Golden hour
Golden Hour in Coral Terrace, FL
The golden hour in Coral Terrace is the warm, low-sun window just after sunrise and before sunset (sun roughly −4° to +6°). Below are today's morning and evening golden hours for Coral Terrace, Florida (25.75°, -80.30°), plus where on the horizon the sun rises and sets.
Staying out past sunset? The cool, even light right after it is its own window — see blue hour in Coral Terrace .
Sun, moon & horizon
13h 11m of daylight · computed locally with suncalc
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Golden hour in Coral Terrace on August 8, 2026
On August 8, 2026, Coral Terrace's evening golden hour runs 7:30 PM – 8:19 PM — about 49 min of warm, low, directional light ending as the sun sets at 8:02 PM toward 288° WNW. The matching morning golden hour opens at sunrise (6:51 AM, 72° ENE) and lasts 6:33 AM – 7:22 AM, so you get two warm windows bracketing a 13h 11m day.
The length of that window is set by geography, not chance. Coral Terrace sits at 25.7°N, where the sun climbs and drops at a moderate angle, so golden hour lingers rather than snapping shut the way it does in the tropics. Through August, with the days are drawing in toward the summer solstice, both the timing and the direction shift a little each day — worth re-checking the planner if you are scouting a spot for later in the week.
For the softest results, be set up before the window opens: the best colour often lands in its final minutes, right at 8:02 PM. When the golden light fades, don't pack up — the cool, even 8:19 PM – 8:26 PM blue hour follows immediately, ideal for skylines and water. All times below update to any date you pick.
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Gear for the shot
- Graduated ND filter Balance a bright golden sky against a darker foreground.
- Circular polarizer Cut glare and deepen sky and foliage colour.
- ND filter kit Long exposures of moving water and clouds at sunset.
- Lens hood Tame flare when shooting toward a low sun.
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Coral Terrace — frequently asked
- When is golden hour today in Coral Terrace?
- Coral Terrace's golden hour happens twice a day — in the morning around sunrise and again in the evening before sunset. The exact start and end times for today are shown in the planner above and update to your selected date.
- How long does golden hour last in Coral Terrace?
- Golden hour in Coral Terrace typically lasts 40–70 minutes, varying with the season and latitude (25.7°). It is longer near the solstices and around the summer months.
- Which direction does the light come from?
- During morning golden hour the sun is low in the east; in the evening it is low in the west. The compass in the planner shows the exact sunrise and sunset bearings for Coral Terrace today.