Next usable light
6:19 PM – 7:09 PM
Solar noonDaytime44.1° · 180° S
Atlanta, Georgia · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 6:19 PM – 7:09 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 44° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 256° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
Atlanta's sampled golden window runs from about 48 min in March to 55 min in December. Check the bearing column before trusting a remembered spot: sunset lands at 242° WSW in December but 299° WNW in June, a 57° shift. Day length spans 9 hr 55 min in December to 14 hr 23 min in June.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:43 AM | 5:52 PM | 10 hr 9 min | 5:15 PM · 54 min | 245° WSW |
| February | 7:23 AM | 6:22 PM | 10 hr 59 min | 5:48 PM · 50 min | 256° WSW |
| March | 7:49 AM | 7:46 PM | 11 hr 57 min | 7:13 PM · 48 min | 268° W |
| April | 7:08 AM | 8:09 PM | 13 hr 1 min | 7:35 PM · 49 min | 283° WNW |
| May | 6:38 AM | 8:32 PM | 13 hr 54 min | 7:57 PM · 52 min | 294° WNW |
| June | 6:27 AM | 8:50 PM | 14 hr 23 min | 8:14 PM · 54 min | 299° WNW |
| July | 6:39 AM | 8:50 PM | 14 hr 11 min | 8:14 PM · 53 min | 297° WNW |
| August | 7:00 AM | 8:26 PM | 13 hr 25 min | 7:52 PM · 50 min | 288° WNW |
| September | 7:22 AM | 7:46 PM | 12 hr 24 min | 7:13 PM · 48 min | 274° W |
| October | 7:43 AM | 7:05 PM | 11 hr 22 min | 6:31 PM · 49 min | 260° W |
| November | 7:10 AM | 5:36 PM | 10 hr 25 min | 5:00 PM · 52 min | 248° WSW |
| December | 7:36 AM | 5:31 PM | 9 hr 55 min | 4:53 PM · 55 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 | 6:28 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:57 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:26 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:36 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:51 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:22 PM |
| Sunset | 6:53 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 6:19 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 7:09 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:48 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:17 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:36 AM – 8:25 AM | 7:51 AM | 6:53 PM | 6:19 PM – 7:09 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:36 AM – 8:26 AM | 7:52 AM | 6:52 PM | 6:18 PM – 7:08 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:37 AM – 8:27 AM | 7:53 AM | 6:51 PM | 6:17 PM – 7:07 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:38 AM – 8:28 AM | 7:54 AM | 6:50 PM | 6:16 PM – 7:06 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:39 AM – 8:29 AM | 7:55 AM | 6:49 PM | 6:15 PM – 7:05 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:40 AM – 8:30 AM | 7:56 AM | 6:48 PM | 6:14 PM – 7:04 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:41 AM – 8:31 AM | 7:56 AM | 6:47 PM | 6:13 PM – 7:03 PM |
The moon over Atlanta is a Full Moon, 99% 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 Atlanta, the evening golden hour window runs 50 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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