Next usable light
6:09 PM – 7:00 PM
Solar noonDaytime42.3° · 180° S
Asheville, North Carolina · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 6:09 PM – 7:00 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 42° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 256° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
December is the generous sample in Asheville — 57 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 49 min. The 58° seasonal walk of the sunset point (242° WSW in December, 300° WNW in June) matters more than the clock time for framing. June days run 14 hr 33 min; by December they shrink to 9 hr 46 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:40 AM | 5:41 PM | 10 hr 1 min | 5:02 PM · 55 min | 245° WSW |
| February | 7:18 AM | 6:13 PM | 10 hr 55 min | 5:37 PM · 51 min | 255° WSW |
| March | 7:42 AM | 7:38 PM | 11 hr 56 min | 7:04 PM · 49 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:58 AM | 8:03 PM | 13 hr 5 min | 7:29 PM · 50 min | 283° WNW |
| May | 6:26 AM | 8:29 PM | 14 hr 2 min | 7:52 PM · 53 min | 294° WNW |
| June | 6:15 AM | 8:48 PM | 14 hr 33 min | 8:10 PM · 56 min | 300° WNW |
| July | 6:27 AM | 8:47 PM | 14 hr 20 min | 8:10 PM · 55 min | 298° WNW |
| August | 6:50 AM | 8:21 PM | 13 hr 31 min | 7:46 PM · 51 min | 288° WNW |
| September | 7:14 AM | 7:39 PM | 12 hr 25 min | 7:05 PM · 49 min | 274° W |
| October | 7:37 AM | 6:56 PM | 11 hr 19 min | 6:22 PM · 50 min | 260° W |
| November | 7:07 AM | 5:25 PM | 10 hr 18 min | 4:48 PM · 54 min | 248° WSW |
| December | 7:33 AM | 5:19 PM | 9 hr 46 min | 4:40 PM · 57 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 · New York, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 6:21 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:50 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:20 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:30 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:46 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:15 PM |
| Sunset | 6:44 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 6:09 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 7:00 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:40 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:09 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:30 AM – 8:21 AM | 7:46 AM | 6:44 PM | 6:09 PM – 7:00 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:31 AM – 8:22 AM | 7:47 AM | 6:43 PM | 6:07 PM – 6:59 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:32 AM – 8:23 AM | 7:48 AM | 6:42 PM | 6:06 PM – 6:58 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:33 AM – 8:24 AM | 7:49 AM | 6:40 PM | 6:05 PM – 6:57 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:34 AM – 8:25 AM | 7:50 AM | 6:39 PM | 6:04 PM – 6:56 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:35 AM – 8:26 AM | 7:51 AM | 6:38 PM | 6:03 PM – 6:55 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:36 AM – 8:27 AM | 7:52 AM | 6:37 PM | 6:02 PM – 6:54 PM |
The moon over Asheville is a Full Moon, 99% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
Use them only as map-search leads; they are not ranked recommendations. We have not verified current access, closures, permits, safety, or an unobstructed view. 256° WSW is the selected-date mathematical sunset bearing; if another composition faces elsewhere, use the bearing planner in the month table above to locate better-matched sampled months. The number is a planning aid and does not prove visibility.
In Asheville, 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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