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If you want Charles Bridge without the crowds, or warm light on Prague Castle for a proposal, the clock matters more than the location. This page gives you the times for every month in one table, so you can plan a photo shoot, a proposal or an elopement around the light instead of guessing.<\/p>\n

The times below are for the 15th of each month<\/strong>, calculated for Charles Bridge, in local Prague time (summer time is already included). Times shift by one to two minutes a day, so for dates near the start or end of a month, move a few minutes toward the neighbouring row.<\/p>\n

Prague light times by month<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Month<\/th>\nFirst light (blue hour starts)<\/th>\nSunrise<\/th>\nMorning golden hour<\/th>\nEvening golden hour<\/th>\nSunset<\/th>\nLast light (blue hour ends)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
January<\/strong><\/td>\n07:19<\/td>\n07:54<\/td>\n07:32\u201308:49<\/td>\n15:35\u201316:51<\/td>\n16:30<\/td>\n17:05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February<\/strong><\/td>\n06:40<\/td>\n07:12<\/td>\n06:53\u201308:00<\/td>\n16:34\u201317:41<\/td>\n17:21<\/td>\n17:53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March<\/strong><\/td>\n05:45<\/td>\n06:16<\/td>\n05:57\u201306:59<\/td>\n17:24\u201318:26<\/td>\n18:08<\/td>\n18:39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April<\/strong><\/td>\n05:36<\/td>\n06:09<\/td>\n05:49\u201306:53<\/td>\n19:13\u201320:17<\/td>\n19:57<\/td>\n20:30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May<\/strong><\/td>\n04:37<\/td>\n05:15<\/td>\n04:53\u201306:04<\/td>\n19:54\u201321:06<\/td>\n20:43<\/td>\n21:21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June<\/strong><\/td>\n04:08<\/td>\n04:50<\/td>\n04:25\u201305:43<\/td>\n20:22\u201321:40<\/td>\n21:16<\/td>\n21:58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July<\/strong><\/td>\n04:27<\/td>\n05:07<\/td>\n04:44\u201305:59<\/td>\n20:18\u201321:32<\/td>\n21:09<\/td>\n21:49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August<\/strong><\/td>\n05:15<\/td>\n05:50<\/td>\n05:29\u201306:36<\/td>\n19:37\u201320:43<\/td>\n20:23<\/td>\n20:57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September<\/strong><\/td>\n06:05<\/td>\n06:36<\/td>\n06:18\u201307:20<\/td>\n18:35\u201319:37<\/td>\n19:18<\/td>\n19:49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October<\/strong><\/td>\n06:51<\/td>\n07:22<\/td>\n07:04\u201308:08<\/td>\n17:28\u201318:32<\/td>\n18:13<\/td>\n18:44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November<\/strong><\/td>\n06:39<\/td>\n07:13<\/td>\n06:53\u201308:05<\/td>\n15:28\u201316:40<\/td>\n16:20<\/td>\n16:54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December<\/strong><\/td>\n07:16<\/td>\n07:53<\/td>\n07:30\u201308:51<\/td>\n15:03\u201316:24<\/td>\n16:02<\/td>\n16:39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

How we define the terms: golden hour is the time when the sun is between 6\u00b0 above and 4\u00b0 below the horizon. Blue hour is the time when it is between 4\u00b0 and 6\u00b0 below. Times are calculated with the standard NOAA solar formula for 50.0865\u00b0 N, 14.4114\u00b0 E. A hill or a tall building can hide the sun a few minutes earlier than the table shows.<\/em><\/p>\n

What the table means in practice<\/h2>\n

Charles Bridge without people: be there before sunrise<\/h3>\n

Charles Bridge is open all night and busy almost all day. The only reliable quiet time is the blue hour before sunrise, and the first half hour after it. In June that means standing on the bridge around 04:15<\/strong>. In December you can arrive at 07:20<\/strong> and still have the bridge almost to yourselves. As the morning goes on, the bridge fills up quickly.<\/p>\n

Morning light falls on Prague Castle<\/h3>\n

Prague Castle sits on the west bank, so the rising sun lights it from the front. From Charles Bridge or the Old Town embankment, a morning shoot gives you the castle in warm light behind you. In the evening it is the other way round: the sun sets behind the castle, which is perfect for silhouettes and for city views from Letn\u00e1 or the Old Town side, but the castle itself turns dark.<\/p>\n

Winter is the easiest season for light<\/h3>\n

In December the sun climbs to only about 17\u00b0 at midday. The light stays soft all day, and the evening golden hour starts just after 15:00. A winter proposal at 15:30 can look like a summer sunset at 21:00, without the late night. The trade-off is cold hands and early darkness, so plan dinner reservations for after 17:00.<\/p>\n

Summer evenings are long, mornings are very early<\/h3>\n

From May to July, evening golden hour runs past 21:00 and the blue hour ends around 22:00. That suits couples who do not want a 4 a.m. alarm, but popular spots will be full. If you want both quiet and good light in summer, the morning is the only option.<\/p>\n

Clock changes<\/h3>\n

The Czech Republic moves to summer time on the last Sunday of March and back on the last Sunday of October. On those weekends, everything shifts by an hour overnight, which is easy to forget when you book a shoot weeks in advance.<\/p>\n

A simple plan for a sunrise shoot<\/h2>\n