Next usable light
4:01 PM – 5:10 PM
Solar noonDaytime26.5° · 180° S
London, England · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 4:01 PM – 5:10 PM
Weather, terrain, buildings, local access, and elevation are not included.
https://goldenhourly.pages.dev/london-uk/?date=2026-10-25
Morning
Evening
Where to point the camera
On this selected date, the sun reaches 26° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 252° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
December is the generous sample in London — 1 hr 26 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 1 hr 5 min. The 79° seasonal walk of the sunset point (232° SW in December, 311° NW in June) matters more than the clock time for framing. Between December and June the day itself stretches from 7 hr 52 min to 16 hr 36 min, dragging every window with it.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:00 AM | 4:21 PM | 8 hr 20 min | 3:23 PM · 1 hr 21 min | 236° SW |
| February | 7:16 AM | 5:15 PM | 9 hr 59 min | 4:27 PM · 1 hr 10 min | 251° WSW |
| March | 6:16 AM | 6:05 PM | 11 hr 49 min | 5:20 PM · 1 hr 5 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:06 AM | 7:56 PM | 13 hr 51 min | 7:11 PM · 1 hr 7 min | 287° WNW |
| May | 5:10 AM | 8:46 PM | 15 hr 36 min | 7:56 PM · 1 hr 14 min | 303° WNW |
| June | 4:44 AM | 9:20 PM | 16 hr 36 min | 8:26 PM · 1 hr 22 min | 311° NW |
| July | 5:01 AM | 9:13 PM | 16 hr 12 min | 8:21 PM · 1 hr 19 min | 308° NW |
| August | 5:46 AM | 8:25 PM | 14 hr 39 min | 7:39 PM · 1 hr 9 min | 294° WNW |
| September | 6:36 AM | 7:18 PM | 12 hr 42 min | 6:34 PM · 1 hr 5 min | 276° W |
| October | 7:25 AM | 6:09 PM | 10 hr 45 min | 5:23 PM · 1 hr 7 min | 258° WSW |
| November | 7:19 AM | 4:13 PM | 8 hr 54 min | 3:20 PM · 1 hr 16 min | 241° WSW |
| December | 8:00 AM | 3:52 PM | 7 hr 52 min | 2:51 PM · 1 hr 26 min | 232° SW |
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 ~4 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow Europe · London, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 4:50 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 5:28 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:07 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:21 AM |
| Sunrise | 6:42 AM |
| Solar noon | 11:45 AM |
| Sunset | 4:49 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 4:01 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 5:10 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 6:02 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 6:41 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:21 AM – 7:30 AM | 6:42 AM | 4:49 PM | 4:01 PM – 5:10 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:22 AM – 7:32 AM | 6:44 AM | 4:47 PM | 3:59 PM – 5:08 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:24 AM – 7:34 AM | 6:45 AM | 4:45 PM | 3:57 PM – 5:06 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:26 AM – 7:36 AM | 6:47 AM | 4:43 PM | 3:54 PM – 5:04 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:27 AM – 7:38 AM | 6:49 AM | 4:41 PM | 3:52 PM – 5:02 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:29 AM – 7:40 AM | 6:51 AM | 4:39 PM | 3:50 PM – 5:01 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:31 AM – 7:42 AM | 6:52 AM | 4:37 PM | 3:48 PM – 4:59 PM |
The moon over London 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 252° 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 London, the evening golden hour window runs 1 hr 9 min on the selected date and approaches from 252° 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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