Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for St. Louis, MO. 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 St. Louis is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:39 PM in December to 8:29 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in St. Louis's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in St. Louis starts about 40 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 7:47 PM – 8:27 PM; in December it is 3:58 PM – 4:40 PM.
Sunset in St. Louis is earliest at 4:39 PM on December 1 and latest at 8:29 PM on June 23, 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 April at about 35 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:17 AM | 5:03 PM | 4:23 PM – 5:03 PM | 40 min | 9h 47m |
| February | 6:51 AM | 5:38 PM | 5:01 PM – 5:38 PM | 37 min | 10h 47m |
| March | 7:11 AM | 7:08 PM | 6:32 PM – 7:08 PM | 36 min | 11h 56m |
| April | 6:24 AM | 7:37 PM | 7:02 PM – 7:37 PM | 35 min | 13h 13m |
| May | 5:48 AM | 8:06 PM | 7:28 PM – 8:06 PM | 38 min | 14h 17m |
| June | 5:35 AM | 8:27 PM | 7:47 PM – 8:27 PM | 40 min | 14h 51m |
| July | 5:48 AM | 8:24 PM | 7:45 PM – 8:24 PM | 39 min | 14h 36m |
| August | 6:14 AM | 7:54 PM | 7:18 PM – 7:54 PM | 36 min | 13h 40m |
| September | 6:42 AM | 7:08 PM | 6:33 PM – 7:08 PM | 35 min | 12h 26m |
| October | 7:10 AM | 6:22 PM | 5:46 PM – 6:22 PM | 36 min | 11h 12m |
| November | 6:43 AM | 4:47 PM | 4:08 PM – 4:47 PM | 39 min | 10h 04m |
| December | 7:11 AM | 4:40 PM | 3:58 PM – 4:40 PM | 42 min | 9h 29m |
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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