Sunset Time in Banff Today & Golden Hour

Today’s sunset, golden hour and blue hour in Banff, AB, Canada, and a day-by-day calendar through the end of 2027.

Sunset and golden hour calendar

Times are local time in Banff (America/Edmonton), including daylight saving changes, for sea level at 51.18°N, 115.57°W. Hills, buildings and haze can make the sun disappear a few minutes earlier.

Banff sunset facts for 2027

• Earliest sunset of 2027: December 12 at 5:34 pm.
• Latest sunset of 2027: June 25 at 10:02 pm.
• Latest sunrise of 2027: December 31 at 9:47 am.
• Shortest day: December 18, 7h 52m of daylight. Longest day: June 20, 16h 34m.

The earliest sunset doesn’t fall on the shortest day. Because of the tilt of Earth’s axis and its elliptical orbit, solar noon drifts through the year, so in the Northern Hemisphere the earliest sunsets come a couple of weeks before the December solstice and the latest sunrises a couple of weeks after it. Where clocks change for daylight saving time, the latest clock-time sunrise often lands just before the clocks go back instead.

When is golden hour in Banff?

The evening golden hour starts when the sun is about 6° above the horizon and runs until a little after sunset, when the light turns blue. In Banff that is roughly 60 to 100 minutes depending on the season; it lasts longer in winter at higher latitudes because the sun sets at a shallower angle. Civil dusk, when the sun is 6° below the horizon, marks the end of the blue hour.

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