Next usable light
5:25 PM – 6:16 PM
Solar noonDaytime41.7° · 180° S
Nashville, Tennessee · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:25 PM – 6:16 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 42° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 256° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
June is the generous sample in Nashville — 57 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 50 min. That 58° of seasonal travel — 242° WSW at the December extreme, 300° WNW at the June one — is why a bearing beats a compass direction when you scout. Between December and June the day itself stretches from 9 hr 43 min to 14 hr 36 min, dragging every window with it.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:58 AM | 4:56 PM | 9 hr 58 min | 4:18 PM · 56 min | 244° WSW |
| February | 6:36 AM | 5:29 PM | 10 hr 53 min | 4:53 PM · 52 min | 255° WSW |
| March | 6:59 AM | 6:55 PM | 11 hr 56 min | 6:21 PM · 50 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:15 AM | 7:21 PM | 13 hr 6 min | 6:47 PM · 51 min | 283° WNW |
| May | 5:42 AM | 7:47 PM | 14 hr 5 min | 7:10 PM · 54 min | 295° WNW |
| June | 5:30 AM | 8:07 PM | 14 hr 36 min | 7:29 PM · 57 min | 300° WNW |
| July | 5:42 AM | 8:05 PM | 14 hr 23 min | 7:28 PM · 55 min | 298° WNW |
| August | 6:06 AM | 7:39 PM | 13 hr 33 min | 7:04 PM · 52 min | 288° WNW |
| September | 6:30 AM | 6:56 PM | 12 hr 26 min | 6:22 PM · 50 min | 274° W |
| October | 6:55 AM | 6:13 PM | 11 hr 18 min | 5:38 PM · 51 min | 260° W |
| November | 6:25 AM | 4:40 PM | 10 hr 16 min | 4:03 PM · 54 min | 248° WSW |
| December | 6:52 AM | 4:35 PM | 9 hr 43 min | 3:55 PM · 57 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 America · Chicago, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:38 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:07 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:38 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:48 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:04 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:32 PM |
| Sunset | 6:00 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:25 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:16 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 6:56 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:26 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:48 AM – 7:39 AM | 7:04 AM | 6:00 PM | 5:25 PM – 6:16 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:49 AM – 7:40 AM | 7:05 AM | 5:59 PM | 5:23 PM – 6:15 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:49 AM – 7:41 AM | 7:06 AM | 5:58 PM | 5:22 PM – 6:14 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:50 AM – 7:42 AM | 7:07 AM | 5:57 PM | 5:21 PM – 6:13 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:51 AM – 7:43 AM | 7:08 AM | 5:56 PM | 5:20 PM – 6:12 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:52 AM – 7:44 AM | 7:09 AM | 5:54 PM | 5:19 PM – 6:11 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:53 AM – 7:46 AM | 7:10 AM | 5:53 PM | 5:17 PM – 6:10 PM |
The moon over Nashville is a Full Moon, 99% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
They are map-search starting points, not ranked recommendations; current access, closures, permits, safety, and unobstructed views have not been verified. The selected-date sunset bearing is 256° WSW; if a composition faces elsewhere, use the bearing planner in the month table above to find sampled months that align. This mathematical bearing is a planning aid and does not prove visibility.
In Nashville, the evening golden hour window runs 52 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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