Golden orange, yellow or ‘peachy’ light can create an amazing “warmth” and artistic texture to photographs of your family, including pets.
We are often asked how we capture such beautiful colours and settings for our outdoor photography sessions, and amongst many other ‘tricks’ we use, our experience tells us to respect the so-called “Golden Hour” that starts approximately 2 hours before sunset. Even if you take your own family photographs, you too can take advantage of natures wonderful light display, particularly if the afternoon skies are clear, or (ideally) partly cloudy.
To help you all, we decided to create the following perpetual calendar that shows the start of “Golden Hour” for ideal late afternoon/early evening lighting. This makes for beautiful family and pet photography, here in the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.
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| 1-Jan | 17:45 | 1-Feb | 17:33 | 1-Mar | 17:00 | 1-Apr | 16:13 | 1-May | 15:32 | 1-Jun | 15:08 | |||||
| 2-Jan | 17:45 | 2-Feb | 17:32 | 2-Mar | 16:58 | 2-Apr | 16:12 | 2-May | 15:31 | 2-Jun | 15:08 | |||||
| 3-Jan | 17:45 | 3-Feb | 17:31 | 3-Mar | 16:57 | 3-Apr | 16:10 | 3-May | 15:30 | 3-Jun | 15:08 | |||||
| 4-Jan | 17:45 | 4-Feb | 17:30 | 4-Mar | 16:55 | 4-Apr | 16:09 | 4-May | 15:29 | 4-Jun | 15:07 | |||||
| 5-Jan | 17:45 | 5-Feb | 17:29 | 5-Mar | 16:54 | 5-Apr | 16:07 | 5-May | 15:28 | 5-Jun | 15:07 | |||||
| 6-Jan | 17:45 | 6-Feb | 17:28 | 6-Mar | 16:52 | 6-Apr | 16:06 | 6-May | 15:27 | 6-Jun | 15:07 | |||||
| 7-Jan | 17:45 | 7-Feb | 17:27 | 7-Mar | 16:51 | 7-Apr | 16:04 | 7-May | 15:26 | 7-Jun | 15:07 | |||||
| 8-Jan | 17:45 | 8-Feb | 17:26 | 8-Mar | 16:50 | 8-Apr | 16:03 | 8-May | 15:25 | 8-Jun | 15:07 | |||||
| 9-Jan | 17:45 | 9-Feb | 17:25 | 9-Mar | 16:48 | 9-Apr | 16:01 | 9-May | 15:24 | 9-Jun | 15:06 | |||||
| 10-Jan | 17:45 | 10-Feb | 17:24 | 10-Mar | 16:47 | 10-Apr | 16:00 | 10-May | 15:23 | 10-Jun | 15:06 | |||||
| 11-Jan | 17:44 | 11-Feb | 17:23 | 11-Mar | 16:45 | 11-Apr | 15:58 | 11-May | 15:22 | 11-Jun | 15:06 | |||||
| 12-Jan | 17:44 | 12-Feb | 17:22 | 12-Mar | 16:44 | 12-Apr | 15:57 | 12-May | 15:21 | 12-Jun | 15:06 | |||||
| 13-Jan | 17:44 | 13-Feb | 17:20 | 13-Mar | 16:42 | 13-Apr | 15:56 | 13-May | 15:20 | 13-Jun | 15:06 | |||||
| 14-Jan | 17:44 | 14-Feb | 17:19 | 14-Mar | 16:41 | 14-Apr | 15:54 | 14-May | 15:19 | 14-Jun | 15:06 | |||||
| 15-Jan | 17:43 | 15-Feb | 17:18 | 15-Mar | 16:39 | 15-Apr | 15:53 | 15-May | 15:19 | 15-Jun | 15:06 | |||||
| 16-Jan | 17:43 | 16-Feb | 17:17 | 16-Mar | 16:38 | 16-Apr | 15:51 | 16-May | 15:18 | 16-Jun | 15:06 | |||||
| 17-Jan | 17:43 | 17-Feb | 17:16 | 17-Mar | 16:36 | 17-Apr | 15:50 | 17-May | 15:17 | 17-Jun | 15:06 | |||||
| 18-Jan | 17:42 | 18-Feb | 17:14 | 18-Mar | 16:35 | 18-Apr | 15:49 | 18-May | 15:16 | 18-Jun | 15:07 | |||||
| 19-Jan | 17:42 | 19-Feb | 17:13 | 19-Mar | 16:33 | 19-Apr | 15:47 | 19-May | 15:15 | 19-Jun | 15:07 | |||||
| 20-Jan | 17:41 | 20-Feb | 17:12 | 20-Mar | 16:31 | 20-Apr | 15:46 | 20-May | 15:15 | 20-Jun | 15:07 | |||||
| 21-Jan | 17:41 | 21-Feb | 17:11 | 21-Mar | 16:30 | 21-Apr | 15:45 | 21-May | 15:14 | 21-Jun | 15:07 | |||||
| 22-Jan | 17:40 | 22-Feb | 17:09 | 22-Mar | 16:28 | 22-Apr | 15:43 | 22-May | 15:13 | 22-Jun | 15:07 | |||||
| 23-Jan | 17:39 | 23-Feb | 17:08 | 23-Mar | 16:27 | 23-Apr | 15:42 | 23-May | 15:13 | 23-Jun | 15:08 | |||||
| 24-Jan | 17:39 | 24-Feb | 17:07 | 24-Mar | 16:25 | 24-Apr | 15:41 | 24-May | 15:12 | 24-Jun | 15:08 | |||||
| 25-Jan | 17:38 | 25-Feb | 17:05 | 25-Mar | 16:24 | 25-Apr | 15:40 | 25-May | 15:12 | 25-Jun | 15:08 | |||||
| 26-Jan | 17:37 | 26-Feb | 17:04 | 26-Mar | 16:22 | 26-Apr | 15:38 | 26-May | 15:11 | 26-Jun | 15:08 | |||||
| 27-Jan | 17:37 | 27-Feb | 17:02 | 27-Mar | 16:21 | 27-Apr | 15:37 | 27-May | 15:10 | 27-Jun | 15:09 | |||||
| 28-Jan | 17:36 | 28-Feb | 17:01 | 28-Mar | 16:19 | 28-Apr | 15:36 | 28-May | 15:10 | 28-Jun | 15:09 | |||||
| 29-Jan | 17:35 | 29-Mar | 16:18 | 29-Apr | 15:35 | 29-May | 15:10 | 29-Jun | 15:10 | |||||||
| 30-Jan | 17:34 | 30-Mar | 16:16 | 30-Apr | 15:34 | 30-May | 15:09 | 30-Jun | 15:10 | |||||||
| 31-Jan | 17:34 | 31-Mar | 16:15 | 31-May | 15:09 | |||||||||||
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
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| 1-Jul | 15:10 | 1-Aug | 15:32 | 1-Sep | 15:58 | 1-Oct | 16:23 | 1-Nov | 16:54 | 1-Dec | 17:26 | |||||
| 2-Jul | 15:11 | 2-Aug | 15:32 | 2-Sep | 15:59 | 2-Oct | 16:24 | 2-Nov | 16:55 | 2-Dec | 17:27 | |||||
| 3-Jul | 15:11 | 3-Aug | 15:33 | 3-Sep | 15:59 | 3-Oct | 16:25 | 3-Nov | 16:56 | 3-Dec | 17:28 | |||||
| 4-Jul | 15:12 | 4-Aug | 15:34 | 4-Sep | 16:00 | 4-Oct | 16:26 | 4-Nov | 16:57 | 4-Dec | 17:29 | |||||
| 5-Jul | 15:12 | 5-Aug | 15:35 | 5-Sep | 16:01 | 5-Oct | 16:27 | 5-Nov | 16:58 | 5-Dec | 17:29 | |||||
| 6-Jul | 15:13 | 6-Aug | 15:36 | 6-Sep | 16:02 | 6-Oct | 16:28 | 6-Nov | 16:59 | 6-Dec | 17:30 | |||||
| 7-Jul | 15:13 | 7-Aug | 15:37 | 7-Sep | 16:03 | 7-Oct | 16:29 | 7-Nov | 17:00 | 7-Dec | 17:31 | |||||
| 8-Jul | 15:14 | 8-Aug | 15:37 | 8-Sep | 16:04 | 8-Oct | 16:30 | 8-Nov | 17:01 | 8-Dec | 17:32 | |||||
| 9-Jul | 15:15 | 9-Aug | 15:38 | 9-Sep | 16:04 | 9-Oct | 16:31 | 9-Nov | 17:02 | 9-Dec | 17:33 | |||||
| 10-Jul | 15:15 | 10-Aug | 15:39 | 10-Sep | 16:05 | 10-Oct | 16:32 | 10-Nov | 17:03 | 10-Dec | 17:34 | |||||
| 11-Jul | 15:16 | 11-Aug | 15:40 | 11-Sep | 16:06 | 11-Oct | 16:32 | 11-Nov | 17:05 | 11-Dec | 17:35 | |||||
| 12-Jul | 15:17 | 12-Aug | 15:41 | 12-Sep | 16:07 | 12-Oct | 16:33 | 12-Nov | 17:06 | 12-Dec | 17:35 | |||||
| 13-Jul | 15:17 | 13-Aug | 15:42 | 13-Sep | 16:08 | 13-Oct | 16:34 | 13-Nov | 17:07 | 13-Dec | 17:36 | |||||
| 14-Jul | 15:18 | 14-Aug | 15:43 | 14-Sep | 16:09 | 14-Oct | 16:35 | 14-Nov | 17:08 | 14-Dec | 17:37 | |||||
| 15-Jul | 15:19 | 15-Aug | 15:43 | 15-Sep | 16:09 | 15-Oct | 16:36 | 15-Nov | 17:09 | 15-Dec | 17:37 | |||||
| 16-Jul | 15:19 | 16-Aug | 15:44 | 16-Sep | 16:10 | 16-Oct | 16:37 | 16-Nov | 17:10 | 16-Dec | 17:38 | |||||
| 17-Jul | 15:20 | 17-Aug | 15:45 | 17-Sep | 16:11 | 17-Oct | 16:38 | 17-Nov | 17:11 | 17-Dec | 17:39 | |||||
| 18-Jul | 15:21 | 18-Aug | 15:46 | 18-Sep | 16:12 | 18-Oct | 16:39 | 18-Nov | 17:12 | 18-Dec | 17:39 | |||||
| 19-Jul | 15:21 | 19-Aug | 15:47 | 19-Sep | 16:13 | 19-Oct | 16:40 | 19-Nov | 17:13 | 19-Dec | 17:40 | |||||
| 20-Jul | 15:22 | 20-Aug | 15:48 | 20-Sep | 16:14 | 20-Oct | 16:41 | 20-Nov | 17:14 | 20-Dec | 17:41 | |||||
| 21-Jul | 15:23 | 21-Aug | 15:48 | 21-Sep | 16:15 | 21-Oct | 16:42 | 21-Nov | 17:15 | 21-Dec | 17:41 | |||||
| 22-Jul | 15:24 | 22-Aug | 15:49 | 22-Sep | 16:15 | 22-Oct | 16:43 | 22-Nov | 17:16 | 22-Dec | 17:42 | |||||
| 23-Jul | 15:24 | 23-Aug | 15:50 | 23-Sep | 16:16 | 23-Oct | 16:44 | 23-Nov | 17:18 | 23-Dec | 17:42 | |||||
| 24-Jul | 15:25 | 24-Aug | 15:51 | 24-Sep | 16:17 | 24-Oct | 16:45 | 24-Nov | 17:19 | 24-Dec | 17:42 | |||||
| 25-Jul | 15:26 | 25-Aug | 15:52 | 25-Sep | 16:18 | 25-Oct | 16:46 | 25-Nov | 17:20 | 25-Dec | 17:43 | |||||
| 26-Jul | 15:27 | 26-Aug | 15:53 | 26-Sep | 16:19 | 26-Oct | 16:47 | 26-Nov | 17:21 | 26-Dec | 17:43 | |||||
| 27-Jul | 15:28 | 27-Aug | 15:54 | 27-Sep | 16:20 | 27-Oct | 16:48 | 27-Nov | 17:22 | 27-Dec | 17:44 | |||||
| 28-Jul | 15:28 | 28-Aug | 15:54 | 28-Sep | 16:21 | 28-Oct | 16:49 | 28-Nov | 17:23 | 28-Dec | 17:44 | |||||
| 29-Jul | 15:29 | 29-Aug | 15:55 | 29-Sep | 16:22 | 29-Oct | 16:50 | 29-Nov | 17:24 | 29-Dec | 17:44 | |||||
| 30-Jul | 15:30 | 30-Aug | 15:56 | 30-Sep | 16:22 | 30-Oct | 16:52 | 30-Nov | 17:25 | 30-Dec | 17:44 | |||||
| 31-Jul | 15:31 | 31-Aug | 15:57 | 31-Oct | 16:53 | 31-Dec | 17:45 | |||||||||
