Next usable light
5:19 PM – 6:15 PM
Solar noonDaytime36.6° · 180° S
Barcelona, Catalonia · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:19 PM – 6:15 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 37° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 255° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
December is the generous sample in Barcelona — 1 hr 4 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 53 min. The 64° seasonal walk of the sunset point (239° WSW in December, 303° WNW in June) matters more than the clock time for framing. Between December and June the day itself stretches from 9 hr 12 min to 15 hr 9 min, dragging every window with it.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:16 AM | 5:47 PM | 9 hr 31 min | 5:04 PM · 1 hr 2 min | 242° WSW |
| February | 7:48 AM | 6:25 PM | 10 hr 37 min | 5:46 PM · 56 min | 254° WSW |
| March | 7:04 AM | 6:58 PM | 11 hr 53 min | 6:21 PM · 53 min | 268° W |
| April | 7:13 AM | 8:31 PM | 13 hr 19 min | 7:54 PM · 55 min | 284° WNW |
| May | 6:34 AM | 9:03 PM | 14 hr 30 min | 8:24 PM · 59 min | 297° WNW |
| June | 6:18 AM | 9:27 PM | 15 hr 9 min | 8:45 PM · 1 hr 2 min | 303° WNW |
| July | 6:31 AM | 9:24 PM | 14 hr 53 min | 8:44 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 300° WNW |
| August | 7:01 AM | 8:53 PM | 13 hr 52 min | 8:15 PM · 56 min | 290° WNW |
| September | 7:32 AM | 8:03 PM | 12 hr 31 min | 7:26 PM · 53 min | 275° W |
| October | 8:03 AM | 7:12 PM | 11 hr 9 min | 6:35 PM · 55 min | 260° W |
| November | 7:40 AM | 5:33 PM | 9 hr 53 min | 4:52 PM · 59 min | 246° WSW |
| December | 8:11 AM | 5:23 PM | 9 hr 12 min | 4:39 PM · 1 hr 4 min | 239° 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 Europe · Madrid, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:42 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:14 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:47 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:57 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:15 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:36 PM |
| Sunset | 5:57 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:19 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:15 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 6:58 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:30 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:57 AM – 7:53 AM | 7:15 AM | 5:57 PM | 5:19 PM – 6:15 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:59 AM – 7:55 AM | 7:16 AM | 5:56 PM | 5:17 PM – 6:13 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:00 AM – 7:56 AM | 7:17 AM | 5:55 PM | 5:16 PM – 6:12 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:01 AM – 7:57 AM | 7:18 AM | 5:53 PM | 5:14 PM – 6:11 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:02 AM – 7:58 AM | 7:20 AM | 5:52 PM | 5:13 PM – 6:10 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:03 AM – 8:00 AM | 7:21 AM | 5:51 PM | 5:12 PM – 6:08 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:04 AM – 8:01 AM | 7:22 AM | 5:49 PM | 5:10 PM – 6:07 PM |
The moon over Barcelona 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 Barcelona, the evening golden hour window runs 56 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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