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Golden Hour in Wichita Falls, TX

Whether you're shooting portraits, real estate or just chasing a good sky, this is when the light works in Wichita Falls. Every time below is computed live for Wichita Falls's coordinates and updates for any date.

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.

Where to shoot it

Local tip: Find an open west-facing view for sunset and an east-facing one for sunrise — buildings and hills eat the last 15 minutes of light in most city centers.

In Wichita Falls, sunset ranges from 5:24 PM in December to 8:49 PM in June. Evening golden hour lasts about 37 minutes at the summer solstice and 38 minutes at the winter solstice. Times below are local to Wichita Falls (America/Chicago).

Sunrise, sunset and golden hour in Wichita Falls by month

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden hour (evening)LengthDaylight
January7:38 AM5:48 PM5:11 PM – 5:48 PM37 min10h 09m
February7:18 AM6:18 PM5:43 PM – 6:18 PM35 min11h 00m
March7:44 AM7:41 PM7:08 PM – 7:41 PM33 min11h 58m
April7:03 AM8:05 PM7:31 PM – 8:05 PM34 min13h 02m
May6:32 AM8:28 PM7:53 PM – 8:28 PM35 min13h 56m
June6:22 AM8:46 PM8:09 PM – 8:46 PM37 min14h 24m
July6:34 AM8:45 PM8:09 PM – 8:45 PM36 min14h 11m
August6:55 AM8:20 PM7:46 PM – 8:20 PM34 min13h 25m
September7:17 AM7:40 PM7:07 PM – 7:40 PM33 min12h 23m
October7:39 AM6:59 PM6:26 PM – 6:59 PM33 min11h 21m
November7:06 AM5:30 PM4:54 PM – 5:30 PM36 min10h 24m
December7:31 AM5:26 PM4:48 PM – 5:26 PM38 min9h 55m

The year at a glance

  • Earliest sunset: 5:24 PM on December 1
  • Latest sunset: 8:49 PM on June 27
  • Longest day: 14h 25m on June 21
  • Shortest day: 9h 54m on December 21
  • Golden hour length: about 37 minutes in June, 38 minutes in December
  • Time zone: America/Chicago

What is golden hour?

Golden hour is the stretch just after sunrise and just before sunset, when the low sun turns hard daylight into soft, warm, directional light — the most flattering natural light for portraits, real estate, product and landscape photography. Blue hour follows sunset (and precedes sunrise): a short window of deep, even blue that's ideal for twilight real estate shots and skylines. Both windows change with latitude and season, which is why this page computes them live instead of guessing.

Chasing the light for a shoot?

Kanyon Studio is a San Diego photography and video studio — golden hour is our home field. Brand shoots, products, real estate and portraits, planned around exactly this light.