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Golden hour

Golden hour and sunset at The Vineyards at Aquebogue

Aquebogue, NEW-YORK

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Sunset
8:26 PM
Golden hour
7:45 PM
Golden ends
8:42 PM
Blue hour ends
9:00 PM

Rows run east to west with an open western edge, so the sun drops cleanly across the vines and golden hour runs close to full length.

Golden hour by month

MonthSunriseGolden hour startSunsetBlue hour endsGolden minutes
January7:12 AM4:05 PM4:46 PM5:17 PM61 min
February6:44 AM4:47 PM5:24 PM5:53 PM55 min
March7:01 AM6:21 PM6:56 PM7:24 PM53 min
April6:10 AM6:53 PM7:29 PM7:59 PM54 min
May5:32 AM7:22 PM8:01 PM8:33 PM58 min
June5:17 AM7:43 PM8:23 PM8:58 PM62 min
July5:31 AM7:40 PM8:20 PM8:53 PM60 min
August6:00 AM7:11 PM7:47 PM8:17 PM55 min
September6:31 AM6:23 PM6:58 PM7:26 PM53 min
October7:02 AM5:32 PM6:08 PM6:36 PM54 min
November6:38 AM3:50 PM4:30 PM5:00 PM59 min
December7:08 AM3:39 PM4:22 PM4:54 PM63 min

Why the light comes early here

Rows run east to west with an open western edge, so the sun drops cleanly across the vines and golden hour runs close to full length. The times on this page pull golden hour earlier by 5 minutes to match what you will actually see through the lens, so plan couple portraits inside that adjusted window.

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