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Golden hour in Marrakesh

In mid-June golden hour in Marrakesh starts at 20:03 and lasts 36 minutes; in mid-December it starts at 17:54 and lasts 37. The tool is set to Marrakesh — pick your shoot date.

In Marrakesh the evening golden hour starts at 20:03 in mid-June (36 min) and at 17:54 in mid-December (37 min). Pick a date for the exact day.
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Golden hour in Marrakesh, month by month

The evening window in Marrakesh is longest in December (37 minutes) and shortest in March (32 minutes). Values for the 15th of each month, local time, daylight saving included.

Marrakesh, 2026: sun times on the 15th (Africa/Casablanca)
MonthSunriseSunsetGolden hour, eveningLengthBlue hour untilDaylight
January08:3318:5118:15–18:5136 min19:1710 h 18 min
February07:1518:1917:46–18:1934 min18:4411 h 04 min
March06:4318:4018:08–18:4032 min19:0511 h 57 min
April07:0420:0119:28–20:0133 min20:2612 h 56 min
May06:3620:2219:48–20:2234 min20:4913 h 46 min
June06:2720:3920:03–20:3936 min21:0714 h 12 min
July06:3820:3920:04–20:3935 min21:0714 h 01 min
August06:5820:1719:44–20:1733 min20:4313 h 19 min
September07:1719:4019:08–19:4032 min20:0412 h 23 min
October07:3519:0118:29–19:0133 min19:2611 h 26 min
November08:0118:3417:59–18:3435 min19:0010 h 34 min
December08:2518:3117:54–18:3137 min18:5810 h 06 min

Where the sun goes down

Around the June solstice the sun sets in Marrakesh at 298° (WNW), around the December solstice at 242° (WSW) — 56° apart. A façade that gets backlight at the end of a summer day is lit from the side in winter, and a street that frames the sunset in July may not see it at all in January.

The highest sun of the year stands at 82° at noon, the lowest at 35°. Below about 15° the light turns warm and the shadows long enough to shape a face; the day chart in the tool shows when the sun crosses that line on your date.

Clock changes

Africa/Casablanca changes the clocks on 15 February and 22 March 2026. On those dates every time in the table jumps by an hour overnight — a schedule copied from the week before the change puts the exterior an hour into the dark (or an hour too early).

Frequently asked

When does golden hour start in Marrakesh today?

The tool above opens on today’s date for Marrakesh. As a guide: in mid-June it starts at 20:03, in mid-December at 17:54.

How long is golden hour in Marrakesh?

Between 32 minutes (March) and 37 minutes (December) in the evening, measured from 6° sun altitude to sunset.

Does a building to the west change this?

Yes. Set the obstruction slider to its angle: a four-storey building 100 m away is about 5° and ends direct sun noticeably before sunset. The tool shows how many minutes you lose.