Free photographer's tool

Golden Hour in St. Petersburg, FL

Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for St. Petersburg, FL. 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 St. Petersburg, sunset ranges from 5:35 PM in November to 8:30 PM in June. Evening golden hour lasts about 35 minutes at the summer solstice and 35 minutes at the winter solstice. Times below are local to St. Petersburg (America/New_York).

Sunrise, sunset and golden hour in St. Petersburg by month

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden hour (evening)LengthDaylight
January7:22 AM5:57 PM5:23 PM – 5:57 PM34 min10h 35m
February7:07 AM6:22 PM5:49 PM – 6:22 PM33 min11h 14m
March7:40 AM7:39 PM7:08 PM – 7:39 PM31 min11h 59m
April7:05 AM7:55 PM7:24 PM – 7:55 PM31 min12h 50m
May6:41 AM8:13 PM7:40 PM – 8:13 PM33 min13h 32m
June6:34 AM8:28 PM7:53 PM – 8:28 PM35 min13h 54m
July6:44 AM8:28 PM7:55 PM – 8:28 PM33 min13h 44m
August7:01 AM8:08 PM7:36 PM – 8:08 PM32 min13h 08m
September7:16 AM7:35 PM7:04 PM – 7:35 PM31 min12h 19m
October7:30 AM7:01 PM6:30 PM – 7:01 PM31 min11h 31m
November6:52 AM5:38 PM5:04 PM – 5:38 PM34 min10h 46m
December7:14 AM5:37 PM5:02 PM – 5:37 PM35 min10h 24m

The year at a glance

  • Earliest sunset: 5:35 PM on November 23
  • Latest sunset: 8:30 PM on June 23
  • Longest day: 13h 54m on June 21
  • Shortest day: 10h 23m on December 21
  • Golden hour length: about 35 minutes in June, 35 minutes in December
  • Time zone: America/New_York

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

Kanyon Studio provides photography and video in San Diego. Location, lighting and scheduling are agreed for each shoot.