The difference between a flat photo and a glowing one in Shreveport is usually forty-five minutes. The calculator below shows exactly which forty-five minutes — today's sunset, sunrise, golden and blue hour, live. Note the times below account for Shreveport's latitude — golden hour runs longer in winter and shorter at midsummer than most charts assume.
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.
Local tip: Golden hour moves every single day. If you're planning a shoot more than a week out, check the date itself — the window can shift by 20+ minutes.
In Shreveport, sunset ranges from 5:09 PM in November to 8:26 PM in June. All times local to Shreveport (America/Chicago).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:16 AM | 5:32 PM | 4:55 PM – 5:32 PM | 37 min | 10h 15m |
| February | 6:57 AM | 6:00 PM | 5:27 PM – 6:00 PM | 33 min | 11h 03m |
| March | 7:25 AM | 7:23 PM | 6:50 PM – 7:23 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:45 AM | 7:44 PM | 7:11 PM – 7:44 PM | 33 min | 12h 59m |
| May | 6:16 AM | 8:06 PM | 7:31 PM – 8:06 PM | 35 min | 13h 50m |
| June | 6:07 AM | 8:24 PM | 7:47 PM – 8:24 PM | 37 min | 14h 17m |
| July | 6:18 AM | 8:23 PM | 7:47 PM – 8:23 PM | 36 min | 14h 05m |
| August | 6:38 AM | 7:59 PM | 7:26 PM – 7:59 PM | 33 min | 13h 21m |
| September | 6:58 AM | 7:20 PM | 6:48 PM – 7:20 PM | 32 min | 12h 22m |
| October | 7:18 AM | 6:42 PM | 6:08 PM – 6:42 PM | 34 min | 11h 23m |
| November | 6:44 AM | 5:14 PM | 4:38 PM – 5:14 PM | 36 min | 10h 29m |
| December | 7:09 AM | 5:11 PM | 4:33 PM – 5:11 PM | 38 min | 10h 02m |
Golden hour is the stretch just after sunrise and just before sunset, when the low sun turns hard daylight into soft, warm, directional light — the most flattering natural light for portraits, real estate, product and landscape photography. Blue hour follows sunset (and precedes sunrise): a short window of deep, even blue that's ideal for twilight real estate shots and skylines. Both windows change with latitude and season, which is why this page computes them live instead of guessing.
Kanyon Studio is a San Diego photography and video studio — golden hour is our home field. Brand shoots, products, real estate and portraits, planned around exactly this light.
