Next usable light
5:48 PM – 6:36 PM
Solar noonDaytime47.9° · 180° S
New Orleans, Louisiana · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:48 PM – 6:36 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 48° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 257° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
June is the generous sample in New Orleans — 52 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 46 min. That 54° of seasonal travel — 244° WSW at the December extreme, 298° WNW at the June one — is why a bearing beats a compass direction when you scout. Day length spans 10 hr 14 min in December to 14 hr 4 min in June.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:57 AM | 5:23 PM | 10 hr 26 min | 4:48 PM · 51 min | 246° WSW |
| February | 6:41 AM | 5:50 PM | 11 hr 9 min | 5:17 PM · 48 min | 256° WSW |
| March | 7:11 AM | 7:09 PM | 11 hr 58 min | 6:37 PM · 46 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:34 AM | 7:28 PM | 12 hr 54 min | 6:56 PM · 47 min | 282° WNW |
| May | 6:08 AM | 7:47 PM | 13 hr 39 min | 7:14 PM · 50 min | 293° WNW |
| June | 6:00 AM | 8:03 PM | 14 hr 4 min | 7:28 PM · 52 min | 298° WNW |
| July | 6:10 AM | 8:04 PM | 13 hr 54 min | 7:29 PM · 51 min | 296° WNW |
| August | 6:29 AM | 7:43 PM | 13 hr 14 min | 7:10 PM · 48 min | 287° WNW |
| September | 6:46 AM | 7:07 PM | 12 hr 22 min | 6:36 PM · 46 min | 274° W |
| October | 7:03 AM | 6:31 PM | 11 hr 28 min | 5:59 PM · 47 min | 261° W |
| November | 6:26 AM | 5:05 PM | 10 hr 39 min | 4:31 PM · 50 min | 249° WSW |
| December | 6:49 AM | 5:03 PM | 10 hr 14 min | 4:27 PM · 52 min | 244° 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 | 5:49 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:17 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:45 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:55 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:10 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:45 PM |
| Sunset | 6:21 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:48 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:36 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:13 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:41 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:55 AM – 7:42 AM | 7:10 AM | 6:21 PM | 5:48 PM – 6:36 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:55 AM – 7:43 AM | 7:10 AM | 6:20 PM | 5:47 PM – 6:35 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:56 AM – 7:44 AM | 7:11 AM | 6:19 PM | 5:46 PM – 6:34 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:57 AM – 7:45 AM | 7:12 AM | 6:18 PM | 5:45 PM – 6:33 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:57 AM – 7:46 AM | 7:12 AM | 6:17 PM | 5:44 PM – 6:32 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:58 AM – 7:46 AM | 7:13 AM | 6:16 PM | 5:43 PM – 6:31 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:59 AM – 7:47 AM | 7:14 AM | 6:15 PM | 5:42 PM – 6:30 PM |
The moon over New Orleans 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 257° 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 New Orleans, the evening golden hour window runs 48 min on the selected date and approaches from 257° 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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