Next usable light
4:59 PM – 6:04 PM
Solar noonDaytime29.1° · 180° S
Paris, Île-de-France · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 4:59 PM – 6:04 PM
Weather, terrain, buildings, local access, and elevation are not included.
https://goldenhourly.pages.dev/paris-france/?date=2026-10-25
Morning
Evening
Where to point the camera
On this selected date, the sun reaches 29° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 253° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
The sampled golden window in Paris is not one number — it spans 1 hr 1 min (March) to 1 hr 18 min (December) over the year. Between December and June the sunset point migrates 74° — from 234° SW to 308° NW — which is enough to put a fixed foreground in or out of the light depending on the season. June days run 16 hr 9 min; by December they shrink to 8 hr 17 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:40 AM | 5:21 PM | 8 hr 42 min | 4:29 PM · 1 hr 14 min | 238° WSW |
| February | 8:00 AM | 6:11 PM | 10 hr 11 min | 5:26 PM · 1 hr 5 min | 252° WSW |
| March | 7:05 AM | 6:55 PM | 11 hr 50 min | 6:14 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 268° W |
| April | 7:01 AM | 8:42 PM | 13 hr 41 min | 7:59 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 286° WNW |
| May | 6:10 AM | 9:26 PM | 15 hr 15 min | 8:39 PM · 1 hr 9 min | 301° WNW |
| June | 5:47 AM | 9:56 PM | 16 hr 9 min | 9:07 PM · 1 hr 15 min | 308° NW |
| July | 6:03 AM | 9:51 PM | 15 hr 47 min | 9:02 PM · 1 hr 13 min | 305° NW |
| August | 6:44 AM | 9:08 PM | 14 hr 25 min | 8:24 PM · 1 hr 5 min | 293° WNW |
| September | 7:28 AM | 8:06 PM | 12 hr 39 min | 7:25 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 276° W |
| October | 8:11 AM | 7:03 PM | 10 hr 52 min | 6:20 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 258° WSW |
| November | 8:00 AM | 5:12 PM | 9 hr 12 min | 4:23 PM · 1 hr 11 min | 243° WSW |
| December | 8:38 AM | 4:55 PM | 8 hr 17 min | 4:00 PM · 1 hr 18 min | 234° SW |
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 ~4 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow Europe · Paris, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:41 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:17 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:54 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:07 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:27 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:35 PM |
| Sunset | 5:44 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 4:59 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:04 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 6:53 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:30 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:07 AM – 8:11 AM | 7:27 AM | 5:44 PM | 4:59 PM – 6:04 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:08 AM – 8:13 AM | 7:28 AM | 5:42 PM | 4:57 PM – 6:02 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:10 AM – 8:15 AM | 7:30 AM | 5:41 PM | 4:56 PM – 6:01 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:11 AM – 8:17 AM | 7:31 AM | 5:39 PM | 4:54 PM – 5:59 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:13 AM – 8:18 AM | 7:33 AM | 5:37 PM | 4:52 PM – 5:57 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:14 AM – 8:20 AM | 7:34 AM | 5:35 PM | 4:50 PM – 5:56 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:16 AM – 8:22 AM | 7:36 AM | 5:34 PM | 4:48 PM – 5:54 PM |
The moon over Paris 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 253° 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 Paris, the evening golden hour window runs 1 hr 5 min on the selected date and approaches from 253° 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.
Common questions