Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Sterling Heights, MI. 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 Sterling Heights is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:58 PM in December to 9:13 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Sterling Heights's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Sterling Heights starts about 43 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:28 PM – 9:11 PM; in December it is 4:13 PM – 4:59 PM.
Sunset in Sterling Heights is earliest at 4:58 PM on December 5 and latest at 9:13 PM on June 20, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 43 minutes in midsummer and 46 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 46 minutes; the shortest is in March at about 37 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:59 AM | 5:24 PM | 4:40 PM – 5:24 PM | 44 min | 9h 25m |
| February | 7:28 AM | 6:04 PM | 5:24 PM – 6:04 PM | 40 min | 10h 35m |
| March | 7:43 AM | 7:38 PM | 7:01 PM – 7:38 PM | 37 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:50 AM | 8:14 PM | 7:36 PM – 8:14 PM | 38 min | 13h 23m |
| May | 6:09 AM | 8:47 PM | 8:07 PM – 8:47 PM | 40 min | 14h 38m |
| June | 5:53 AM | 9:11 PM | 8:28 PM – 9:11 PM | 43 min | 15h 18m |
| July | 6:08 AM | 9:07 PM | 8:26 PM – 9:07 PM | 41 min | 15h 00m |
| August | 6:38 AM | 8:33 PM | 7:54 PM – 8:33 PM | 39 min | 13h 54m |
| September | 7:12 AM | 7:41 PM | 7:04 PM – 7:41 PM | 37 min | 12h 30m |
| October | 7:45 AM | 6:49 PM | 6:11 PM – 6:49 PM | 38 min | 11h 04m |
| November | 7:23 AM | 5:09 PM | 4:27 PM – 5:09 PM | 42 min | 9h 46m |
| December | 7:55 AM | 4:59 PM | 4:13 PM – 4:59 PM | 46 min | 9h 04m |
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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