Next usable light
4:37 PM – 5:28 PM
Solar noonDaytime43.1° · 180° S
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 4:37 PM – 5:28 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 43° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 256° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
December is the generous sample in Kyoto — 56 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 49 min. The 58° seasonal walk of the sunset point (242° WSW in December, 300° WNW in June) matters more than the clock time for framing. Between December and June the day itself stretches from 9 hr 49 min to 14 hr 30 min, dragging every window with it.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:05 AM | 5:08 PM | 10 hr 3 min | 4:30 PM · 55 min | 245° WSW |
| February | 6:45 AM | 5:39 PM | 10 hr 55 min | 5:04 PM · 51 min | 255° WSW |
| March | 6:09 AM | 6:04 PM | 11 hr 55 min | 5:31 PM · 49 min | 268° W |
| April | 5:26 AM | 6:29 PM | 13 hr 3 min | 5:55 PM · 50 min | 283° WNW |
| May | 4:55 AM | 6:54 PM | 13 hr 59 min | 6:18 PM · 53 min | 294° WNW |
| June | 4:43 AM | 7:13 PM | 14 hr 30 min | 6:36 PM · 55 min | 300° WNW |
| July | 4:54 AM | 7:12 PM | 14 hr 18 min | 6:36 PM · 54 min | 297° WNW |
| August | 5:17 AM | 6:48 PM | 13 hr 30 min | 6:13 PM · 51 min | 288° WNW |
| September | 5:40 AM | 6:06 PM | 12 hr 26 min | 5:33 PM · 49 min | 275° W |
| October | 6:03 AM | 5:24 PM | 11 hr 21 min | 4:50 PM · 50 min | 260° W |
| November | 6:32 AM | 4:53 PM | 10 hr 21 min | 4:16 PM · 53 min | 248° WSW |
| December | 6:58 AM | 4:47 PM | 9 hr 49 min | 4:08 PM · 56 min | 242° 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 Asia · Tokyo, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 4:47 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 5:16 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 5:46 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 5:56 AM |
| Sunrise | 6:12 AM |
| Solar noon | 11:42 AM |
| Sunset | 5:12 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 4:37 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 5:28 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 6:07 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 6:37 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 5:56 AM – 6:46 AM | 6:12 AM | 5:12 PM | 4:37 PM – 5:28 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:57 AM – 6:47 AM | 6:12 AM | 5:11 PM | 4:36 PM – 5:27 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:57 AM – 6:48 AM | 6:13 AM | 5:10 PM | 4:35 PM – 5:26 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:58 AM – 6:49 AM | 6:14 AM | 5:09 PM | 4:34 PM – 5:25 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:59 AM – 6:50 AM | 6:15 AM | 5:08 PM | 4:32 PM – 5:24 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:00 AM – 6:51 AM | 6:16 AM | 5:07 PM | 4:31 PM – 5:23 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:01 AM – 6:52 AM | 6:17 AM | 5:06 PM | 4:30 PM – 5:22 PM |
The moon over Kyoto is a Full Moon, 98% 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 256° 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 Kyoto, the evening golden hour window runs 51 min on the selected date and approaches from 256° 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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