Golden Hour in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan

· Asia/Tokyo

Today's golden hour
Morning: 05:37 AM – 06:34 AM (57 min)
Evening: 04:04 PM – 05:01 PM (57 min)
Wednesday, October 21, 2026, local time
☀️ Tip: Golden hour here means the sun is between 4° below and 6° above the horizon. It starts shortly before sunrise and ends shortly after sunset, so it is not a fixed 60 minutes: its length depends on latitude and season.

Golden hour through the year

Approximate times on the 15th of each month, Asia/Tokyo local time, including daylight saving time.

Golden hour in Sapporo, next 14 days

DateMorningEvening
05:37 AM – 06:34 AM 04:04 PM – 05:01 PM
05:38 AM – 06:35 AM 04:03 PM – 04:59 PM
05:40 AM – 06:37 AM 04:01 PM – 04:58 PM
05:41 AM – 06:38 AM 03:59 PM – 04:56 PM
05:42 AM – 06:39 AM 03:58 PM – 04:55 PM
05:43 AM – 06:41 AM 03:56 PM – 04:53 PM
05:44 AM – 06:42 AM 03:55 PM – 04:52 PM
05:46 AM – 06:44 AM 03:53 PM – 04:51 PM
05:47 AM – 06:45 AM 03:51 PM – 04:49 PM
05:48 AM – 06:46 AM 03:50 PM – 04:48 PM
05:49 AM – 06:48 AM 03:48 PM – 04:47 PM
05:51 AM – 06:49 AM 03:47 PM – 04:45 PM
05:52 AM – 06:51 AM 03:46 PM – 04:44 PM
05:53 AM – 06:52 AM 03:44 PM – 04:43 PM

Times in Asia/Tokyo local time, calculated for 43.061936, 141.3542924. A dash means the sun does not pass through the golden-hour band that day.

The golden hour in Sapporo occurs when the sun is low, so sunlight travels through more atmosphere and the light becomes warm and soft. See today's exact sunrise and sunset times for Sapporo, the blue hour and moon phase or the UV index in Sapporo.

About Sapporo

Sapporo is a city located on the island of Hokkaidō. It has existed as a municipality since 1922 and currently covers an area of 1121.3 square kilometres, with a population of 1,959,313 recorded in 2020. The urban landscape includes the Sapporo Dome, a multi-purpose stadium, as well as the linear urban park known as Odori Park and the railway hub Shin-Sapporo Station. Situated at an elevation of 5 metres, the city is connected to the Toyohira, Sōsei, and Ishikari rivers. Sapporo maintains sister city relationships with Daejeon, Munich, Portland, Shenyang, and Novosibirsk.

AI-assisted description based on geographic data and editorial notes.