Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Providence, RI. 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 Providence is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:14 PM in December to 8:24 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Providence's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Providence starts about 42 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:40 PM – 8:22 PM; in December it is 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM.
Sunset in Providence is earliest at 4:14 PM on December 4 and latest at 8:24 PM on June 20, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 42 minutes in midsummer and 45 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 45 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 36 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:10 AM | 4:39 PM | 3:56 PM – 4:39 PM | 43 min | 9h 29m |
| February | 6:41 AM | 5:18 PM | 4:39 PM – 5:18 PM | 39 min | 10h 38m |
| March | 6:57 AM | 6:52 PM | 6:15 PM – 6:52 PM | 37 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:05 AM | 7:26 PM | 6:49 PM – 7:26 PM | 37 min | 13h 21m |
| May | 5:25 AM | 7:59 PM | 7:18 PM – 7:59 PM | 41 min | 14h 33m |
| June | 5:10 AM | 8:22 PM | 7:40 PM – 8:22 PM | 42 min | 15h 12m |
| July | 5:24 AM | 8:18 PM | 7:37 PM – 8:18 PM | 41 min | 14h 55m |
| August | 5:53 AM | 7:45 PM | 7:07 PM – 7:45 PM | 38 min | 13h 52m |
| September | 6:25 AM | 6:54 PM | 6:18 PM – 6:54 PM | 36 min | 12h 29m |
| October | 6:58 AM | 6:04 PM | 5:26 PM – 6:04 PM | 38 min | 11h 06m |
| November | 6:35 AM | 4:24 PM | 3:43 PM – 4:24 PM | 41 min | 9h 50m |
| December | 7:06 AM | 4:15 PM | 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM | 45 min | 9h 09m |
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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