Next usable light
5:15 PM – 6:13 PM
Solar noonDaytime34.8° · 180° S
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:15 PM – 6:13 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 35° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 254° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
December is the generous sample in Milwaukee — 1 hr 6 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 55 min. Between December and June the sunset point migrates 66° — from 238° WSW to 304° NW — which is enough to put a fixed foreground in or out of the light depending on the season. Day length spans 9 hr 1 min in December to 15 hr 21 min in June.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:21 AM | 4:42 PM | 9 hr 21 min | 3:58 PM · 1 hr 4 min | 242° WSW |
| February | 6:50 AM | 5:23 PM | 10 hr 33 min | 4:43 PM · 58 min | 254° WSW |
| March | 7:05 AM | 6:58 PM | 11 hr 53 min | 6:21 PM · 55 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:10 AM | 7:34 PM | 13 hr 24 min | 6:56 PM · 56 min | 284° WNW |
| May | 5:29 AM | 8:08 PM | 14 hr 39 min | 7:28 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 297° WNW |
| June | 5:13 AM | 8:33 PM | 15 hr 21 min | 7:50 PM · 1 hr 5 min | 304° NW |
| July | 5:27 AM | 8:30 PM | 15 hr 3 min | 7:48 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 301° WNW |
| August | 5:58 AM | 7:56 PM | 13 hr 58 min | 7:17 PM · 58 min | 290° WNW |
| September | 6:32 AM | 7:04 PM | 12 hr 32 min | 6:26 PM · 55 min | 275° W |
| October | 7:06 AM | 6:10 PM | 11 hr 5 min | 5:32 PM · 56 min | 259° W |
| November | 6:45 AM | 4:29 PM | 9 hr 44 min | 3:47 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 245° WSW |
| December | 7:17 AM | 4:18 PM | 9 hr 1 min | 3:32 PM · 1 hr 6 min | 238° 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 · Chicago, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:43 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:16 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:49 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:00 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:18 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:36 PM |
| Sunset | 5:55 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:15 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:13 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 6:57 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:30 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:00 AM – 7:58 AM | 7:18 AM | 5:55 PM | 5:15 PM – 6:13 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:01 AM – 7:59 AM | 7:19 AM | 5:53 PM | 5:14 PM – 6:11 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:02 AM – 8:00 AM | 7:20 AM | 5:52 PM | 5:12 PM – 6:10 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:04 AM – 8:02 AM | 7:22 AM | 5:51 PM | 5:11 PM – 6:09 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:05 AM – 8:03 AM | 7:23 AM | 5:49 PM | 5:09 PM – 6:07 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:06 AM – 8:05 AM | 7:24 AM | 5:48 PM | 5:07 PM – 6:06 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:07 AM – 8:06 AM | 7:26 AM | 5:46 PM | 5:06 PM – 6:05 PM |
The moon over Milwaukee 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 254° 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 Milwaukee, the evening golden hour window runs 58 min on the selected date and approaches from 254° 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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