Solar almanac · 2026-11-02 · Malaysia

Golden hour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

3.1390° N
101.6869° E
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur

Times shown in local time for Kuala Lumpur (Asia/Kuala_Lumpur).

Golden hour & blue hour

WindowStartsEnds
Blue hour (morning)06:1006:35
Golden hour (morning)06:5607:24
Golden hour (evening)18:2818:56
Blue hour (evening)19:1819:43

Light profile · calculated

Golden hour in Kuala Lumpur through the year

Midsummer
30 min
Equinox
27 min
Midwinter
30 min

Length of the evening golden-hour window.

Kuala Lumpur lies at 3.14° N, in the equatorial belt, where day length barely moves across the year. Its longest measured day falls on Thu 18 June 2026 with 12h 18m of daylight, and its shortest on Fri 18 December 2026 with 11h 57m — a difference of 0h 21m between the two extremes.

Evening golden hour in Kuala Lumpur runs for roughly 30 minutes at the height of summer, 27 minutes around the March equinox and 30 minutes at midwinter. The warm window is at its most generous in summer, so summer shoots allow more time to work a location.

The sun sets toward 294° WNW in late June and toward 247° WSW in late December, a shift of about 47° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Kuala Lumpur, the sky reaches full darkness between evening and morning twilight year-round.

Today’s solar record

+0 min/day

Sunrise
06:56

rises at 105° ESE

Sunset
18:56

sets at 255° WSW

Solar noon
12:56
Day length
12h 00m

Evening golden hour starts at 18:28

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Solar trajectory

Maximum 72°
06:5672° at 12:5618:56
East · sunriseHighest point of the sun today: 72° above the horizon. The shaded band near the horizon is golden-hour light.West · sunset

Twenty-four hours of light

06:56Sunrise12:56Solar noon18:56Sunset
NightBlue hourGolden hourDaylight

Next 7 days

DateSunriseSunsetDay length
2026-11-0206:5618:5612h 00m
2026-11-0306:5618:5612h 00m
2026-11-0406:5618:5612h 00m
2026-11-0506:5618:5612h 00m
2026-11-0606:5618:5612h 00m
2026-11-0706:5718:5612h 00m
2026-11-0806:5718:5612h 00m

Annual light rhythm · Kuala Lumpur

11h 57m—12h 18m
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Longest days in June (12h 18m), shortest in December (11h 57m).

Questions

When is golden hour in Kuala Lumpur today?
Evening golden hour in Kuala Lumpur starts at 18:28 and ends at sunset, 18:56. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 06:56, until 07:24 local time (Asia/Kuala_Lumpur).
How long does golden hour last in Kuala Lumpur?
Evening golden hour in Kuala Lumpur runs from 18:28 to 18:56, and morning golden hour from 06:56 to 07:24.
When is blue hour in Kuala Lumpur?
Morning blue hour in Kuala Lumpur begins at 06:10, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 19:18, just after sunset.
What time is sunrise in Kuala Lumpur today?
Sunrise in Kuala Lumpur is at 06:56 local time (Asia/Kuala_Lumpur), rising toward 105° ESE.
What time is sunset in Kuala Lumpur today?
Sunset in Kuala Lumpur is at 18:56 local time (Asia/Kuala_Lumpur), setting toward 255° WSW.
How long is the day in Kuala Lumpur?
Kuala Lumpur has 12h 00m of daylight today.

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