Sun & light planner

Golden hour in Vancouver

In mid-June golden hour in Vancouver starts at 20:30 and lasts 51 minutes; in mid-December it starts at 15:19 and lasts 56. The tool is set to Vancouver — pick your shoot date.

In Vancouver the evening golden hour starts at 20:30 in mid-June (51 min) and at 15:19 in mid-December (56 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/Vancouver

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blue (−4° to −6°)
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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	08:03	16:42	15:49–16:42	53 min	17:18	8 h 39 min
Feb	07:22	17:33	16:47–17:33	46 min	18:06	10 h 10 min
Mar	07:27	19:18	18:36–19:18	42 min	19:49	11 h 51 min
Apr	06:21	20:05	19:22–20:05	43 min	20:38	13 h 44 min
May	05:30	20:49	20:03–20:49	47 min	21:28	15 h 19 min
Jun	05:07	21:21	20:30–21:21	51 min	22:04	16 h 13 min
Jul	05:24	21:14	20:25–21:14	49 min	21:55	15 h 50 min
Aug	06:05	20:31	19:46–20:31	44 min	21:06	14 h 26 min
Sep	06:50	19:27	18:46–19:27	42 min	20:00	12 h 38 min
Oct	07:34	18:24	17:40–18:24	44 min	18:56	10 h 50 min
Nov	07:24	16:32	15:42–16:32	50 min	17:07	9 h 08 min
Dec	08:02	16:15	15:19–16:15	56 min	16:53	8 h 13 min

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Golden hour in Vancouver, month by month

The evening window in Vancouver is longest in December (56 minutes) and shortest in March (42 minutes). Values for the 15th of each month, local time, daylight saving included.

Vancouver, 2026: sun times on the 15th (America/Vancouver)
Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Golden hour, evening	Length	Blue hour until	Daylight
January	08:03	16:42	15:49–16:42	53 min	17:18	8 h 39 min
February	07:22	17:33	16:47–17:33	46 min	18:06	10 h 10 min
March	07:27	19:18	18:36–19:18	42 min	19:49	11 h 51 min
April	06:21	20:05	19:22–20:05	43 min	20:38	13 h 44 min
May	05:30	20:49	20:03–20:49	47 min	21:28	15 h 19 min
June	05:07	21:21	20:30–21:21	51 min	22:04	16 h 13 min
July	05:24	21:14	20:25–21:14	49 min	21:55	15 h 50 min
August	06:05	20:31	19:46–20:31	44 min	21:06	14 h 26 min
September	06:50	19:27	18:46–19:27	42 min	20:00	12 h 38 min
October	07:34	18:24	17:40–18:24	44 min	18:56	10 h 50 min
November	07:24	16:32	15:42–16:32	50 min	17:07	9 h 08 min
December	08:02	16:15	15:19–16:15	56 min	16:53	8 h 13 min

Where the sun goes down

Around the June solstice the sun sets in Vancouver at 308° (NW), around the December solstice at 232° (SW) — 76° 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 64° at noon, the lowest at 17°. 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

America/Vancouver changes the clocks on 8 March and 1 November 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 Vancouver: permits

Shoots on public ground in Vancouver need a permit from the local authority (listed source: vancouver.ca). 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 Vancouver today?

The tool above opens on today’s date for Vancouver. As a guide: in mid-June it starts at 20:30, in mid-December at 15:19.

How long is golden hour in Vancouver?

Between 42 minutes (March) and 56 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.