When is golden hour in Cork today?

Evening golden hour in Cork starts at 16:13 and ends at sunset, 17:04. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 07:30, until 08:20 local time (Europe/Dublin).

How long does golden hour last in Cork?

Evening golden hour in Cork runs from 16:13 to 17:04, and morning golden hour from 07:30 to 08:20.

When is blue hour in Cork?

Morning blue hour in Cork begins at 06:14, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 17:39, just after sunset.

What time is sunrise in Cork today?

Sunrise in Cork is at 07:30 local time (Europe/Dublin), rising toward 113° ESE.

What time is sunset in Cork today?

Sunset in Cork is at 17:04 local time (Europe/Dublin), setting toward 247° WSW.

How long is the day in Cork?

Cork has 9h 34m of daylight today.

Solar almanac · 2026-11-02 · Ireland

Golden hour in Cork, Ireland

51.8985° N
8.4756° W
Europe/Dublin

Times shown in local time for Cork (Europe/Dublin).

Golden hour & blue hour

Window	Starts	Ends
Blue hour (morning)	06:14	06:54
Golden hour (morning)	07:30	08:20
Golden hour (evening)	16:13	17:04
Blue hour (evening)	17:39	18:19

Light profile · calculated

Golden hour in Cork through the year

Midsummer: 55 min
Equinox: 44 min
Midwinter: 63 min

Length of the evening golden-hour window.

Cork lies at 51.90° N, in the upper mid-latitudes, with long, slanted evening light in summer. Its longest measured day falls on Thu 18 June 2026 with 16h 43m of daylight, and its shortest on Fri 18 December 2026 with 7h 46m — a difference of 8h 57m between the two extremes.

Evening golden hour in Cork runs for roughly 55 minutes at the height of summer, 44 minutes around the March equinox and 63 minutes at midwinter. The warm window is actually widest in the colder months, which makes winter evenings unusually forgiving here.

The sun sets toward 312° NW in late June and toward 231° SW in late December, a shift of about 80° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Cork, the sky reaches full darkness between evening and morning twilight year-round.

Today’s solar record

−3 min/day

Sunrise: 07:30
Sunset: 17:04
Solar noon: 12:17
Day length: 9h 34m

Evening golden hour starts at 16:13

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Solar trajectory

Maximum 23°

East · sunriseHighest point of the sun today: 23° above the horizon. The shaded band near the horizon is golden-hour light.West · sunset

Twenty-four hours of light

07:30Sunrise12:17Solar noon17:04Sunset

NightBlue hourGolden hourDaylight

Next 7 days

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length
2026-11-02	07:30	17:04	9h 34m
2026-11-03	07:32	17:02	9h 30m
2026-11-04	07:33	17:00	9h 27m
2026-11-05	07:35	16:58	9h 23m
2026-11-06	07:37	16:57	9h 20m
2026-11-07	07:39	16:55	9h 16m
2026-11-08	07:40	16:53	9h 13m

Annual light rhythm · Cork

7h 48m—16h 41m

Longest days in June (16h 41m), shortest in December (7h 48m).

Questions

When is golden hour in Cork today?: Evening golden hour in Cork starts at 16:13 and ends at sunset, 17:04. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 07:30, until 08:20 local time (Europe/Dublin).
How long does golden hour last in Cork?: Evening golden hour in Cork runs from 16:13 to 17:04, and morning golden hour from 07:30 to 08:20.
When is blue hour in Cork?: Morning blue hour in Cork begins at 06:14, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 17:39, just after sunset.
What time is sunrise in Cork today?: Sunrise in Cork is at 07:30 local time (Europe/Dublin), rising toward 113° ESE.
What time is sunset in Cork today?: Sunset in Cork is at 17:04 local time (Europe/Dublin), setting toward 247° WSW.
How long is the day in Cork?: Cork has 9h 34m of daylight today.