Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for South Lake Tahoe, 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.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
Golden hour in South Lake Tahoe is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:37 PM in December to 8:29 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in South Lake Tahoe's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in South Lake Tahoe starts about 40 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:47 PM – 8:27 PM; in December it is 3:56 PM – 4:38 PM.
Sunset in South Lake Tahoe is earliest at 4:37 PM on December 2 and latest at 8:29 PM on June 22, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 40 minutes in midsummer and 42 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 42 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 35 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:17 AM | 5:02 PM | 4:21 PM – 5:02 PM | 41 min | 9h 45m |
| February | 6:50 AM | 5:37 PM | 5:00 PM – 5:37 PM | 37 min | 10h 47m |
| March | 7:10 AM | 7:07 PM | 6:31 PM – 7:07 PM | 36 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 6:23 AM | 7:37 PM | 7:01 PM – 7:37 PM | 36 min | 13h 14m |
| May | 5:47 AM | 8:05 PM | 7:27 PM – 8:05 PM | 38 min | 14h 19m |
| June | 5:33 AM | 8:27 PM | 7:47 PM – 8:27 PM | 40 min | 14h 53m |
| July | 5:46 AM | 8:24 PM | 7:45 PM – 8:24 PM | 39 min | 14h 38m |
| August | 6:13 AM | 7:54 PM | 7:17 PM – 7:54 PM | 37 min | 13h 41m |
| September | 6:41 AM | 7:07 PM | 6:32 PM – 7:07 PM | 35 min | 12h 26m |
| October | 7:09 AM | 6:21 PM | 5:44 PM – 6:21 PM | 37 min | 11h 12m |
| November | 6:42 AM | 4:45 PM | 4:06 PM – 4:45 PM | 39 min | 10h 03m |
| December | 7:11 AM | 4:38 PM | 3:56 PM – 4:38 PM | 42 min | 9h 27m |
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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