Sun & light planner

Golden hour in Rome

In mid-June golden hour in Rome starts at 20:05 and lasts 42 minutes; in mid-December it starts at 15:56 and lasts 45. The tool is set to Rome — pick your shoot date.

In Rome the evening golden hour starts at 20:05 in mid-June (42 min) and at 15:56 in mid-December (45 min). Pick a date for the exact day.

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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	07:36	17:04	16:20–17:04	43 min	17:35	9 h 28 min
Feb	07:07	17:43	17:04–17:43	39 min	18:12	10 h 36 min
Mar	06:23	18:16	17:40–18:16	37 min	18:44	11 h 53 min
Apr	06:31	19:51	19:13–19:51	37 min	20:20	13 h 20 min
May	05:51	20:23	19:43–20:23	40 min	20:55	14 h 32 min
Jun	05:35	20:48	20:05–20:48	42 min	21:22	15 h 13 min
Jul	05:48	20:45	20:03–20:45	41 min	21:18	14 h 56 min
Aug	06:19	20:12	19:34–20:12	38 min	20:42	13 h 54 min
Sep	06:51	19:22	18:45–19:22	37 min	19:50	12 h 31 min
Oct	07:23	18:30	17:53–18:30	38 min	18:59	11 h 08 min
Nov	07:00	16:51	16:09–16:51	42 min	17:21	9 h 51 min
Dec	07:31	16:40	15:56–16:40	45 min	17:12	9 h 09 min

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Golden hour in Rome, month by month

The evening window in Rome is longest in December (45 minutes) and shortest in March (37 minutes). Values for the 15th of each month, local time, daylight saving included.

Rome, 2026: sun times on the 15th (Europe/Rome)
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Golden hour, evening	Length	Blue hour until	Daylight
January	07:36	17:04	16:20–17:04	43 min	17:35	9 h 28 min
February	07:07	17:43	17:04–17:43	39 min	18:12	10 h 36 min
March	06:23	18:16	17:40–18:16	37 min	18:44	11 h 53 min
April	06:31	19:51	19:13–19:51	37 min	20:20	13 h 20 min
May	05:51	20:23	19:43–20:23	40 min	20:55	14 h 32 min
June	05:35	20:48	20:05–20:48	42 min	21:22	15 h 13 min
July	05:48	20:45	20:03–20:45	41 min	21:18	14 h 56 min
August	06:19	20:12	19:34–20:12	38 min	20:42	13 h 54 min
September	06:51	19:22	18:45–19:22	37 min	19:50	12 h 31 min
October	07:23	18:30	17:53–18:30	38 min	18:59	11 h 08 min
November	07:00	16:51	16:09–16:51	42 min	17:21	9 h 51 min
December	07:31	16:40	15:56–16:40	45 min	17:12	9 h 09 min

Where the sun goes down

Around the June solstice the sun sets in Rome at 302° (WNW), around the December solstice at 238° (WSW) — 64° 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 72° at noon, the lowest at 25°. 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

Europe/Rome changes the clocks on 29 March and 25 October 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).

Filming in Rome: permits

Shoots on public ground in Rome need a permit from the local authority (listed source: romalaziofilmcommission.it). If a golden-hour setup sits on public space, apply for a weather cover day at the same time — the light will not wait for the paperwork.

As of 2026-08

Frequently asked

When does golden hour start in Rome today?

The tool above opens on today’s date for Rome. As a guide: in mid-June it starts at 20:05, in mid-December at 15:56.

How long is golden hour in Rome?

Between 37 minutes (March) and 45 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.