Golden hour in Cannes today

Morning gold starts at , in 3 hr 28 min. Tonight's golden hour runs 4:53 – 5:51 PM, with sunset at .

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  • Morning gold · next up
    6:40 – 7:38 AM
    58 minutes, from the east
  • Sunrise
    6:58 AM
    106° · east-southeast106° ESE
  • Evening gold
    4:53 – 5:51 PM
    58 minutes
  • Sunset
    5:33 PM
    254° · west-southwest254° WSW
  • Blue hour
    5:51 – 6:02 PM
    and 6:28 – 6:40 AM

Direction

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Tonight the sun sets at 254°, well south of due west. Right now the sun is below the horizon. Tap the map anywhere to see where the light comes from there; drag the time slider above to watch shadows swing through the day.

Through the year

Cannes's golden hours, month by month

Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. The jumps in late March and late October are the clocks changing.

Golden hour in Cannes on the 15th of each month, 2026
MonthMorning goldEvening goldSunsetSun sets toward
January7:42 – 8:47 AM4:36 – 5:40 PM5:20 PM241° WSW
February7:12 – 8:10 AM5:21 – 6:20 PM6:02 PM253° WSW
March6:26 – 7:22 AM6:00 – 6:55 PM6:38 PM268° W
April6:31 – 7:28 AM7:36 – 8:33 PM8:15 PM285° WNW
May5:47 – 6:48 AM8:08 – 9:10 PM8:49 PM298° WNW
June5:28 – 6:33 AM8:31 – 9:36 PM9:14 PM304° NW
July5:43 – 6:47 AM8:28 – 9:31 PM9:10 PM301° WNW
August6:17 – 7:16 AM7:56 – 8:54 PM8:35 PM290° WNW
September6:53 – 7:48 AM7:04 – 7:59 PM7:42 PM275° W
October7:28 – 8:24 AM6:09 – 7:06 PM6:48 PM259° W
November7:06 – 8:08 AM4:23 – 5:26 PM5:07 PM245° WSW
December7:37 – 8:44 AM4:09 – 5:16 PM4:56 PM238° WSW

Times on the 15th of each month, 2026, Cannes local time.

How long does golden hour last in Cannes?

Around 55 to 67 minutes each evening. It's shortest in March and September, about 55 minutes, and longest in December, about 67 minutes. The farther from the equator, the longer it lasts, because the sun crosses the horizon at a shallower angle.

Which way does the sun set in Cannes?

Toward the west-southwest in December, around 238°, swinging to the northwest in June, around 304°. Today it sets at 254°, well south of due west.

When do the clocks change?

Summer time starts on Sunday, March 28, 2027. Sunset that evening moves an hour later, to about 7:53 PM.

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