Next usable light
6:10 PM – 7:04 PM
Solar noonDaytime38.8° · 180° S
Cincinnati, Ohio · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 6:10 PM – 7:04 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 39° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 255° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
Plan around the season: Cincinnati's sampled golden window stretches to 1 hr 1 min in December and compresses to 52 min by March. Sunset moves 62° along the horizon between December (240° WSW) and June (302° WNW), so a spot framed for one season can face away from the light in another. June days run 14 hr 54 min; by December they shrink to 9 hr 26 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:56 AM | 5:40 PM | 9 hr 43 min | 4:59 PM · 59 min | 243° WSW |
| February | 7:31 AM | 6:16 PM | 10 hr 45 min | 5:38 PM · 54 min | 255° WSW |
| March | 7:50 AM | 7:45 PM | 11 hr 55 min | 7:10 PM · 52 min | 268° W |
| April | 7:02 AM | 8:15 PM | 13 hr 13 min | 7:39 PM · 53 min | 284° WNW |
| May | 6:26 AM | 8:45 PM | 14 hr 19 min | 8:06 PM · 56 min | 296° WNW |
| June | 6:12 AM | 9:06 PM | 14 hr 54 min | 8:26 PM · 1 hr | 302° WNW |
| July | 6:25 AM | 9:04 PM | 14 hr 39 min | 8:25 PM · 58 min | 299° WNW |
| August | 6:52 AM | 8:35 PM | 13 hr 43 min | 7:58 PM · 54 min | 289° WNW |
| September | 7:20 AM | 7:48 PM | 12 hr 28 min | 7:13 PM · 52 min | 275° W |
| October | 7:48 AM | 7:01 PM | 11 hr 13 min | 6:25 PM · 53 min | 260° W |
| November | 7:22 AM | 5:25 PM | 10 hr 3 min | 4:46 PM · 57 min | 247° WSW |
| December | 7:51 AM | 5:17 PM | 9 hr 26 min | 4:35 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 | 6:29 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 7:00 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:31 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:42 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:59 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:23 PM |
| Sunset | 6:47 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 6:10 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 7:04 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:46 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:17 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:42 AM – 8:36 AM | 7:59 AM | 6:47 PM | 6:10 PM – 7:04 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:43 AM – 8:37 AM | 8:00 AM | 6:46 PM | 6:09 PM – 7:03 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:44 AM – 8:38 AM | 8:01 AM | 6:45 PM | 6:07 PM – 7:01 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:45 AM – 8:39 AM | 8:02 AM | 6:43 PM | 6:06 PM – 7:00 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:46 AM – 8:40 AM | 8:03 AM | 6:42 PM | 6:05 PM – 6:59 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:47 AM – 8:42 AM | 8:04 AM | 6:41 PM | 6:03 PM – 6:58 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:48 AM – 8:43 AM | 8:05 AM | 6:40 PM | 6:02 PM – 6:57 PM |
The moon over Cincinnati 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 255° 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 Cincinnati, 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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