Next usable light
5:09 PM – 6:06 PM
Solar noonDaytime35.5° · 180° S
Boston, Massachusetts · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:09 PM – 6:06 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 36° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 254° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
Plan around the season: Boston's sampled golden window stretches to 1 hr 5 min in December and compresses to 54 min by March. Check the bearing column before trusting a remembered spot: sunset lands at 239° WSW in December but 303° WNW in June, a 64° shift. June days run 15 hr 16 min; by December they shrink to 9 hr 6 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:12 AM | 4:37 PM | 9 hr 25 min | 3:53 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 242° WSW |
| February | 6:42 AM | 5:17 PM | 10 hr 35 min | 4:37 PM · 57 min | 254° WSW |
| March | 6:57 AM | 6:51 PM | 11 hr 54 min | 6:14 PM · 54 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:04 AM | 7:26 PM | 13 hr 22 min | 6:48 PM · 55 min | 284° WNW |
| May | 5:24 AM | 7:59 PM | 14 hr 35 min | 7:19 PM · 1 hr | 297° WNW |
| June | 5:08 AM | 8:23 PM | 15 hr 16 min | 7:41 PM · 1 hr 4 min | 303° WNW |
| July | 5:21 AM | 8:20 PM | 14 hr 59 min | 7:39 PM · 1 hr 2 min | 301° WNW |
| August | 5:52 AM | 7:47 PM | 13 hr 55 min | 7:09 PM · 57 min | 290° WNW |
| September | 6:25 AM | 6:56 PM | 12 hr 31 min | 6:19 PM · 54 min | 275° W |
| October | 6:57 AM | 6:04 PM | 11 hr 6 min | 5:26 PM · 56 min | 259° W |
| November | 6:36 AM | 4:24 PM | 9 hr 48 min | 3:42 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 246° WSW |
| December | 7:07 AM | 4:13 PM | 9 hr 6 min | 3:28 PM · 1 hr 5 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 America · New York, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:35 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:08 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:41 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:52 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:09 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:29 PM |
| Sunset | 5:49 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:09 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:06 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 6:50 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:23 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:52 AM – 7:49 AM | 7:09 AM | 5:49 PM | 5:09 PM – 6:06 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:53 AM – 7:50 AM | 7:11 AM | 5:47 PM | 5:08 PM – 6:05 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:54 AM – 7:51 AM | 7:12 AM | 5:46 PM | 5:06 PM – 6:03 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:55 AM – 7:53 AM | 7:13 AM | 5:44 PM | 5:05 PM – 6:02 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:57 AM – 7:54 AM | 7:14 AM | 5:43 PM | 5:03 PM – 6:01 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:58 AM – 7:55 AM | 7:16 AM | 5:42 PM | 5:02 PM – 6:00 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:59 AM – 7:57 AM | 7:17 AM | 5:40 PM | 5:00 PM – 5:58 PM |
The moon over Boston 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 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 Boston, the evening golden hour window runs 57 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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