Next usable light
5:31 PM – 6:26 PM
Solar noonDaytime37.9° · 180° S
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:31 PM – 6:26 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 38° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 255° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
December is the generous sample in Philadelphia — 1 hr 2 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 52 min. The 62° seasonal walk of the sunset point (240° WSW in December, 302° WNW in June) matters more than the clock time for framing. June days run 14 hr 59 min; by December they shrink to 9 hr 21 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:21 AM | 5:00 PM | 9 hr 39 min | 4:19 PM · 1 hr | 243° WSW |
| February | 6:55 AM | 5:37 PM | 10 hr 42 min | 4:59 PM · 55 min | 254° WSW |
| March | 7:13 AM | 7:08 PM | 11 hr 55 min | 6:32 PM · 52 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:24 AM | 7:39 PM | 13 hr 15 min | 7:03 PM · 53 min | 284° WNW |
| May | 5:46 AM | 8:09 PM | 14 hr 23 min | 7:31 PM · 57 min | 296° WNW |
| June | 5:32 AM | 8:32 PM | 14 hr 59 min | 7:51 PM · 1 hr | 302° WNW |
| July | 5:45 AM | 8:29 PM | 14 hr 44 min | 7:50 PM · 59 min | 299° WNW |
| August | 6:13 AM | 7:59 PM | 13 hr 46 min | 7:22 PM · 55 min | 289° WNW |
| September | 6:42 AM | 7:11 PM | 12 hr 29 min | 6:36 PM · 52 min | 275° W |
| October | 7:12 AM | 6:23 PM | 11 hr 11 min | 5:46 PM · 53 min | 260° W |
| November | 6:46 AM | 4:46 PM | 9 hr 59 min | 4:06 PM · 58 min | 246° WSW |
| December | 7:16 AM | 4:37 PM | 9 hr 21 min | 3:54 PM · 1 hr 2 min | 240° 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 ~3 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow America · New York, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:52 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:23 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:55 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:05 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:22 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:45 PM |
| Sunset | 6:08 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:31 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:26 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:08 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:39 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:05 AM – 8:00 AM | 7:22 AM | 6:08 PM | 5:31 PM – 6:26 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:06 AM – 8:01 AM | 7:23 AM | 6:07 PM | 5:30 PM – 6:24 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:07 AM – 8:02 AM | 7:25 AM | 6:06 PM | 5:28 PM – 6:23 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:09 AM – 8:04 AM | 7:26 AM | 6:05 PM | 5:27 PM – 6:22 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:10 AM – 8:05 AM | 7:27 AM | 6:03 PM | 5:25 PM – 6:21 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:11 AM – 8:06 AM | 7:28 AM | 6:02 PM | 5:24 PM – 6:19 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:12 AM – 8:07 AM | 7:29 AM | 6:01 PM | 5:23 PM – 6:18 PM |
The moon over Philadelphia 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 255° 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 Philadelphia, the evening golden hour window runs 55 min on the selected date and approaches from 255° 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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