Next usable light
Nashville
6:48 PM – 7:38 PM
Solar noonDaytime63.5° · 181° S
Light windows
Fri, Aug 28 · America · ChicagoMorning
- Golden hour
- 6:00 AM – 6:51 AM51 min of warm light
- Blue hour
- 5:50 AM – 6:00 AM10 min of deep blue twilight
Evening
- Golden hour
- 6:48 PM – 7:38 PM51 min of warm light
- Blue hour
- 7:38 PM – 7:49 PM10 min of deep blue twilight
- Sunrise
- 6:17 AM
- Sunset
- 7:22 PM
- Day length
- 13 hr 6 min
- Solar noon
- 12:49 PM
Where to point the camera
Solar path and bearing
On this selected date, the sun reaches 64° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 283° WNW.
Pick the month before the day
Light through 2026 in Nashville
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.
Full light and twilight schedule
Midnight to midnight
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 4:46 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 5:19 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 5:50 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:00 AM |
| Sunrise | 6:17 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:49 PM |
| Sunset | 7:22 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 6:48 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 7:38 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 8:20 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:53 PM |
Seven local days in Nashville
The week ahead
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:00 AM – 6:51 AM | 6:17 AM | 7:22 PM | 6:48 PM – 7:38 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:01 AM – 6:52 AM | 6:17 AM | 7:21 PM | 6:47 PM – 7:37 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:02 AM – 6:52 AM | 6:18 AM | 7:20 PM | 6:45 PM – 7:36 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:03 AM – 6:53 AM | 6:19 AM | 7:18 PM | 6:44 PM – 7:34 PM |
| Tue, Sep 1 | 6:04 AM – 6:54 AM | 6:20 AM | 7:17 PM | 6:42 PM – 7:33 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 6:04 AM – 6:55 AM | 6:20 AM | 7:15 PM | 6:41 PM – 7:31 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:05 AM – 6:55 AM | 6:21 AM | 7:14 PM | 6:40 PM – 7:30 PM |
Moon and candidate vantage points
Context to verify
Moon on the selected date
The moon over Nashville is a Full Moon, 100% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
Candidate vantage points
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 283° WNW; 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.
Plan and calculation notes
Assumptions and limits
Plan this specific light
In Nashville, the evening golden hour window runs 51 min on the selected date and approaches from 283° WNW. 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 Nashville
- When is golden hour in Nashville?
- Nashville has no fixed golden-hour clock time. The usable band begins at +6° and continues through −4°, enclosing sunrise in the morning and sunset in the evening; its representative monthly duration is 50 minutes in March and 57 minutes in June. Use the date control above for the exact boundaries of the day you will shoot.
- Which direction does the sun set in Nashville?
- Roughly west, but the useful number changes with the season: 242° WSW in December versus 300° WNW in June in Nashville. That 58° difference decides whether a street or shoreline actually faces the light on your date.
- How much does day length change in Nashville?
- Nashville's swing is 4 hr 53 min: December bottoms out around 9 hr 43 min of daylight while June peaks near 14 hr 36 min. Each month's numbers are in the table above.
- Does Nashville 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 Nashville, the representative June golden window lasts 57 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.