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Golden Hour in Roseville, CA

Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Roseville, CA. 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.

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Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.

Golden hour in Roseville is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:43 PM in December to 8:34 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Roseville's own time zone.

What time is golden hour in Roseville today?

Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Roseville starts about 39 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:52 PM – 8:31 PM; in December it is 4:02 PM – 4:44 PM.

What time is sunset in Roseville?

Sunset in Roseville is earliest at 4:43 PM on December 1 and latest at 8:34 PM on June 24, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.

How long does golden hour last in Roseville?

Golden hour lasts about 39 minutes in midsummer and 42 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 42 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 35 minutes.

Month-by-month times for Roseville

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden hour (evening)LengthDaylight
January7:21 AM5:07 PM4:27 PM – 5:07 PM40 min9h 46m
February6:55 AM5:43 PM5:06 PM – 5:43 PM37 min10h 47m
March7:16 AM7:12 PM6:37 PM – 7:12 PM35 min11h 56m
April6:28 AM7:42 PM7:06 PM – 7:42 PM36 min13h 14m
May5:52 AM8:10 PM7:32 PM – 8:10 PM38 min14h 18m
June5:39 AM8:31 PM7:52 PM – 8:31 PM39 min14h 52m
July5:52 AM8:29 PM7:50 PM – 8:29 PM39 min14h 37m
August6:19 AM7:59 PM7:22 PM – 7:59 PM37 min13h 40m
September6:46 AM7:13 PM6:38 PM – 7:13 PM35 min12h 26m
October7:14 AM6:26 PM5:50 PM – 6:26 PM36 min11h 12m
November6:47 AM4:51 PM4:12 PM – 4:51 PM39 min10h 04m
December7:16 AM4:44 PM4:02 PM – 4:44 PM42 min9h 28m

The year at a glance

  • Earliest sunset: 4:43 PM on December 1
  • Latest sunset: 8:34 PM on June 24
  • Longest day: 14h 53m on June 21
  • Shortest day: 9h 27m on December 21
  • Golden hour length: about 39 minutes in June, 42 minutes in December
  • Time zone: America/Los_Angeles

What is golden hour?

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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