Next usable light
6:12 PM – 7:02 PM
Solar noonDaytime45.1° · 180° S
Fort Worth, Texas · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 6:12 PM – 7:02 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 45° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 256° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
The sampled golden window in Fort Worth is not one number — it spans 48 min (March) to 54 min (June) over the year. Between December and June the sunset point migrates 56° — from 243° WSW to 299° WNW — which is enough to put a fixed foreground in or out of the light depending on the season. Day length spans 10 hr in December to 14 hr 18 min in June.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:32 AM | 5:46 PM | 10 hr 14 min | 5:10 PM · 53 min | 245° WSW |
| February | 7:13 AM | 6:15 PM | 11 hr 2 min | 5:41 PM · 49 min | 256° WSW |
| March | 7:41 AM | 7:38 PM | 11 hr 57 min | 7:05 PM · 48 min | 268° W |
| April | 7:00 AM | 8:00 PM | 12 hr 59 min | 7:27 PM · 48 min | 282° WNW |
| May | 6:31 AM | 8:22 PM | 13 hr 50 min | 7:47 PM · 51 min | 293° WNW |
| June | 6:22 AM | 8:40 PM | 14 hr 18 min | 8:03 PM · 54 min | 299° WNW |
| July | 6:33 AM | 8:39 PM | 14 hr 6 min | 8:03 PM · 53 min | 297° WNW |
| August | 6:54 AM | 8:16 PM | 13 hr 22 min | 7:42 PM · 50 min | 287° WNW |
| September | 7:14 AM | 7:37 PM | 12 hr 23 min | 7:05 PM · 48 min | 274° W |
| October | 7:34 AM | 6:58 PM | 11 hr 24 min | 6:24 PM · 48 min | 260° W |
| November | 7:00 AM | 5:29 PM | 10 hr 29 min | 4:54 PM · 52 min | 248° WSW |
| December | 7:25 AM | 5:26 PM | 10 hr | 4:48 PM · 54 min | 243° 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 America · Chicago, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 6:19 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:48 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:17 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:26 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:42 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:14 PM |
| Sunset | 6:46 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 6:12 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 7:02 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:40 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:09 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:26 AM – 8:16 AM | 7:42 AM | 6:46 PM | 6:12 PM – 7:02 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:27 AM – 8:17 AM | 7:43 AM | 6:45 PM | 6:11 PM – 7:01 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:28 AM – 8:17 AM | 7:43 AM | 6:44 PM | 6:10 PM – 7:00 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:29 AM – 8:18 AM | 7:44 AM | 6:43 PM | 6:09 PM – 6:59 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:30 AM – 8:19 AM | 7:45 AM | 6:42 PM | 6:08 PM – 6:58 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM | 7:46 AM | 6:41 PM | 6:07 PM – 6:57 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:31 AM – 8:21 AM | 7:47 AM | 6:40 PM | 6:06 PM – 6:56 PM |
The moon over Fort Worth 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. 256° 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 Fort Worth, the evening golden hour window runs 49 min on the selected date and approaches from 256° 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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