Next usable light
5:38 PM – 6:32 PM
Solar noonDaytime38.6° · 180° S
Baltimore, Maryland · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:38 PM – 6:32 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 39° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 255° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
The sampled golden window in Baltimore is not one number — it spans 52 min (March) to 1 hr 1 min (December) over the year. That 62° of seasonal travel — 240° WSW at the December extreme, 302° WNW at the June one — is why a bearing beats a compass direction when you scout. June days run 14 hr 55 min; by December they shrink to 9 hr 25 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:25 AM | 5:08 PM | 9 hr 42 min | 4:27 PM · 59 min | 243° WSW |
| February | 6:59 AM | 5:44 PM | 10 hr 44 min | 5:06 PM · 54 min | 254° WSW |
| March | 7:19 AM | 7:14 PM | 11 hr 55 min | 6:38 PM · 52 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:30 AM | 7:44 PM | 13 hr 14 min | 7:08 PM · 53 min | 284° WNW |
| May | 5:54 AM | 8:13 PM | 14 hr 20 min | 7:35 PM · 57 min | 296° WNW |
| June | 5:40 AM | 8:35 PM | 14 hr 55 min | 7:55 PM · 1 hr | 302° WNW |
| July | 5:53 AM | 8:33 PM | 14 hr 40 min | 7:54 PM · 58 min | 299° WNW |
| August | 6:20 AM | 8:04 PM | 13 hr 43 min | 7:27 PM · 54 min | 289° WNW |
| September | 6:48 AM | 7:17 PM | 12 hr 28 min | 6:41 PM · 52 min | 275° W |
| October | 7:17 AM | 6:29 PM | 11 hr 12 min | 5:53 PM · 53 min | 260° W |
| November | 6:51 AM | 4:53 PM | 10 hr 2 min | 4:14 PM · 57 min | 247° WSW |
| December | 7:20 AM | 4:45 PM | 9 hr 25 min | 4:03 PM · 1 hr 1 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 ~3 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow America · New York, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:57 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:28 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:00 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:10 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:27 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:51 PM |
| Sunset | 6:15 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:38 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:32 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:14 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:45 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:10 AM – 8:04 AM | 7:27 AM | 6:15 PM | 5:38 PM – 6:32 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:11 AM – 8:06 AM | 7:28 AM | 6:14 PM | 5:37 PM – 6:31 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:12 AM – 8:07 AM | 7:29 AM | 6:13 PM | 5:35 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:14 AM – 8:08 AM | 7:30 AM | 6:11 PM | 5:34 PM – 6:28 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:15 AM – 8:09 AM | 7:32 AM | 6:10 PM | 5:33 PM – 6:27 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:16 AM – 8:10 AM | 7:33 AM | 6:09 PM | 5:31 PM – 6:26 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:17 AM – 8:12 AM | 7:34 AM | 6:08 PM | 5:30 PM – 6:25 PM |
The moon over Baltimore 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. 255° 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 Baltimore, the evening golden hour window runs 54 min on the selected date and approaches from 255° 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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