Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Stamford, CT. 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.
In Stamford, sunset ranges from 4:25 PM in December to 8:30 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Stamford's coordinates (41.0534, -73.5387) and shown in America/New_York.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:16 AM | 4:50 PM | 4:08 PM – 4:50 PM | 42 min | 9h 34m |
| February | 6:48 AM | 5:28 PM | 4:50 PM – 5:28 PM | 38 min | 10h 40m |
| March | 7:05 AM | 7:00 PM | 6:24 PM – 7:00 PM | 36 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:14 AM | 7:34 PM | 6:57 PM – 7:34 PM | 37 min | 13h 19m |
| May | 5:36 AM | 8:05 PM | 7:25 PM – 8:05 PM | 40 min | 14h 29m |
| June | 5:21 AM | 8:28 PM | 7:46 PM – 8:28 PM | 42 min | 15h 07m |
| July | 5:34 AM | 8:25 PM | 7:44 PM – 8:25 PM | 41 min | 14h 50m |
| August | 6:03 AM | 7:52 PM | 7:14 PM – 7:52 PM | 38 min | 13h 49m |
| September | 6:34 AM | 7:03 PM | 6:26 PM – 7:03 PM | 37 min | 12h 28m |
| October | 7:05 AM | 6:13 PM | 5:36 PM – 6:13 PM | 37 min | 11h 08m |
| November | 6:41 AM | 4:35 PM | 3:54 PM – 4:35 PM | 41 min | 9h 53m |
| December | 7:12 AM | 4:26 PM | 3:42 PM – 4:26 PM | 44 min | 9h 14m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Stamford. It is longest in December at about 44 minutes and shortest in March at about 36 minutes — a difference of 8 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Stamford gets 5h 53m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:26 PM in December to 8:28 PM in June, so an evening shoot that works in summer will be shooting in the dark at the same clock time in winter.
Blue hour follows sunset and is worth planning for separately: in June it runs until about 9:01 PM, and in December until about 4:57 PM.
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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