Next usable light
3:56 PM – 5:14 PM
Solar noonDaytime22.0° · 180° S
Edinburgh, Lothian · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 3:56 PM – 5:14 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 22° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 250° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
December is the generous sample in Edinburgh — 1 hr 48 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 1 hr 12 min. Between December and June the sunset point migrates 90° — from 227° SW to 317° NW — which is enough to put a fixed foreground in or out of the light depending on the season. June days run 17 hr 34 min; by December they shrink to 7 hr 1 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:35 AM | 4:11 PM | 7 hr 36 min | 3:00 PM · 1 hr 38 min | 232° SW |
| February | 7:39 AM | 5:16 PM | 9 hr 37 min | 4:21 PM · 1 hr 19 min | 248° WSW |
| March | 6:30 AM | 6:16 PM | 11 hr 46 min | 5:26 PM · 1 hr 12 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:08 AM | 8:18 PM | 14 hr 10 min | 7:28 PM · 1 hr 15 min | 289° WNW |
| May | 5:01 AM | 9:19 PM | 16 hr 17 min | 8:22 PM · 1 hr 26 min | 307° NW |
| June | 4:27 AM | 10:01 PM | 17 hr 34 min | 8:57 PM · 1 hr 40 min | 317° NW |
| July | 4:48 AM | 9:50 PM | 17 hr 2 min | 8:50 PM · 1 hr 33 min | 313° NW |
| August | 5:44 AM | 8:52 PM | 15 hr 8 min | 7:59 PM · 1 hr 19 min | 297° WNW |
| September | 6:45 AM | 7:33 PM | 12 hr 49 min | 6:44 PM · 1 hr 12 min | 277° W |
| October | 7:44 AM | 6:15 PM | 10 hr 31 min | 5:23 PM · 1 hr 15 min | 256° WSW |
| November | 7:49 AM | 4:07 PM | 8 hr 18 min | 3:04 PM · 1 hr 30 min | 237° WSW |
| December | 8:38 AM | 3:39 PM | 7 hr 1 min | 2:20 PM · 1 hr 48 min | 227° SW |
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 ~5 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow Europe · London, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:00 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 5:43 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:26 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:41 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:05 AM |
| Solar noon | 11:58 AM |
| Sunset | 4:50 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 3:56 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 5:14 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 6:12 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 6:55 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:41 AM – 7:59 AM | 7:05 AM | 4:50 PM | 3:56 PM – 5:14 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:43 AM – 8:02 AM | 7:07 AM | 4:48 PM | 3:53 PM – 5:12 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:45 AM – 8:04 AM | 7:09 AM | 4:46 PM | 3:50 PM – 5:10 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:47 AM – 8:07 AM | 7:11 AM | 4:43 PM | 3:48 PM – 5:07 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:49 AM – 8:09 AM | 7:13 AM | 4:41 PM | 3:45 PM – 5:05 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:51 AM – 8:12 AM | 7:15 AM | 4:39 PM | 3:43 PM – 5:03 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:53 AM – 8:14 AM | 7:18 AM | 4:37 PM | 3:40 PM – 5:01 PM |
The moon over Edinburgh 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. 250° 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 Edinburgh, the evening golden hour window runs 1 hr 18 min on the selected date and approaches from 250° 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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