Next usable light
5:33 PM – 6:28 PM
Solar noonDaytime37.0° · 180° S
Istanbul, Marmara · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:33 PM – 6:28 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 37° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 255° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
The sampled golden window in Istanbul is not one number — it spans 53 min (March) to 1 hr 3 min (December) over the year. That 64° of seasonal travel — 239° WSW at the December extreme, 303° WNW at the June one — is why a bearing beats a compass direction when you scout. Day length spans 9 hr 15 min in December to 15 hr 6 min in June.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:28 AM | 6:00 PM | 9 hr 33 min | 5:18 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 242° WSW |
| February | 8:00 AM | 6:38 PM | 10 hr 38 min | 6:00 PM · 56 min | 254° WSW |
| March | 7:17 AM | 7:11 PM | 11 hr 53 min | 6:34 PM · 53 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:26 AM | 7:43 PM | 13 hr 17 min | 7:07 PM · 54 min | 284° WNW |
| May | 5:47 AM | 8:15 PM | 14 hr 28 min | 7:36 PM · 58 min | 296° WNW |
| June | 5:32 AM | 8:39 PM | 15 hr 6 min | 7:57 PM · 1 hr 2 min | 303° WNW |
| July | 5:45 AM | 8:36 PM | 14 hr 51 min | 7:55 PM · 1 hr | 300° WNW |
| August | 6:14 AM | 8:05 PM | 13 hr 50 min | 7:27 PM · 56 min | 290° WNW |
| September | 6:45 AM | 7:16 PM | 12 hr 31 min | 6:39 PM · 53 min | 275° W |
| October | 7:16 AM | 6:25 PM | 11 hr 10 min | 5:48 PM · 54 min | 260° W |
| November | 7:52 AM | 5:47 PM | 9 hr 55 min | 5:06 PM · 59 min | 246° WSW |
| December | 8:23 AM | 5:37 PM | 9 hr 15 min | 4:53 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 239° 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 Europe · Istanbul, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:55 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:27 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:59 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:10 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:27 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:49 PM |
| Sunset | 6:11 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:33 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:28 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:11 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:43 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:10 AM – 8:05 AM | 7:27 AM | 6:11 PM | 5:33 PM – 6:28 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:11 AM – 8:06 AM | 7:28 AM | 6:09 PM | 5:31 PM – 6:27 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:12 AM – 8:08 AM | 7:29 AM | 6:08 PM | 5:30 PM – 6:25 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:13 AM – 8:09 AM | 7:30 AM | 6:07 PM | 5:28 PM – 6:24 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:14 AM – 8:10 AM | 7:32 AM | 6:05 PM | 5:27 PM – 6:23 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:15 AM – 8:12 AM | 7:33 AM | 6:04 PM | 5:25 PM – 6:22 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:16 AM – 8:13 AM | 7:34 AM | 6:03 PM | 5:24 PM – 6:20 PM |
The moon over Istanbul 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 255° 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 Istanbul, the evening golden hour window runs 55 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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