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Golden Hour in Tri-Cities, WA

Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Tri-Cities, WA. 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 Tri-Cities, sunset ranges from 4:10 PM in December to 8:52 PM in June. All times local to Tri-Cities (America/Los_Angeles).

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden hour (evening)LengthDaylight
January7:35 AM4:37 PM3:49 PM – 4:37 PM48 min9h 02m
February6:59 AM5:22 PM4:40 PM – 5:22 PM42 min10h 23m
March7:09 AM7:02 PM6:23 PM – 7:02 PM39 min11h 54m
April6:09 AM7:44 PM7:04 PM – 7:44 PM40 min13h 35m
May5:23 AM8:23 PM7:39 PM – 8:23 PM44 min15h 00m
June5:04 AM8:50 PM8:03 PM – 8:50 PM47 min15h 46m
July5:20 AM8:45 PM7:59 PM – 8:45 PM46 min15h 25m
August5:56 AM8:05 PM7:24 PM – 8:05 PM41 min14h 10m
September6:35 AM7:07 PM6:28 PM – 7:07 PM39 min12h 33m
October7:14 AM6:10 PM5:29 PM – 6:10 PM41 min10h 56m
November6:58 AM4:24 PM3:38 PM – 4:24 PM46 min9h 26m
December7:33 AM4:11 PM3:20 PM – 4:11 PM51 min8h 38m

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

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