Next usable light
6:17 PM – 7:10 PM
Solar noonDaytime39.6° · 180° S
Louisville, Kentucky · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 6:17 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 40° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 255° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
The sampled golden window in Louisville is not one number — it spans 51 min (March) to 1 hr (December) over the year. Between December and June the sunset point migrates 60° — from 241° WSW to 301° WNW — which is enough to put a fixed foreground in or out of the light depending on the season. Between December and June the day itself stretches from 9 hr 31 min to 14 hr 49 min, dragging every window with it.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:59 AM | 5:47 PM | 9 hr 48 min | 5:07 PM · 58 min | 244° WSW |
| February | 7:34 AM | 6:22 PM | 10 hr 47 min | 5:45 PM · 53 min | 255° WSW |
| March | 7:55 AM | 7:50 PM | 11 hr 55 min | 7:15 PM · 51 min | 268° W |
| April | 7:08 AM | 8:19 PM | 13 hr 11 min | 7:44 PM · 52 min | 283° WNW |
| May | 6:33 AM | 8:48 PM | 14 hr 15 min | 8:10 PM · 56 min | 295° WNW |
| June | 6:20 AM | 9:09 PM | 14 hr 49 min | 8:29 PM · 59 min | 301° WNW |
| July | 6:32 AM | 9:07 PM | 14 hr 34 min | 8:28 PM · 57 min | 299° WNW |
| August | 6:59 AM | 8:38 PM | 13 hr 40 min | 8:02 PM · 53 min | 289° WNW |
| September | 7:25 AM | 7:53 PM | 12 hr 27 min | 7:18 PM · 51 min | 275° W |
| October | 7:52 AM | 7:07 PM | 11 hr 14 min | 6:31 PM · 52 min | 260° W |
| November | 7:25 AM | 5:32 PM | 10 hr 7 min | 4:53 PM · 56 min | 247° WSW |
| December | 7:53 AM | 5:25 PM | 9 hr 31 min | 4:43 PM · 1 hr | 241° 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 · Kentucky · Louisville, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 6:34 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 7:04 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:35 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:46 AM |
| Sunrise | 8:02 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:28 PM |
| Sunset | 6:53 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 6:17 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 7:10 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:51 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:22 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:46 AM – 8:39 AM | 8:02 AM | 6:53 PM | 6:17 PM – 7:10 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:47 AM – 8:40 AM | 8:03 AM | 6:52 PM | 6:15 PM – 7:09 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:48 AM – 8:41 AM | 8:04 AM | 6:51 PM | 6:14 PM – 7:07 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:49 AM – 8:42 AM | 8:06 AM | 6:50 PM | 6:13 PM – 7:06 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:50 AM – 8:44 AM | 8:07 AM | 6:48 PM | 6:11 PM – 7:05 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:51 AM – 8:45 AM | 8:08 AM | 6:47 PM | 6:10 PM – 7:04 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:52 AM – 8:46 AM | 8:09 AM | 6:46 PM | 6:09 PM – 7:03 PM |
The moon over Louisville 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 Louisville, the evening golden hour window runs 53 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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