Next usable light
6:15 PM – 7:10 PM
Solar noonDaytime38.1° · 180° S
Indianapolis, Indiana · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 6:15 PM – 7:10 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 38° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 255° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
The sampled golden window in Indianapolis is not one number — it spans 52 min (March) to 1 hr 2 min (December) over the year. Between December and June the sunset point migrates 62° — from 240° WSW to 302° WNW — which is enough to put a fixed foreground in or out of the light depending on the season. Day length spans 9 hr 22 min in December to 14 hr 58 min in June.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:05 AM | 5:45 PM | 9 hr 40 min | 5:03 PM · 1 hr | 243° WSW |
| February | 7:38 AM | 6:21 PM | 10 hr 43 min | 5:44 PM · 55 min | 254° WSW |
| March | 7:57 AM | 7:52 PM | 11 hr 55 min | 7:16 PM · 52 min | 268° W |
| April | 7:08 AM | 8:23 PM | 13 hr 15 min | 7:47 PM · 53 min | 284° WNW |
| May | 6:31 AM | 8:53 PM | 14 hr 22 min | 8:14 PM · 57 min | 296° WNW |
| June | 6:17 AM | 9:15 PM | 14 hr 58 min | 8:35 PM · 1 hr | 302° WNW |
| July | 6:30 AM | 9:13 PM | 14 hr 43 min | 8:33 PM · 59 min | 299° WNW |
| August | 6:57 AM | 8:43 PM | 13 hr 45 min | 8:06 PM · 55 min | 289° WNW |
| September | 7:26 AM | 7:55 PM | 12 hr 29 min | 7:20 PM · 52 min | 275° W |
| October | 7:55 AM | 7:07 PM | 11 hr 11 min | 6:30 PM · 53 min | 260° W |
| November | 7:30 AM | 5:30 PM | 10 hr | 4:50 PM · 58 min | 247° WSW |
| December | 7:59 AM | 5:22 PM | 9 hr 22 min | 4:39 PM · 1 hr 2 min | 240° 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 ~3 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow America · Indiana · Indianapolis, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 6:36 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 7:07 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:38 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:49 AM |
| Sunrise | 8:06 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:29 PM |
| Sunset | 6:53 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 6:15 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 7:10 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:52 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:23 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:49 AM – 8:44 AM | 8:06 AM | 6:53 PM | 6:15 PM – 7:10 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:50 AM – 8:45 AM | 8:07 AM | 6:51 PM | 6:14 PM – 7:08 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:51 AM – 8:46 AM | 8:08 AM | 6:50 PM | 6:12 PM – 7:07 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:52 AM – 8:47 AM | 8:09 AM | 6:49 PM | 6:11 PM – 7:06 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:53 AM – 8:48 AM | 8:11 AM | 6:48 PM | 6:10 PM – 7:05 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:55 AM – 8:50 AM | 8:12 AM | 6:46 PM | 6:08 PM – 7:04 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:56 AM – 8:51 AM | 8:13 AM | 6:45 PM | 6:07 PM – 7:02 PM |
The moon over Indianapolis 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. 255° 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 Indianapolis, the evening golden hour window runs 54 min on the selected date and approaches from 255° 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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