Golden hour
Burnt Slough Lake · Ballard County · times in Central time (CT)
Thursday, 22 October 2026 · today
The day
Sunrise
7:10 AM
bearing 103° ESE
Sunset
6:10 PM
bearing 257° WSW
Golden hour, morning
7:10 AM – 7:46 AM
36 min
Golden hour, evening
5:35 PM – 6:10 PM
36 min
Blue hour, morning
6:44 AM – 7:10 AM
26 min
Blue hour, evening
6:10 PM – 6:37 PM
26 min
Solar noon
12:40 PM
the sun 42° up
Daylight
11 h 0 min
sunrise to sunset
The sun from here
How high the sun is
The year at a glance, 2026 · the 15th of each month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Golden light |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:08 AM | 5:02 PM | 9 h 53 min | 79 min |
| Feb | 6:45 AM | 5:35 PM | 10 h 50 min | 72 min |
| Mar | 7:07 AM | 7:03 PM | 11 h 56 min | 69 min |
| Apr | 6:21 AM | 7:30 PM | 13 h 9 min | 70 min |
| May | 5:48 AM | 7:57 PM | 14 h 9 min | 74 min |
| Jun | 5:35 AM | 8:17 PM | 14 h 42 min | 77 min |
| Jul | 5:47 AM | 8:16 PM | 14 h 28 min | 76 min |
| Aug | 6:12 AM | 7:48 PM | 13 h 36 min | 71 min |
| Sep | 6:38 AM | 7:04 PM | 12 h 27 min | 69 min |
| Oct | 7:03 AM | 6:20 PM | 11 h 16 min | 70 min |
| Nov | 6:35 AM | 4:46 PM | 10 h 12 min | 76 min |
| Dec | 7:02 AM | 4:40 PM | 9 h 37 min | 81 min |
Times for a level horizon: a ridge or trees to the west bring the sunset earlier where you stand. Golden hour here is the sun from the horizon to 6° up, blue hour the sun from 6° below the horizon to sunrise, and back again in the evening.