Next usable light
6:18 PM – 7:06 PM
Solar noonDaytime47.6° · 180° S
Austin, Texas · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 6:18 PM – 7:06 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 48° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 256° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
June is the generous sample in Austin — 52 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 46 min. Between December and June the sunset point migrates 55° — from 243° WSW to 298° WNW — which is enough to put a fixed foreground in or out of the light depending on the season. June days run 14 hr 5 min; by December they shrink to 10 hr 12 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:29 AM | 5:53 PM | 10 hr 24 min | 5:18 PM · 51 min | 246° WSW |
| February | 7:12 AM | 6:20 PM | 11 hr 8 min | 5:47 PM · 48 min | 256° WSW |
| March | 7:42 AM | 7:40 PM | 11 hr 58 min | 7:08 PM · 46 min | 268° W |
| April | 7:04 AM | 7:59 PM | 12 hr 54 min | 7:27 PM · 47 min | 282° WNW |
| May | 6:38 AM | 8:18 PM | 13 hr 41 min | 7:45 PM · 50 min | 293° WNW |
| June | 6:30 AM | 8:35 PM | 14 hr 5 min | 8:00 PM · 52 min | 298° WNW |
| July | 6:40 AM | 8:35 PM | 13 hr 55 min | 8:00 PM · 51 min | 296° WNW |
| August | 6:59 AM | 8:14 PM | 13 hr 15 min | 7:41 PM · 48 min | 287° WNW |
| September | 7:16 AM | 7:38 PM | 12 hr 22 min | 7:06 PM · 46 min | 274° W |
| October | 7:34 AM | 7:01 PM | 11 hr 28 min | 6:29 PM · 47 min | 261° W |
| November | 6:57 AM | 5:36 PM | 10 hr 38 min | 5:01 PM · 50 min | 249° WSW |
| December | 7:21 AM | 5:33 PM | 10 hr 12 min | 4:57 PM · 52 min | 243° 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 · Chicago, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 6:20 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:48 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:16 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:26 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:41 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:16 PM |
| Sunset | 6:51 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 6:18 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 7:06 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:43 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:11 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:26 AM – 8:13 AM | 7:41 AM | 6:51 PM | 6:18 PM – 7:06 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:26 AM – 8:14 AM | 7:41 AM | 6:50 PM | 6:17 PM – 7:05 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:27 AM – 8:15 AM | 7:42 AM | 6:49 PM | 6:16 PM – 7:04 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:28 AM – 8:16 AM | 7:43 AM | 6:48 PM | 6:15 PM – 7:03 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:28 AM – 8:17 AM | 7:44 AM | 6:47 PM | 6:14 PM – 7:02 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:29 AM – 8:18 AM | 7:44 AM | 6:46 PM | 6:13 PM – 7:02 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:30 AM – 8:18 AM | 7:45 AM | 6:46 PM | 6:12 PM – 7:01 PM |
The moon over Austin 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 Austin, the evening golden hour window runs 48 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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