Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Troy, 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.
In Troy, sunset ranges from 4:59 PM in December to 9:14 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Troy's coordinates (42.6056, -83.1499) and shown in America/Detroit.
| 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 | 7:29 AM | 6:04 PM | 5:25 PM – 6:04 PM | 39 min | 10h 35m |
| March | 7:44 AM | 7:39 PM | 7:01 PM – 7:39 PM | 38 min | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:51 AM | 8:14 PM | 7:36 PM – 8:14 PM | 38 min | 13h 24m |
| May | 6:10 AM | 8:48 PM | 8:07 PM – 8:48 PM | 41 min | 14h 38m |
| June | 5:54 AM | 9:12 PM | 8:29 PM – 9:12 PM | 43 min | 15h 18m |
| July | 6:08 AM | 9:08 PM | 8:26 PM – 9:08 PM | 42 min | 15h 00m |
| August | 6:39 AM | 8:33 PM | 7:55 PM – 8:33 PM | 38 min | 13h 55m |
| September | 7:12 AM | 7:42 PM | 7:05 PM – 7:42 PM | 37 min | 12h 30m |
| October | 7:45 AM | 6:50 PM | 6:11 PM – 6:50 PM | 39 min | 11h 04m |
| November | 7:24 AM | 5:09 PM | 4:27 PM – 5:09 PM | 42 min | 9h 46m |
| December | 7:55 AM | 4:59 PM | 4:14 PM – 4:59 PM | 45 min | 9h 04m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Troy. It is longest in December at about 45 minutes and shortest in September at about 37 minutes — a difference of 8 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Troy gets 6h 14m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:59 PM in December to 9:12 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 9:47 PM, and in December until about 5:32 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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