Next usable light
5:49 PM – 6:44 PM
Solar noonDaytime37.4° · 180° S
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:49 PM – 6:44 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 37° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 255° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
Plan around the season: Pittsburgh's sampled golden window stretches to 1 hr 2 min in December and compresses to 53 min by March. Check the bearing column before trusting a remembered spot: sunset lands at 240° WSW in December but 302° WNW in June, a 62° shift. Between December and June the day itself stretches from 9 hr 18 min to 15 hr 3 min, dragging every window with it.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:42 AM | 5:18 PM | 9 hr 36 min | 4:36 PM · 1 hr | 243° WSW |
| February | 7:15 AM | 5:56 PM | 10 hr 41 min | 5:17 PM · 55 min | 254° WSW |
| March | 7:33 AM | 7:27 PM | 11 hr 54 min | 6:51 PM · 53 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:42 AM | 7:59 PM | 13 hr 17 min | 7:22 PM · 54 min | 284° WNW |
| May | 6:05 AM | 8:30 PM | 14 hr 25 min | 7:51 PM · 58 min | 296° WNW |
| June | 5:50 AM | 8:53 PM | 15 hr 3 min | 8:12 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 302° WNW |
| July | 6:03 AM | 8:50 PM | 14 hr 47 min | 8:10 PM · 1 hr | 300° WNW |
| August | 6:32 AM | 8:19 PM | 13 hr 48 min | 7:42 PM · 55 min | 289° WNW |
| September | 7:02 AM | 7:31 PM | 12 hr 29 min | 6:55 PM · 53 min | 275° W |
| October | 7:31 AM | 6:41 PM | 11 hr 10 min | 6:05 PM · 54 min | 260° W |
| November | 7:07 AM | 5:04 PM | 9 hr 57 min | 4:24 PM · 58 min | 246° WSW |
| December | 7:37 AM | 4:55 PM | 9 hr 18 min | 4:12 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 | 6:11 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:43 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:14 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:25 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:42 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:05 PM |
| Sunset | 6:27 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:49 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:44 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:27 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:58 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:25 AM – 8:20 AM | 7:42 AM | 6:27 PM | 5:49 PM – 6:44 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:26 AM – 8:21 AM | 7:43 AM | 6:26 PM | 5:48 PM – 6:43 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:27 AM – 8:23 AM | 7:45 AM | 6:24 PM | 5:46 PM – 6:42 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:29 AM – 8:24 AM | 7:46 AM | 6:23 PM | 5:45 PM – 6:40 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:30 AM – 8:25 AM | 7:47 AM | 6:22 PM | 5:44 PM – 6:39 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:31 AM – 8:26 AM | 7:48 AM | 6:21 PM | 5:42 PM – 6:38 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:32 AM – 8:28 AM | 7:49 AM | 6:19 PM | 5:41 PM – 6:37 PM |
The moon over Pittsburgh is a Full Moon, 99% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
Use them only as map-search leads; they are not ranked recommendations. We have not verified current access, closures, permits, safety, or an unobstructed view. 255° WSW is the selected-date mathematical sunset bearing; if another composition faces elsewhere, use the bearing planner in the month table above to locate better-matched sampled months. The number is a planning aid and does not prove visibility.
In Pittsburgh, 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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