The difference between a flat photo and a glowing one in Springfield is usually forty-five minutes. The calculator below shows exactly which forty-five minutes — today's sunset, sunrise, golden and blue hour, live.
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: Don't pack up at sunset — blue hour starts right after, and the 20 minutes of deep-blue sky with city lights on is the most underrated window of the day.
In Springfield, sunset ranges from 4:33 PM in December to 8:30 PM in June. All times local to Springfield (America/Chicago).
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:17 AM | 4:58 PM | 4:17 PM – 4:58 PM | 41 min | 9h 41m |
| February | 6:50 AM | 5:34 PM | 4:57 PM – 5:34 PM | 37 min | 10h 44m |
| March | 7:09 AM | 7:05 PM | 6:29 PM – 7:05 PM | 36 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 6:20 AM | 7:36 PM | 7:00 PM – 7:36 PM | 36 min | 13h 16m |
| May | 5:43 AM | 8:06 PM | 7:28 PM – 8:06 PM | 38 min | 14h 23m |
| June | 5:29 AM | 8:28 PM | 7:48 PM – 8:28 PM | 40 min | 14h 59m |
| July | 5:43 AM | 8:25 PM | 7:46 PM – 8:25 PM | 39 min | 14h 43m |
| August | 6:10 AM | 7:54 PM | 7:17 PM – 7:54 PM | 37 min | 13h 44m |
| September | 6:39 AM | 7:07 PM | 6:31 PM – 7:07 PM | 36 min | 12h 27m |
| October | 7:08 AM | 6:19 PM | 5:42 PM – 6:19 PM | 37 min | 11h 10m |
| November | 6:43 AM | 4:42 PM | 4:02 PM – 4:42 PM | 40 min | 9h 59m |
| December | 7:12 AM | 4:34 PM | 3:52 PM – 4:34 PM | 42 min | 9h 22m |
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.
