The difference between a flat photo and a glowing one in Mobile is usually forty-five minutes. The calculator below shows exactly which forty-five minutes — today's sunset, sunrise, golden and blue hour, live. Note the times below account for Mobile'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: 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 Mobile, sunset ranges from 4:50 PM in November to 7:59 PM in June. Evening golden hour lasts about 35 minutes at the summer solstice and 36 minutes at the winter solstice. Times below are local to Mobile (America/Chicago).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:50 AM | 5:13 PM | 4:37 PM – 5:13 PM | 36 min | 10h 23m |
| February | 6:32 AM | 5:40 PM | 5:07 PM – 5:40 PM | 33 min | 11h 08m |
| March | 7:02 AM | 7:00 PM | 6:28 PM – 7:00 PM | 32 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:24 AM | 7:20 PM | 6:47 PM – 7:20 PM | 33 min | 12h 56m |
| May | 5:57 AM | 7:40 PM | 7:06 PM – 7:40 PM | 34 min | 13h 43m |
| June | 5:49 AM | 7:56 PM | 7:21 PM – 7:56 PM | 35 min | 14h 08m |
| July | 5:59 AM | 7:56 PM | 7:21 PM – 7:56 PM | 35 min | 13h 56m |
| August | 6:18 AM | 7:34 PM | 7:01 PM – 7:34 PM | 33 min | 13h 15m |
| September | 6:36 AM | 6:57 PM | 6:25 PM – 6:57 PM | 32 min | 12h 21m |
| October | 6:54 AM | 6:20 PM | 5:48 PM – 6:20 PM | 32 min | 11h 26m |
| November | 6:18 AM | 4:54 PM | 4:20 PM – 4:54 PM | 34 min | 10h 36m |
| December | 6:42 AM | 4:52 PM | 4:16 PM – 4:52 PM | 36 min | 10h 10m |
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.
