Golden Hour Calculator

Enter your location and date. Get exact golden hour, blue hour, sunrise, and sunset windows, with a visual timeline of the full day.

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🌑Morning Blue Hour

Deep blue, soft directional light. Best for: cityscapes, architecture with lights still on, moody seascapes.

🌅Morning Golden Hour

Warm, directional light from low angle. Best for: portraits, landscapes, long shadows, drone shots.

🌇Evening Golden Hour

The most popular shooting window. Warm orange tones, long shadows, rich sky colours. Best for: almost everything.

🌆Evening Blue Hour

Ambient light balances artificial lights. Best for: city skylines, bridges, buildings with interior light.

Astro Twilight

Naut. Twilight

Civil Twilight

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