Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Peoria, IL. 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 Peoria is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:30 PM in December to 8:33 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Peoria's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Peoria starts about 41 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:50 PM – 8:31 PM; in December it is 3:48 PM – 4:31 PM.
Sunset in Peoria is earliest at 4:30 PM on December 5 and latest at 8:33 PM on June 21, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 41 minutes in midsummer and 43 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 43 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 36 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:20 AM | 4:55 PM | 4:13 PM – 4:55 PM | 42 min | 9h 36m |
| February | 6:52 AM | 5:33 PM | 4:55 PM – 5:33 PM | 38 min | 10h 41m |
| March | 7:09 AM | 7:05 PM | 6:29 PM – 7:05 PM | 36 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:19 AM | 7:37 PM | 7:01 PM – 7:37 PM | 36 min | 13h 18m |
| May | 5:41 AM | 8:08 PM | 7:29 PM – 8:08 PM | 39 min | 14h 28m |
| June | 5:26 AM | 8:31 PM | 7:50 PM – 8:31 PM | 41 min | 15h 05m |
| July | 5:40 AM | 8:28 PM | 7:47 PM – 8:28 PM | 41 min | 14h 48m |
| August | 6:08 AM | 7:56 PM | 7:18 PM – 7:56 PM | 38 min | 13h 47m |
| September | 6:39 AM | 7:07 PM | 6:31 PM – 7:07 PM | 36 min | 12h 28m |
| October | 7:09 AM | 6:17 PM | 5:40 PM – 6:17 PM | 37 min | 11h 08m |
| November | 6:45 AM | 4:40 PM | 3:59 PM – 4:40 PM | 41 min | 9h 55m |
| December | 7:15 AM | 4:31 PM | 3:48 PM – 4:31 PM | 43 min | 9h 17m |
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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