Hunt Valley is a city of about 23,915 people in Baltimore County, Maryland, at 91 m (299 ft). Today the sun rises at 7:22 AM and sets at 6:22 PM; the evening golden hour runs 5:45 PM – 6:39 PM. Below are monthly times, sun directions, the best photo locations within 80 km and the nearest dark skies.
Sunrise, sunset & golden hour by month
| Month (15th) | Sunrise | Golden hour ends | Golden hour starts | Sunset | Blue hour ends | Daylight |
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| January | 7:26 AM | 8:07 AM | 4:26 PM | 5:07 PM | 5:37 PM | 9h 41m |
| February | 7:00 AM | 7:37 AM | 5:06 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:11 PM | 10h 44m |
| March | 7:19 AM | 7:55 AM | 6:38 PM | 7:14 PM | 7:41 PM | 11h 55m |
| April | 6:30 AM | 7:06 AM | 7:08 PM | 7:44 PM | 8:12 PM | 13h 14m |
| May | 5:54 AM | 6:32 AM | 7:36 PM | 8:14 PM | 8:44 PM | 14h 21m |
| June | 5:40 AM | 6:20 AM | 7:56 PM | 8:36 PM | 9:09 PM | 14h 57m |
| July | 5:52 AM | 6:32 AM | 7:54 PM | 8:34 PM | 9:05 PM | 14h 42m |
| August | 6:20 AM | 6:57 AM | 7:27 PM | 8:04 PM | 8:33 PM | 13h 44m |
| September | 6:48 AM | 7:24 AM | 6:42 PM | 7:17 PM | 7:44 PM | 12h 29m |
| October | 7:17 AM | 7:53 AM | 5:53 PM | 6:29 PM | 6:56 PM | 11h 12m |
| November | 6:51 AM | 7:31 AM | 4:13 PM | 4:53 PM | 5:22 PM | 10h 01m |
| December | 7:21 AM | 8:03 AM | 4:02 PM | 4:45 PM | 5:15 PM | 9h 24m |
Local time in America/New York, daylight saving time included.
Where the sun rises and sets in Hunt Valley
At Hunt Valley the sunrise point swings a long way through the year: about 58° (ENE) at the June solstice and 120° (ESE) in late December. Sunset moves from 302° (WNW) in June to 240° (WSW) in December, and the midday sun climbs to 74° in summer but only 27° in winter.
Best photo spots near Hunt Valley
146 photo locations lie within 80 km of Hunt Valley. Each links to a full planning page with sunrise and sunset directions.
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The sky over central Hunt Valley is estimated at Bortle 7 (suburban / urban transition). The nearest truly dark location in our database is Adairs Covered Bridge, about 116 km (72 mi) away (Bortle 3). The Milky Way core is up during darkness from March to September, best in June. Northern lights need roughly Kp 7.0+ to appear low on the northern horizon here.
Darkest skies within 200 km
| Location | Type | Distance | Est. Bortle |
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| Adairs Covered Bridge | Covered Bridge | 116 km (72 mi) | 3 |
| Bistline Covered Bridge | Covered Bridge | 117 km (72 mi) | 3 |
| Fowlers Hollow State Park | State Park | 117 km (73 mi) | 3 |
| Book's Covered Bridge | Covered Bridge | 119 km (74 mi) | 3 |
| Mount Pleasant Covered Bridge | Covered Bridge | 119 km (74 mi) | 3 |
| New Germantown Covered Bridge | Covered Bridge | 120 km (74 mi) | 3 |
| Burns Valley Overlook | Scenic Viewpoint | 121 km (75 mi) | 3 |
| Kochendefer Covered Bridge | Covered Bridge | 121 km (75 mi) | 3 |
| Month | Milky Way core window (15th) | Hours | Max altitude |
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| February | 5:14 AM – 5:24 AM | 0.2 | 12° |
| March | 4:24 AM – 5:44 AM | 1.3 | 18° |
| April | 2:21 AM – 4:51 AM | 2.5 | 21° |
| May | 12:24 AM – 3:54 AM | 3.5 | 22° |
| June | 10:38 PM – 3:38 AM | 5.0 | 22° |
| July | 10:30 PM – 2:10 AM | 3.7 | 22° |
| August | 9:45 PM – 12:05 AM | 2.3 | 21° |
| September | 8:49 PM – 10:09 PM | 1.3 | 18° |
| October | 7:59 PM – 8:09 PM | 0.2 | 12° |
Cloud cover by month
Long-term NASA satellite data for this area show September as the clearest month (about 51% average cloud cover) and December as the cloudiest (63%). July is the warmest month and January the coldest, which matters for gear, snow access and how long batteries last at night.