Golden hour
Golden hour and sunset at Riviera Waterfront Mansion
Massapequa, NEW-YORK
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- Sunset
- 8:28 PM
- Golden hour
- 7:48 PM
- Golden ends
- 8:49 PM
- Blue hour ends
- 9:02 PM
Open water to the south over Great South Bay means the light stays clean right down to the horizon, so golden hour holds nearly to the listed sunset with no tree line cutting it short.
Golden hour by month
| Month | Sunrise | Golden hour start | Sunset | Blue hour ends | Golden minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:15 AM | 4:11 PM | 4:51 PM | 5:22 PM | 60 min |
| February | 6:47 AM | 4:52 PM | 5:29 PM | 5:57 PM | 55 min |
| March | 7:05 AM | 6:25 PM | 7:00 PM | 7:28 PM | 52 min |
| April | 6:15 AM | 6:57 PM | 7:33 PM | 8:02 PM | 54 min |
| May | 5:37 AM | 7:25 PM | 8:03 PM | 8:35 PM | 58 min |
| June | 5:23 AM | 7:46 PM | 8:26 PM | 8:59 PM | 61 min |
| July | 5:36 AM | 7:43 PM | 8:22 PM | 8:55 PM | 59 min |
| August | 6:05 AM | 7:14 PM | 7:50 PM | 8:20 PM | 55 min |
| September | 6:35 AM | 6:27 PM | 7:02 PM | 7:30 PM | 52 min |
| October | 7:05 AM | 5:37 PM | 6:13 PM | 6:41 PM | 54 min |
| November | 6:40 AM | 3:56 PM | 4:35 PM | 5:05 PM | 58 min |
| December | 7:10 AM | 3:45 PM | 4:27 PM | 4:59 PM | 62 min |
Why the light comes early here
Open water to the south over Great South Bay means the light stays clean right down to the horizon, so golden hour holds nearly to the listed sunset with no tree line cutting it short. The times on this page pull golden hour earlier by 0 minutes to match what you will actually see through the lens, so plan couple portraits inside that adjusted window.
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