Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Montgomery, AL. 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 Montgomery is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:39 PM in November to 7:56 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Montgomery's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Montgomery starts about 36 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:17 PM – 7:53 PM; in December it is 4:04 PM – 4:41 PM.
Sunset in Montgomery is earliest at 4:39 PM on November 29 and latest at 7:56 PM on June 25, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 36 minutes in midsummer and 37 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 37 minutes; the shortest is in April at about 32 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:46 AM | 5:02 PM | 4:26 PM – 5:02 PM | 36 min | 10h 16m |
| February | 6:27 AM | 5:31 PM | 4:57 PM – 5:31 PM | 34 min | 11h 04m |
| March | 6:55 AM | 6:53 PM | 6:20 PM – 6:53 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:15 AM | 7:14 PM | 6:42 PM – 7:14 PM | 32 min | 12h 59m |
| May | 5:47 AM | 7:36 PM | 7:01 PM – 7:36 PM | 35 min | 13h 49m |
| June | 5:37 AM | 7:53 PM | 7:17 PM – 7:53 PM | 36 min | 14h 16m |
| July | 5:49 AM | 7:53 PM | 7:17 PM – 7:53 PM | 36 min | 14h 04m |
| August | 6:09 AM | 7:29 PM | 6:56 PM – 7:29 PM | 33 min | 13h 20m |
| September | 6:29 AM | 6:51 PM | 6:18 PM – 6:51 PM | 33 min | 12h 22m |
| October | 6:49 AM | 6:12 PM | 5:39 PM – 6:12 PM | 33 min | 11h 23m |
| November | 6:14 AM | 4:44 PM | 4:09 PM – 4:44 PM | 35 min | 10h 30m |
| December | 6:39 AM | 4:41 PM | 4:04 PM – 4:41 PM | 37 min | 10h 02m |
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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