Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Salt Lake City, UT. 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 Salt Lake City is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:59 PM in December to 9:03 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Salt Lake City's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Salt Lake City starts about 41 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:19 PM – 9:00 PM; in December it is 4:17 PM – 5:00 PM.
Sunset in Salt Lake City is earliest at 4:59 PM on December 5 and latest at 9:03 PM on June 25, 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 | 7:49 AM | 5:24 PM | 4:42 PM – 5:24 PM | 42 min | 9h 35m |
| February | 7:21 AM | 6:02 PM | 5:24 PM – 6:02 PM | 38 min | 10h 41m |
| March | 7:38 AM | 7:34 PM | 6:58 PM – 7:34 PM | 36 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 6:48 AM | 8:07 PM | 7:30 PM – 8:07 PM | 37 min | 13h 19m |
| May | 6:10 AM | 8:38 PM | 7:58 PM – 8:38 PM | 40 min | 14h 28m |
| June | 5:55 AM | 9:00 PM | 8:19 PM – 9:00 PM | 41 min | 15h 05m |
| July | 6:09 AM | 8:57 PM | 8:17 PM – 8:57 PM | 40 min | 14h 48m |
| August | 6:37 AM | 8:25 PM | 7:47 PM – 8:25 PM | 38 min | 13h 47m |
| September | 7:08 AM | 7:36 PM | 7:00 PM – 7:36 PM | 36 min | 12h 28m |
| October | 7:38 AM | 6:46 PM | 6:09 PM – 6:46 PM | 37 min | 11h 08m |
| November | 7:14 AM | 5:09 PM | 4:28 PM – 5:09 PM | 41 min | 9h 55m |
| December | 7:44 AM | 5:00 PM | 4:17 PM – 5:00 PM | 43 min | 9h 16m |
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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