Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Orlando, 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 Orlando is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 5:28 PM in November to 8:27 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Orlando's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Orlando starts about 34 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:50 PM – 8:24 PM; in December it is 4:55 PM – 5:30 PM.
Sunset in Orlando is earliest at 5:28 PM on November 25 and latest at 8:27 PM on June 26, a swing of about 3 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 34 minutes in midsummer and 35 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in January at about 35 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 31 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:19 AM | 5:51 PM | 5:16 PM – 5:51 PM | 35 min | 10h 32m |
| February | 7:03 AM | 6:16 PM | 5:43 PM – 6:16 PM | 33 min | 11h 12m |
| March | 7:35 AM | 7:34 PM | 7:02 PM – 7:34 PM | 32 min | 11h 59m |
| April | 7:00 AM | 7:51 PM | 7:19 PM – 7:51 PM | 32 min | 12h 51m |
| May | 6:34 AM | 8:09 PM | 7:36 PM – 8:09 PM | 33 min | 13h 34m |
| June | 6:27 AM | 8:24 PM | 7:50 PM – 8:24 PM | 34 min | 13h 57m |
| July | 6:37 AM | 8:24 PM | 7:51 PM – 8:24 PM | 33 min | 13h 47m |
| August | 6:55 AM | 8:04 PM | 7:32 PM – 8:04 PM | 32 min | 13h 10m |
| September | 7:10 AM | 7:30 PM | 6:59 PM – 7:30 PM | 31 min | 12h 20m |
| October | 7:26 AM | 6:55 PM | 6:24 PM – 6:55 PM | 31 min | 11h 29m |
| November | 6:48 AM | 5:31 PM | 4:58 PM – 5:31 PM | 33 min | 10h 44m |
| December | 7:10 AM | 5:30 PM | 4:55 PM – 5:30 PM | 35 min | 10h 20m |
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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