Solar almanac · 2026-11-02 · Saudi Arabia

Golden hour in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

21.4858° N
39.1925° E
Asia/Riyadh

Times shown in local time for Jeddah (Asia/Riyadh).

Golden hour & blue hour

WindowStartsEnds
Blue hour (morning)05:3706:03
Golden hour (morning)06:2606:57
Golden hour (evening)17:1517:46
Blue hour (evening)18:0918:35

Light profile · calculated

Golden hour in Jeddah through the year

Midsummer
32 min
Equinox
29 min
Midwinter
33 min

Length of the evening golden-hour window.

Jeddah lies at 21.49° N, in the tropics, where the sun climbs steeply and sets fast. Its longest measured day falls on Thu 18 June 2026 with 13h 27m of daylight, and its shortest on Fri 18 December 2026 with 10h 50m — a difference of 2h 37m between the two extremes.

Evening golden hour in Jeddah runs for roughly 32 minutes at the height of summer, 29 minutes around the March equinox and 33 minutes at midwinter. The warm window is actually widest in the colder months, which makes winter evenings unusually forgiving here.

The sun sets toward 296° WNW in late June and toward 245° WSW in late December, a shift of about 51° in where the last light lands — worth checking before committing to a west-facing viewpoint. In Jeddah, the sky reaches full darkness between evening and morning twilight year-round.

Today’s solar record

−1 min/day

Sunrise
06:26

rises at 106° ESE

Sunset
17:46

sets at 254° WSW

Solar noon
12:06
Day length
11h 20m

Evening golden hour starts at 17:15

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Solar trajectory

Maximum 54°
06:2654° at 12:0617:46
East · sunriseHighest point of the sun today: 54° above the horizon. The shaded band near the horizon is golden-hour light.West · sunset

Twenty-four hours of light

06:26Sunrise12:06Solar noon17:46Sunset
NightBlue hourGolden hourDaylight

Next 7 days

DateSunriseSunsetDay length
2026-11-0206:2617:4611h 20m
2026-11-0306:2717:4511h 19m
2026-11-0406:2717:4511h 18m
2026-11-0506:2817:4411h 17m
2026-11-0606:2817:4411h 16m
2026-11-0706:2917:4411h 15m
2026-11-0806:3017:4311h 14m

Annual light rhythm · Jeddah

10h 50m—13h 26m
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Longest days in June (13h 26m), shortest in December (10h 50m).

Questions

When is golden hour in Jeddah today?
Evening golden hour in Jeddah starts at 17:15 and ends at sunset, 17:46. Morning golden hour runs from sunrise, 06:26, until 06:57 local time (Asia/Riyadh).
How long does golden hour last in Jeddah?
Evening golden hour in Jeddah runs from 17:15 to 17:46, and morning golden hour from 06:26 to 06:57.
When is blue hour in Jeddah?
Morning blue hour in Jeddah begins at 05:37, before sunrise. Evening blue hour begins at 18:09, just after sunset.
What time is sunrise in Jeddah today?
Sunrise in Jeddah is at 06:26 local time (Asia/Riyadh), rising toward 106° ESE.
What time is sunset in Jeddah today?
Sunset in Jeddah is at 17:46 local time (Asia/Riyadh), setting toward 254° WSW.
How long is the day in Jeddah?
Jeddah has 11h 20m of daylight today.

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