Next usable light
5:21 PM – 6:06 PM
Solar noonDaytime55.8° · 180° S
Hong Kong, Hong Kong · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:21 PM – 6:06 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 56° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 257° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
Plan around the season: Hong Kong's sampled golden window stretches to 48 min in June and compresses to 43 min by March. Check the bearing column before trusting a remembered spot: sunset lands at 245° WSW in December but 296° WNW in June, a 51° shift. Between December and June the day itself stretches from 10 hr 47 min to 13 hr 29 min, dragging every window with it.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:06 AM | 6:00 PM | 10 hr 54 min | 5:28 PM · 47 min | 247° WSW |
| February | 6:56 AM | 6:21 PM | 11 hr 24 min | 5:50 PM · 45 min | 257° WSW |
| March | 6:33 AM | 6:33 PM | 12 hr | 6:03 PM · 43 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:04 AM | 6:44 PM | 12 hr 39 min | 6:14 PM · 44 min | 281° W |
| May | 5:45 AM | 6:56 PM | 13 hr 12 min | 6:25 PM · 46 min | 291° WNW |
| June | 5:40 AM | 7:09 PM | 13 hr 29 min | 6:37 PM · 48 min | 296° WNW |
| July | 5:48 AM | 7:11 PM | 13 hr 23 min | 6:39 PM · 47 min | 294° WNW |
| August | 6:01 AM | 6:56 PM | 12 hr 55 min | 6:26 PM · 45 min | 286° WNW |
| September | 6:11 AM | 6:29 PM | 12 hr 18 min | 5:59 PM · 43 min | 274° W |
| October | 6:20 AM | 6:00 PM | 11 hr 40 min | 5:30 PM · 44 min | 261° W |
| November | 6:36 AM | 5:41 PM | 11 hr 5 min | 5:10 PM · 46 min | 251° WSW |
| December | 6:56 AM | 5:42 PM | 10 hr 47 min | 5:09 PM · 48 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 ~1 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow Asia · Hong Kong, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:09 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 5:35 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:02 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:10 AM |
| Sunrise | 6:24 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:08 PM |
| Sunset | 5:52 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:21 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:06 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 6:41 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:07 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:10 AM – 6:55 AM | 6:24 AM | 5:52 PM | 5:21 PM – 6:06 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:11 AM – 6:55 AM | 6:25 AM | 5:51 PM | 5:21 PM – 6:05 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:11 AM – 6:56 AM | 6:25 AM | 5:51 PM | 5:20 PM – 6:05 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:12 AM – 6:56 AM | 6:26 AM | 5:50 PM | 5:19 PM – 6:04 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:12 AM – 6:57 AM | 6:26 AM | 5:49 PM | 5:19 PM – 6:03 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:13 AM – 6:58 AM | 6:27 AM | 5:49 PM | 5:18 PM – 6:03 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:13 AM – 6:58 AM | 6:27 AM | 5:48 PM | 5:17 PM – 6:02 PM |
The moon over Hong Kong is a Full Moon, 98% 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. 257° 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 Hong Kong, the evening golden hour window runs 44 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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