Next usable light
3:42 PM – 5:12 PM
Solar noonDaytime17.8° · 180° S
Helsinki, Uusimaa · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 3:42 PM – 5:12 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 18° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 247° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
Plan around the season: Helsinki's sampled golden window stretches to 2 hr 45 min in December and compresses to 1 hr 21 min by March. Sunset moves 105° along the horizon between December (220° SW) and June (325° NW), so a spot framed for one season can face away from the light in another. Day length spans 5 hr 53 min in December to 18 hr 52 min in June.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9:10 AM | 3:50 PM | 6 hr 39 min | 2:13 PM · 2 hr 10 min | 226° SW |
| February | 8:01 AM | 5:10 PM | 9 hr 9 min | 4:05 PM · 1 hr 32 min | 246° WSW |
| March | 6:39 AM | 6:21 PM | 11 hr 42 min | 5:26 PM · 1 hr 21 min | 267° W |
| April | 6:05 AM | 8:37 PM | 14 hr 33 min | 7:40 PM · 1 hr 25 min | 292° WNW |
| May | 4:43 AM | 9:52 PM | 17 hr 9 min | 8:45 PM · 1 hr 44 min | 313° NW |
| June | 3:55 AM | 10:48 PM | 18 hr 52 min | 9:27 PM · 2 hr 13 min | 325° NW |
| July | 4:22 AM | 10:31 PM | 18 hr 9 min | 9:17 PM · 1 hr 58 min | 320° NW |
| August | 5:34 AM | 9:18 PM | 15 hr 44 min | 8:17 PM · 1 hr 31 min | 301° WNW |
| September | 6:48 AM | 7:45 PM | 12 hr 57 min | 6:50 PM · 1 hr 21 min | 278° W |
| October | 8:00 AM | 6:14 PM | 10 hr 14 min | 5:14 PM · 1 hr 26 min | 255° WSW |
| November | 8:19 AM | 3:52 PM | 7 hr 33 min | 2:32 PM · 1 hr 51 min | 233° SW |
| December | 9:20 AM | 3:13 PM | 5 hr 53 min | 1:04 PM · 2 hr 45 min | 220° 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 ~6 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow Europe · Helsinki, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:04 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 5:52 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:41 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:58 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:25 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:05 PM |
| Sunset | 4:45 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 3:42 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 5:12 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 6:18 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:06 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:58 AM – 8:29 AM | 7:25 AM | 4:45 PM | 3:42 PM – 5:12 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:00 AM – 8:32 AM | 7:27 AM | 4:42 PM | 3:38 PM – 5:10 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:03 AM – 8:35 AM | 7:30 AM | 4:40 PM | 3:35 PM – 5:07 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:05 AM – 8:38 AM | 7:33 AM | 4:37 PM | 3:32 PM – 5:04 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:07 AM – 8:41 AM | 7:35 AM | 4:34 PM | 3:28 PM – 5:02 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:10 AM – 8:44 AM | 7:38 AM | 4:32 PM | 3:25 PM – 4:59 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:12 AM – 8:47 AM | 7:40 AM | 4:29 PM | 3:22 PM – 4:57 PM |
The moon over Helsinki 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 247° 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 Helsinki, the evening golden hour window runs 1 hr 31 min on the selected date and approaches from 247° 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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