midsummer than most charts assume.
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: Shoot with the sun behind your subject during golden hour and expose for the face — the rim light does the rest.
In Midland, sunset ranges from 5:43 PM in November to 8:58 PM in June. All times local to Midland (America/Chicago).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:49 AM | 6:06 PM | 5:30 PM – 6:06 PM | 36 min | 10h 18m |
| February | 7:30 AM | 6:34 PM | 6:01 PM – 6:34 PM | 33 min | 11h 05m |
| March | 7:58 AM | 7:56 PM | 7:24 PM – 7:56 PM | 32 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 7:19 AM | 8:17 PM | 7:44 PM – 8:17 PM | 33 min | 12h 58m |
| May | 6:50 AM | 8:38 PM | 8:04 PM – 8:38 PM | 34 min | 13h 48m |
| June | 6:41 AM | 8:55 PM | 8:20 PM – 8:55 PM | 35 min | 14h 14m |
| July | 6:53 AM | 8:55 PM | 8:20 PM – 8:55 PM | 35 min | 14h 02m |
| August | 7:13 AM | 8:32 PM | 7:58 PM – 8:32 PM | 34 min | 13h 19m |
| September | 7:32 AM | 7:54 PM | 7:21 PM – 7:54 PM | 33 min | 12h 22m |
| October | 7:51 AM | 7:15 PM | 6:42 PM – 7:15 PM | 33 min | 11h 24m |
| November | 7:17 AM | 5:48 PM | 5:13 PM – 5:48 PM | 35 min | 10h 31m |
| December | 7:41 AM | 5:45 PM | 5:08 PM – 5:45 PM | 37 min | 10h 04m |
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.
