Next usable light
5:13 PM – 5:59 PM
Solar noonDaytime52.8° · 180° S
Dubai, Dubai · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:13 PM – 5:59 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 53° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 257° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
June is the generous sample in Dubai — 49 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 44 min. That 51° of seasonal travel — 245° WSW at the December extreme, 296° WNW at the June one — is why a bearing beats a compass direction when you scout. June days run 13 hr 42 min; by December they shrink to 10 hr 35 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:07 AM | 5:51 PM | 10 hr 44 min | 5:17 PM · 48 min | 247° WSW |
| February | 6:55 AM | 6:13 PM | 11 hr 19 min | 5:42 PM · 46 min | 256° WSW |
| March | 6:29 AM | 6:28 PM | 11 hr 59 min | 5:58 PM · 44 min | 268° W |
| April | 5:58 AM | 6:42 PM | 12 hr 44 min | 6:11 PM · 45 min | 281° WNW |
| May | 5:35 AM | 6:57 PM | 13 hr 22 min | 6:25 PM · 47 min | 291° WNW |
| June | 5:29 AM | 7:11 PM | 13 hr 42 min | 6:38 PM · 49 min | 296° WNW |
| July | 5:38 AM | 7:12 PM | 13 hr 34 min | 6:40 PM · 48 min | 294° WNW |
| August | 5:53 AM | 6:55 PM | 13 hr 2 min | 6:24 PM · 46 min | 286° WNW |
| September | 6:06 AM | 6:25 PM | 12 hr 19 min | 5:55 PM · 44 min | 274° W |
| October | 6:18 AM | 5:53 PM | 11 hr 36 min | 5:22 PM · 45 min | 261° W |
| November | 6:36 AM | 5:32 PM | 10 hr 56 min | 5:00 PM · 47 min | 250° WSW |
| December | 6:57 AM | 5:32 PM | 10 hr 35 min | 4:58 PM · 49 min | 245° 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 Asia · Dubai, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:06 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 5:33 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:00 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:09 AM |
| Sunrise | 6:23 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:04 PM |
| Sunset | 5:45 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:13 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 5:59 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 6:35 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:01 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:09 AM – 6:54 AM | 6:23 AM | 5:45 PM | 5:13 PM – 5:59 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:09 AM – 6:55 AM | 6:23 AM | 5:44 PM | 5:12 PM – 5:58 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:10 AM – 6:55 AM | 6:24 AM | 5:43 PM | 5:12 PM – 5:57 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:10 AM – 6:56 AM | 6:25 AM | 5:42 PM | 5:11 PM – 5:57 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:11 AM – 6:57 AM | 6:25 AM | 5:42 PM | 5:10 PM – 5:56 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:11 AM – 6:57 AM | 6:26 AM | 5:41 PM | 5:09 PM – 5:55 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:12 AM – 6:58 AM | 6:26 AM | 5:40 PM | 5:09 PM – 5:55 PM |
The moon over Dubai 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 257° 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 Dubai, the evening golden hour window runs 46 min on the selected date and approaches from 257° 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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