New Jersey
Golden hour and ceremony times in Columbia, New Jersey
The table below gives the computed sunset, golden hour, and a suggested ceremony time for every month in Columbia. Plan couple portraits inside that window, and pull them earlier through the colder months when the light closes fast.
Golden hour by month
| Month | Sunset | Golden hour | Suggested ceremony |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4:56 PM | 4:15 PM – 5:16 PM | 2:56 PM |
| February | 5:34 PM | 4:57 PM – 5:52 PM | 3:34 PM |
| March | 7:06 PM | 6:31 PM – 7:24 PM | 5:06 PM |
| April | 7:39 PM | 7:03 PM – 7:58 PM | 5:39 PM |
| May | 8:11 PM | 7:32 PM – 8:30 PM | 6:11 PM |
| June | 8:33 PM | 7:53 PM – 8:54 PM | 6:33 PM |
| July | 8:30 PM | 7:50 PM – 8:50 PM | 6:30 PM |
| August | 7:57 PM | 7:21 PM – 8:16 PM | 5:57 PM |
| September | 7:08 PM | 6:33 PM – 7:25 PM | 5:08 PM |
| October | 6:18 PM | 5:42 PM – 6:36 PM | 4:18 PM |
| November | 4:40 PM | 4:00 PM – 4:59 PM | 2:40 PM |
| December | 4:32 PM | 3:49 PM – 4:52 PM | 2:32 PM |
Suggested ceremony time by season
- Spring
- 5:39 PM
- Summer
- 6:30 PM
- Fall
- 4:18 PM
- Winter
- 3:34 PM
These times set the ceremony so the couple reaches golden hour with time to spare. Shift them with your date on the timeline page, which recomputes against the real sunset.
Why the light behaves this way in Columbia
- Spring
- 55 min
- Summer
- 59 min
- Fall
- 55 min
- Winter
- 60 min
In Columbia, the golden window stretches to about 59 minutes at midsummer and tightens to roughly 60 minutes in deep winter. Plan couple portraits inside that window, and pull them earlier in the colder months when the light closes fast.
Venues in this area
- Banter's Hard Ciderestate
- Blue Ridge Vineyardwinery
- Brook Hollow Winerywinery
- Carriage House Country Clubcountry-club
- Chateau Resort & Conference Centerhistoric-estate
- Cranberry Manor Bed and Breakfasthistoric-estate
- Eagles Rest Cellarsestate
- Glacier Lake Gardengarden
- Heritage Wedding Barnbarn
- Knowlton Township Butterfly Gardengarden
- McKeown Real Estatehistoric-estate
- Mount Airy Event Centerestate
- RAW Urban Winery & Hard Ciderywinery
- Renegade Winerywinery
- Sarah Street Gardengarden
- Stroud Mansionhistoric-estate
- Warriors of the Rainbow Retreat Centerestate
- Wills Mansion Museumhistoric-estate
- Wood Winerywinery
Keep planning
Pages for this place
- Columbia golden hour timesFull 12 month table→
- Columbia wedding photo timelineBuilt against real sunset→
- Banter's Hard CiderVenue light guide→
- Blue Ridge VineyardVenue light guide→
- Brook Hollow WineryVenue light guide→
- Carriage House Country ClubVenue light guide→
- Chateau Resort & Conference CenterVenue light guide→
- Cranberry Manor Bed and BreakfastVenue light guide→
- Eagles Rest CellarsVenue light guide→
- Glacier Lake GardenVenue light guide→
- Heritage Wedding BarnVenue light guide→
- Knowlton Township Butterfly GardenVenue light guide→
- McKeown Real EstateVenue light guide→
- Mount Airy Event CenterVenue light guide→
- RAW Urban Winery & Hard CideryVenue light guide→
- Renegade WineryVenue light guide→
- Sarah Street GardenVenue light guide→
- Stroud MansionVenue light guide→
- Warriors of the Rainbow Retreat CenterVenue light guide→
- Wills Mansion MuseumVenue light guide→
- Wood WineryVenue light guide→
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