Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Tuscaloosa, AL. 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 Tuscaloosa, sunset ranges from 4:42 PM in November to 8:03 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Tuscaloosa's coordinates (33.2098, -87.5692) and shown in America/Chicago.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:53 AM | 5:06 PM | 4:29 PM – 5:06 PM | 37 min | 10h 12m |
| February | 6:33 AM | 5:35 PM | 5:01 PM – 5:35 PM | 34 min | 11h 02m |
| March | 7:00 AM | 6:58 PM | 6:25 PM – 6:58 PM | 33 min | 11h 58m |
| April | 6:20 AM | 7:20 PM | 6:47 PM – 7:20 PM | 33 min | 13h 01m |
| May | 5:50 AM | 7:43 PM | 7:08 PM – 7:43 PM | 35 min | 13h 53m |
| June | 5:40 AM | 8:01 PM | 7:24 PM – 8:01 PM | 37 min | 14h 20m |
| July | 5:52 AM | 8:00 PM | 7:24 PM – 8:00 PM | 36 min | 14h 08m |
| August | 6:13 AM | 7:35 PM | 7:02 PM – 7:35 PM | 33 min | 13h 23m |
| September | 6:33 AM | 6:56 PM | 6:23 PM – 6:56 PM | 33 min | 12h 23m |
| October | 6:54 AM | 6:16 PM | 5:43 PM – 6:16 PM | 33 min | 11h 22m |
| November | 6:21 AM | 4:48 PM | 4:12 PM – 4:48 PM | 36 min | 10h 27m |
| December | 6:46 AM | 4:44 PM | 4:06 PM – 4:44 PM | 38 min | 9h 58m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Tuscaloosa. It is longest in December at about 38 minutes and shortest in March at about 33 minutes — a difference of 5 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Tuscaloosa gets 4h 22m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:44 PM in December to 8:01 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 8:29 PM, and in December until about 5:12 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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