Next usable light
5:26 PM – 6:13 PM
Solar noonDaytime47.7° · 180° S
Petra, Ma'an Governorate · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:26 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 48° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 257° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
The sampled golden window in Petra is not one number — it spans 46 min (March) to 53 min (December) over the year. The 55° seasonal walk of the sunset point (243° WSW in December, 298° WNW in June) matters more than the clock time for framing. June days run 14 hr 5 min; by December they shrink to 10 hr 12 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:36 AM | 6:00 PM | 10 hr 24 min | 5:25 PM · 51 min | 246° WSW |
| February | 7:20 AM | 6:27 PM | 11 hr 7 min | 5:54 PM · 48 min | 256° WSW |
| March | 6:49 AM | 6:47 PM | 11 hr 57 min | 6:15 PM · 46 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:12 AM | 7:06 PM | 12 hr 54 min | 6:34 PM · 47 min | 282° WNW |
| May | 5:45 AM | 7:26 PM | 13 hr 40 min | 6:52 PM · 50 min | 293° WNW |
| June | 5:37 AM | 7:42 PM | 14 hr 5 min | 7:07 PM · 52 min | 298° WNW |
| July | 5:47 AM | 7:42 PM | 13 hr 55 min | 7:08 PM · 51 min | 296° WNW |
| August | 6:06 AM | 7:22 PM | 13 hr 16 min | 6:49 PM · 48 min | 287° WNW |
| September | 6:23 AM | 6:46 PM | 12 hr 22 min | 6:14 PM · 46 min | 274° W |
| October | 6:41 AM | 6:09 PM | 11 hr 28 min | 5:36 PM · 47 min | 261° W |
| November | 7:04 AM | 5:43 PM | 10 hr 38 min | 5:08 PM · 50 min | 249° WSW |
| December | 7:28 AM | 5:40 PM | 10 hr 12 min | 5:04 PM · 53 min | 243° 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 Asia · Amman, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:27 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 5:55 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:23 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:33 AM |
| Sunrise | 6:48 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:23 PM |
| Sunset | 5:58 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:26 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:13 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 6:51 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:19 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:33 AM – 7:20 AM | 6:48 AM | 5:58 PM | 5:26 PM – 6:13 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:33 AM – 7:21 AM | 6:48 AM | 5:57 PM | 5:25 PM – 6:13 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:34 AM – 7:22 AM | 6:49 AM | 5:57 PM | 5:24 PM – 6:12 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:35 AM – 7:23 AM | 6:50 AM | 5:56 PM | 5:23 PM – 6:11 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:35 AM – 7:24 AM | 6:51 AM | 5:55 PM | 5:22 PM – 6:10 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:36 AM – 7:25 AM | 6:51 AM | 5:54 PM | 5:21 PM – 6:09 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:37 AM – 7:25 AM | 6:52 AM | 5:53 PM | 5:20 PM – 6:08 PM |
The moon over Petra 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 Petra, 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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