Next usable light
5:46 PM – 6:37 PM
Solar noonDaytime42.8° · 180° S
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:46 PM – 6:37 PM
Weather, terrain, buildings, local access, and elevation are not included.
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Morning
Evening
Where to point the camera
On this selected date, the sun reaches 43° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 256° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
Plan around the season: Albuquerque's sampled golden window stretches to 56 min in June and compresses to 49 min by March. Where to stand changes with the calendar: 242° WSW in December swings to 300° WNW by June, 58° of horizon between them. Between December and June the day itself stretches from 9 hr 49 min to 14 hr 30 min, dragging every window with it.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:15 AM | 5:18 PM | 10 hr 3 min | 4:40 PM · 55 min | 245° WSW |
| February | 6:54 AM | 5:50 PM | 10 hr 56 min | 5:15 PM · 51 min | 255° WSW |
| March | 7:18 AM | 7:15 PM | 11 hr 56 min | 6:41 PM · 49 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:35 AM | 7:39 PM | 13 hr 4 min | 7:05 PM · 50 min | 283° WNW |
| May | 6:04 AM | 8:04 PM | 14 hr | 7:28 PM · 53 min | 294° WNW |
| June | 5:53 AM | 8:23 PM | 14 hr 30 min | 7:46 PM · 56 min | 300° WNW |
| July | 6:04 AM | 8:22 PM | 14 hr 18 min | 7:45 PM · 54 min | 297° WNW |
| August | 6:27 AM | 7:57 PM | 13 hr 29 min | 7:22 PM · 51 min | 288° WNW |
| September | 6:50 AM | 7:15 PM | 12 hr 25 min | 6:42 PM · 49 min | 274° W |
| October | 7:13 AM | 6:33 PM | 11 hr 20 min | 5:59 PM · 50 min | 260° W |
| November | 6:42 AM | 5:02 PM | 10 hr 20 min | 4:25 PM · 53 min | 248° WSW |
| December | 7:08 AM | 4:57 PM | 9 hr 49 min | 4:18 PM · 56 min | 242° WSW |
Find the months when sunset faces your spot
Pick the direction your subject faces the sky. Months whose sunset lands within ±10° light up in the table above. Disabled shortcuts have no matching row in this visible mid-month sample.
Each row samples the 15th of the month at these coordinates, so dates near a month boundary can differ from the printed row — around here day length moves up to ~2 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow America · Denver, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:57 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:26 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:56 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:06 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:22 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:51 PM |
| Sunset | 6:21 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:46 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:37 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:16 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:46 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:06 AM – 7:57 AM | 7:22 AM | 6:21 PM | 5:46 PM – 6:37 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:07 AM – 7:58 AM | 7:23 AM | 6:20 PM | 5:45 PM – 6:36 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:08 AM – 7:59 AM | 7:24 AM | 6:19 PM | 5:44 PM – 6:35 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:09 AM – 8:00 AM | 7:25 AM | 6:18 PM | 5:42 PM – 6:33 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:10 AM – 8:01 AM | 7:26 AM | 6:16 PM | 5:41 PM – 6:32 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:10 AM – 8:02 AM | 7:27 AM | 6:15 PM | 5:40 PM – 6:31 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:11 AM – 8:03 AM | 7:27 AM | 6:14 PM | 5:39 PM – 6:30 PM |
The moon over Albuquerque is a Full Moon, 100% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
The list supplies map-search starting points, not ranked recommendations. Confirm access, closures, permits, safety, and horizon obstructions yourself before setting out. For the selected date, the mathematical sunset bearing is 256° WSW. If the composition faces differently, use the bearing planner in the month table above to identify sampled months; the result remains a planning aid and does not prove visibility.
In Albuquerque, the evening golden hour window runs 51 min on the selected date and approaches from 256° WSW. Arrive 15 minutes before its start when that window occurs, then choose a position with an open view toward that bearing. Don't rely on the generic “one hour before sunset” rule here — the real window shifts with the season, so check the computed times for your date.
See the calculation method and limits before relying on the estimate in terrain-sensitive or safety-critical conditions.
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