Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Saint Paul, MN. 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 Saint Paul is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:30 PM in December to 9:03 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Saint Paul's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Saint Paul starts about 45 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:15 PM – 9:00 PM; in December it is 3:42 PM – 4:31 PM.
Sunset in Saint Paul is earliest at 4:30 PM on December 7 and latest at 9:03 PM on June 24, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 45 minutes in midsummer and 49 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 49 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 38 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:46 AM | 4:57 PM | 4:10 PM – 4:57 PM | 47 min | 9h 11m |
| February | 7:12 AM | 5:40 PM | 4:59 PM – 5:40 PM | 41 min | 10h 28m |
| March | 7:24 AM | 7:18 PM | 6:39 PM – 7:18 PM | 39 min | 11h 54m |
| April | 6:27 AM | 7:57 PM | 7:18 PM – 7:57 PM | 39 min | 13h 30m |
| May | 5:43 AM | 8:34 PM | 7:52 PM – 8:34 PM | 42 min | 14h 51m |
| June | 5:25 AM | 9:00 PM | 8:15 PM – 9:00 PM | 45 min | 15h 36m |
| July | 5:40 AM | 8:55 PM | 8:12 PM – 8:55 PM | 43 min | 15h 16m |
| August | 6:14 AM | 8:18 PM | 7:38 PM – 8:18 PM | 40 min | 14h 04m |
| September | 6:51 AM | 7:22 PM | 6:44 PM – 7:22 PM | 38 min | 12h 32m |
| October | 7:28 AM | 6:27 PM | 5:47 PM – 6:27 PM | 40 min | 10h 59m |
| November | 7:10 AM | 4:43 PM | 3:58 PM – 4:43 PM | 45 min | 9h 33m |
| December | 7:43 AM | 4:31 PM | 3:42 PM – 4:31 PM | 49 min | 8h 48m |
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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