Next usable light
7:12 PM – 8:04 PM
Solar noonDaytime65.4° · 360° N
Auckland, Auckland · Mon, Oct 26
Evening golden hour · 7:12 PM – 8:04 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 65° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 254° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
Auckland's sampled golden window runs from about 50 min in March to 58 min in June. Check the bearing column before trusting a remembered spot: sunset lands at 240° WSW in December but 299° WNW in June, a 59° shift. Day length spans 9 hr 39 min in June to 14 hr 40 min in December.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:18 AM | 8:43 PM | 14 hr 25 min | 8:05 PM · 56 min | 242° WSW |
| February | 6:52 AM | 8:20 PM | 13 hr 28 min | 7:45 PM · 52 min | 253° WSW |
| March | 7:20 AM | 7:42 PM | 12 hr 23 min | 7:08 PM · 50 min | 266° W |
| April | 6:46 AM | 5:57 PM | 11 hr 11 min | 5:22 PM · 51 min | 281° WNW |
| May | 7:12 AM | 5:24 PM | 10 hr 11 min | 4:46 PM · 55 min | 293° WNW |
| June | 7:33 AM | 5:12 PM | 9 hr 39 min | 4:31 PM · 58 min | 299° WNW |
| July | 7:32 AM | 5:23 PM | 9 hr 51 min | 4:44 PM · 57 min | 297° WNW |
| August | 7:06 AM | 5:47 PM | 10 hr 41 min | 5:11 PM · 53 min | 287° WNW |
| September | 6:23 AM | 6:12 PM | 11 hr 49 min | 5:37 PM · 50 min | 273° W |
| October | 6:38 AM | 7:37 PM | 12 hr 59 min | 7:02 PM · 51 min | 259° W |
| November | 6:04 AM | 8:08 PM | 14 hr 4 min | 7:32 PM · 54 min | 246° WSW |
| December | 5:57 AM | 8:36 PM | 14 hr 40 min | 7:58 PM · 57 min | 240° 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 Pacific · Auckland, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 4:50 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 5:24 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 5:57 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:07 AM |
| Sunrise | 6:24 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:06 PM |
| Sunset | 7:47 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 7:12 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 8:04 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 8:47 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 9:21 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:07 AM – 6:59 AM | 6:24 AM | 7:47 PM | 7:12 PM – 8:04 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:06 AM – 6:58 AM | 6:23 AM | 7:48 PM | 7:13 PM – 8:05 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:05 AM – 6:57 AM | 6:22 AM | 7:49 PM | 7:14 PM – 8:06 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:04 AM – 6:56 AM | 6:20 AM | 7:50 PM | 7:15 PM – 8:07 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:03 AM – 6:55 AM | 6:19 AM | 7:51 PM | 7:16 PM – 8:08 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:01 AM – 6:54 AM | 6:18 AM | 7:52 PM | 7:17 PM – 8:09 PM |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 6:00 AM – 6:53 AM | 6:17 AM | 7:53 PM | 7:18 PM – 8:10 PM |
The moon over Auckland 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 254° 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 Auckland, the evening golden hour window runs 52 min on the selected date and approaches from 254° 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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