Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Quincy, MA. 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 Quincy is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:11 PM in December to 8:24 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Quincy's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Quincy starts about 43 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:39 PM – 8:22 PM; in December it is 3:27 PM – 4:12 PM.
Sunset in Quincy is earliest at 4:11 PM on December 4 and latest at 8:24 PM on June 21, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 43 minutes in midsummer and 45 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 45 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 37 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:10 AM | 4:37 PM | 3:53 PM – 4:37 PM | 44 min | 9h 27m |
| February | 6:40 AM | 5:16 PM | 4:37 PM – 5:16 PM | 39 min | 10h 36m |
| March | 6:55 AM | 6:50 PM | 6:13 PM – 6:50 PM | 37 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:03 AM | 7:25 PM | 6:47 PM – 7:25 PM | 38 min | 13h 22m |
| May | 5:22 AM | 7:58 PM | 7:18 PM – 7:58 PM | 40 min | 14h 36m |
| June | 5:06 AM | 8:22 PM | 7:39 PM – 8:22 PM | 43 min | 15h 15m |
| July | 5:21 AM | 8:18 PM | 7:37 PM – 8:18 PM | 41 min | 14h 58m |
| August | 5:51 AM | 7:44 PM | 7:06 PM – 7:44 PM | 38 min | 13h 53m |
| September | 6:24 AM | 6:53 PM | 6:16 PM – 6:53 PM | 37 min | 12h 29m |
| October | 6:56 AM | 6:02 PM | 5:23 PM – 6:02 PM | 39 min | 11h 05m |
| November | 6:34 AM | 4:22 PM | 3:40 PM – 4:22 PM | 42 min | 9h 48m |
| December | 7:05 AM | 4:12 PM | 3:27 PM – 4:12 PM | 45 min | 9h 07m |
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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