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Golden Hour in Seattle, WA

Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Seattle, WA. 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.

Photography planning

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

In Seattle, sunset ranges from 4:17 PM in December to 9:11 PM in June. All times local to Seattle (America/Los_Angeles).

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden hour (evening)LengthDaylight
January7:52 AM4:45 PM3:55 PM – 4:45 PM50 min8h 53m
February7:14 AM5:32 PM4:49 PM – 5:32 PM43 min10h 18m
March7:21 AM7:15 PM6:34 PM – 7:15 PM41 min11h 53m
April6:20 AM7:59 PM7:17 PM – 7:59 PM42 min13h 39m
May5:31 AM8:40 PM7:55 PM – 8:40 PM45 min15h 09m
June5:11 AM9:09 PM8:20 PM – 9:09 PM49 min15h 58m
July5:27 AM9:02 PM8:16 PM – 9:02 PM46 min15h 35m
August6:05 AM8:21 PM7:38 PM – 8:21 PM43 min14h 16m
September6:46 AM7:21 PM6:40 PM – 7:21 PM41 min12h 34m
October7:28 AM6:20 PM5:38 PM – 6:20 PM42 min10h 52m
November7:14 AM4:32 PM3:44 PM – 4:32 PM48 min9h 18m
December7:50 AM4:18 PM3:25 PM – 4:18 PM53 min8h 27m

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.

Photography services

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