Next usable light
Miami
7:15 PM – 8:00 PM
Solar noonDaytime73.9° · 181° S
Light windows
Fri, Aug 28 · America · New YorkMorning
- Golden hour
- 6:46 AM – 7:31 AM45 min of warm light
- Blue hour
- 6:37 AM – 6:46 AM9 min of deep blue twilight
Evening
- Golden hour
- 7:15 PM – 8:00 PM45 min of warm light
- Blue hour
- 8:00 PM – 8:09 PM9 min of deep blue twilight
- Sunrise
- 7:00 AM
- Sunset
- 7:46 PM
- Day length
- 12 hr 45 min
- Solar noon
- 1:23 PM
Where to point the camera
Solar path and bearing
On this selected date, the sun reaches 74° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 281° W.
Pick the month before the day
Light through 2026 in Miami
Plan around the season: Miami's sampled golden window stretches to 50 min in December and compresses to 44 min by March. Where to stand changes with the calendar: 245° WSW in December swings to 297° WNW by June, 52° of horizon between them. June days run 13 hr 44 min; by December they shrink to 10 hr 32 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:10 AM | 5:52 PM | 10 hr 42 min | 5:18 PM · 49 min | 247° WSW |
| February | 6:57 AM | 6:15 PM | 11 hr 18 min | 5:43 PM · 46 min | 257° WSW |
| March | 7:31 AM | 7:30 PM | 11 hr 59 min | 7:00 PM · 44 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:59 AM | 7:44 PM | 12 hr 46 min | 7:13 PM · 45 min | 281° WNW |
| May | 6:36 AM | 8:00 PM | 13 hr 24 min | 7:28 PM · 47 min | 292° WNW |
| June | 6:30 AM | 8:14 PM | 13 hr 44 min | 7:41 PM · 49 min | 297° WNW |
| July | 6:39 AM | 8:15 PM | 13 hr 36 min | 7:42 PM · 48 min | 295° WNW |
| August | 6:55 AM | 7:58 PM | 13 hr 3 min | 7:26 PM · 46 min | 286° WNW |
| September | 7:07 AM | 7:26 PM | 12 hr 19 min | 6:56 PM · 44 min | 274° W |
| October | 7:20 AM | 6:54 PM | 11 hr 34 min | 6:23 PM · 45 min | 261° W |
| November | 6:39 AM | 5:33 PM | 10 hr 54 min | 5:00 PM · 48 min | 250° WSW |
| December | 7:01 AM | 5:33 PM | 10 hr 32 min | 4:59 PM · 50 min | 245° 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 America · New York, including any daylight-saving change.
Full light and twilight schedule
Midnight to midnight
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:41 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:09 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:37 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:46 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:00 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:23 PM |
| Sunset | 7:46 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 7:15 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 8:00 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 8:37 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 9:05 PM |
Seven local days in Miami
The week ahead
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:46 AM – 7:31 AM | 7:00 AM | 7:46 PM | 7:15 PM – 8:00 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:46 AM – 7:32 AM | 7:01 AM | 7:45 PM | 7:14 PM – 7:59 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:47 AM – 7:32 AM | 7:01 AM | 7:44 PM | 7:13 PM – 7:58 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:47 AM – 7:32 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:43 PM | 7:12 PM – 7:57 PM |
| Tue, Sep 1 | 6:48 AM – 7:33 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:42 PM | 7:11 PM – 7:56 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 6:48 AM – 7:33 AM | 7:02 AM | 7:41 PM | 7:10 PM – 7:55 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:49 AM – 7:33 AM | 7:03 AM | 7:40 PM | 7:09 PM – 7:54 PM |
Moon and candidate vantage points
Context to verify
Moon on the selected date
The moon over Miami is a Full Moon, 100% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
Candidate vantage points
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. 281° W 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.
Plan and calculation notes
Assumptions and limits
Plan this specific light
In Miami, the evening golden hour window runs 45 min on the selected date and approaches from 281° W. 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.
Common questions
Golden hour FAQ for Miami
- When is golden hour in Miami?
- Start with the sun angle in Miami: +6° to −4°. The morning crossing carries sunrise and the later crossing carries sunset, while the representative monthly span is 44 minutes in March and 50 minutes in December. The selected-date light panel translates that geometry into local clock times.
- Which direction does the sun set in Miami?
- There is no single answer — over the year the sunset point travels 52° along Miami's horizon, between 245° WSW (December) and 297° WNW (June). The month table above lists the bearing for each month, and the sun-path panel computes it per date.
- How much does day length change in Miami?
- Miami's swing is 3 hr 12 min: December bottoms out around 10 hr 32 min of daylight while June peaks near 13 hr 44 min. Each month's numbers are in the table above.
- Does Miami get blue hour right after golden hour?
- Yes — they are adjacent bands of the same descent: golden hour spans +6° to −4° of solar altitude and blue hour continues from −4° to −6°. In Miami, the representative December golden window lasts 50 min; on ordinary dates evening blue begins when its evening side ends, while polar dates can merge or wrap overnight. The light-windows panel above computes both for any date.