Next usable light
6:09 PM – 6:57 PM
Solar noonDaytime48.1° · 180° S
Houston, Texas · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 6:09 PM – 6:57 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 48° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 257° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
The sampled golden window in Houston is not one number — it spans 46 min (March) to 52 min (June) over the year. The 54° seasonal walk of the sunset point (244° WSW in December, 298° WNW in June) matters more than the clock time for framing. Day length spans 10 hr 15 min in December to 14 hr 3 min in June.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:18 AM | 5:45 PM | 10 hr 26 min | 5:10 PM · 51 min | 246° WSW |
| February | 7:02 AM | 6:11 PM | 11 hr 9 min | 5:38 PM · 48 min | 256° WSW |
| March | 7:32 AM | 7:30 PM | 11 hr 58 min | 6:59 PM · 46 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:55 AM | 7:49 PM | 12 hr 53 min | 7:17 PM · 47 min | 282° WNW |
| May | 6:29 AM | 8:08 PM | 13 hr 39 min | 7:34 PM · 49 min | 293° WNW |
| June | 6:21 AM | 8:24 PM | 14 hr 3 min | 7:49 PM · 52 min | 298° WNW |
| July | 6:32 AM | 8:24 PM | 13 hr 53 min | 7:50 PM · 51 min | 296° WNW |
| August | 6:50 AM | 8:04 PM | 13 hr 14 min | 7:31 PM · 48 min | 287° WNW |
| September | 7:07 AM | 7:28 PM | 12 hr 21 min | 6:57 PM · 46 min | 274° W |
| October | 7:24 AM | 6:52 PM | 11 hr 28 min | 6:20 PM · 47 min | 261° W |
| November | 6:47 AM | 5:27 PM | 10 hr 40 min | 4:53 PM · 50 min | 249° WSW |
| December | 7:10 AM | 5:25 PM | 10 hr 15 min | 4:49 PM · 52 min | 244° 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 | 6:10 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:38 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:06 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:16 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:31 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:06 PM |
| Sunset | 6:42 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 6:09 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:57 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:34 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:02 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:16 AM – 8:03 AM | 7:31 AM | 6:42 PM | 6:09 PM – 6:57 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:16 AM – 8:04 AM | 7:31 AM | 6:41 PM | 6:08 PM – 6:56 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:17 AM – 8:05 AM | 7:32 AM | 6:40 PM | 6:07 PM – 6:55 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:18 AM – 8:06 AM | 7:33 AM | 6:39 PM | 6:06 PM – 6:54 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:18 AM – 8:06 AM | 7:33 AM | 6:38 PM | 6:05 PM – 6:53 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:19 AM – 8:07 AM | 7:34 AM | 6:38 PM | 6:04 PM – 6:53 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:20 AM – 8:08 AM | 7:35 AM | 6:37 PM | 6:04 PM – 6:52 PM |
The moon over Houston 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. 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 Houston, the evening golden hour window runs 48 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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