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Golden hour & blue hour by city

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ShanghaiChina · evening 17:05–17:52 ChongqingChina · evening 18:05–18:52 ChengduChina · evening 18:15–19:01 BeijingChina · evening 17:18–18:10 GuangzhouChina · evening 17:42–18:26 ShenzhenChina · evening 17:39–18:23 KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo · evening 17:24–18:05 IstanbulTurkey · evening 18:06–18:59 LagosNigeria · evening 18:09–18:49 Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam · evening 17:14–17:55 TianjinChina · evening 17:15–18:07 WuhanChina · evening 17:34–18:21 LahorePakistan · evening 17:13–18:00 Xi’anChina · evening 17:53–18:41 MumbaiIndia · evening 17:56–18:38 São PauloBrazil · evening 17:36–18:20 Mexico CityMexico · evening 17:53–18:36 HangzhouChina · evening 17:11–17:57 KarachiPakistan · evening 17:46–18:31 DelhiIndia · evening 17:33–18:19 MoscowRussia · evening 17:10–18:22 DhakaBangladesh · evening 17:13–17:57 SeoulSouth Korea · evening 17:38–18:28 HarbinChina · evening 16:31–17:28

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Last updated October 03, 2026 · How we calculate · Sources