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Golden hour in Mexico City

In mid-June golden hour in Mexico City starts at 18:45 and lasts 32 minutes; in mid-December it starts at 17:29 and lasts 32. The tool is set to Mexico City — pick your shoot date.

In Mexico City the evening golden hour starts at 18:45 in mid-June (32 min) and at 17:29 in mid-December (32 min). Pick a date for the exact day.

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A row of buildings or a hill: about 5° for a four-storey block 100 m away.

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America/Mexico_City

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One column per day, midnight at the top. Click a day to open it. Breaks in the bands are clock changes.

15th of	Sunrise	Sunset	Golden pm	Length	Blue until	Daylight
Jan	07:14	18:19	17:47–18:19	32 min	18:43	11 h 05 min
Feb	07:06	18:37	18:07–18:37	30 min	19:00	11 h 31 min
Mar	06:46	18:47	18:18–18:47	29 min	19:09	12 h 01 min
Apr	06:20	18:55	18:25–18:55	29 min	19:17	12 h 35 min
May	06:02	19:05	18:35–19:05	31 min	19:29	13 h 03 min
Jun	05:59	19:17	18:45–19:17	32 min	19:41	13 h 18 min
Jul	06:07	19:19	18:48–19:19	31 min	19:43	13 h 12 min
Aug	06:18	19:06	18:36–19:06	30 min	19:29	12 h 48 min
Sep	06:25	18:40	18:11–18:40	29 min	19:02	12 h 16 min
Oct	06:32	18:14	17:45–18:14	29 min	18:36	11 h 43 min
Nov	06:45	17:59	17:28–17:59	31 min	18:22	11 h 13 min
Dec	07:04	18:02	17:29–18:02	32 min	18:25	10 h 58 min

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Golden hour in Mexico City, month by month

The evening window in Mexico City is longest in January (32 minutes) and shortest in March (29 minutes). Values for the 15th of each month, local time, daylight saving included.

Mexico City, 2026: sun times on the 15th (America/Mexico_City)
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Golden hour, evening	Length	Blue hour until	Daylight
January	07:14	18:19	17:47–18:19	32 min	18:43	11 h 05 min
February	07:06	18:37	18:07–18:37	30 min	19:00	11 h 31 min
March	06:46	18:47	18:18–18:47	29 min	19:09	12 h 01 min
April	06:20	18:55	18:25–18:55	29 min	19:17	12 h 35 min
May	06:02	19:05	18:35–19:05	31 min	19:29	13 h 03 min
June	05:59	19:17	18:45–19:17	32 min	19:41	13 h 18 min
July	06:07	19:19	18:48–19:19	31 min	19:43	13 h 12 min
August	06:18	19:06	18:36–19:06	30 min	19:29	12 h 48 min
September	06:25	18:40	18:11–18:40	29 min	19:02	12 h 16 min
October	06:32	18:14	17:45–18:14	29 min	18:36	11 h 43 min
November	06:45	17:59	17:28–17:59	31 min	18:22	11 h 13 min
December	07:04	18:02	17:29–18:02	32 min	18:25	10 h 58 min

Where the sun goes down

Around the June solstice the sun sets in Mexico City at 295° (WNW), around the December solstice at 245° (WSW) — 50° 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 86° at noon, the lowest at 47°. 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.

Frequently asked

When does golden hour start in Mexico City today?

The tool above opens on today’s date for Mexico City. As a guide: in mid-June it starts at 18:45, in mid-December at 17:29.

How long is golden hour in Mexico City?

Between 29 minutes (March) and 32 minutes (January) 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.