Next usable light
Prague
7:14 PM – 8:18 PM
Solar noonDaytime49.7° · 180° S
Light windows
Fri, Aug 28 · Europe · PragueMorning
- Golden hour
- 5:51 AM – 6:55 AM1 hr 4 min of warm light
- Blue hour
- 5:37 AM – 5:51 AM13 min of deep blue twilight
Evening
- Golden hour
- 7:14 PM – 8:18 PM1 hr 4 min of warm light
- Blue hour
- 8:18 PM – 8:32 PM13 min of deep blue twilight
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 7:58 PM
- Day length
- 13 hr 46 min
- Solar noon
- 1:05 PM
Where to point the camera
Solar path and bearing
On this selected date, the sun reaches 50° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 287° WNW.
Pick the month before the day
Light through 2026 in Prague
Plan around the season: Prague's sampled golden window stretches to 1 hr 22 min in December and compresses to 1 hr 3 min by March. Check the bearing column before trusting a remembered spot: sunset lands at 233° SW in December but 310° NW in June, a 77° shift. Day length spans 8 hr 6 min in December to 16 hr 21 min in June.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:56 AM | 4:28 PM | 8 hr 32 min | 3:34 PM · 1 hr 17 min | 237° WSW |
| February | 7:15 AM | 5:20 PM | 10 hr 6 min | 4:34 PM · 1 hr 7 min | 251° WSW |
| March | 6:18 AM | 6:07 PM | 11 hr 49 min | 5:24 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:10 AM | 7:55 PM | 13 hr 45 min | 7:12 PM · 1 hr 4 min | 286° WNW |
| May | 5:17 AM | 8:42 PM | 15 hr 24 min | 7:54 PM · 1 hr 11 min | 302° WNW |
| June | 4:53 AM | 9:14 PM | 16 hr 21 min | 8:22 PM · 1 hr 18 min | 310° NW |
| July | 5:10 AM | 9:08 PM | 15 hr 58 min | 8:18 PM · 1 hr 15 min | 306° NW |
| August | 5:52 AM | 8:23 PM | 14 hr 31 min | 7:38 PM · 1 hr 7 min | 294° WNW |
| September | 6:38 AM | 7:19 PM | 12 hr 40 min | 6:36 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 276° W |
| October | 7:24 AM | 6:13 PM | 10 hr 49 min | 5:29 PM · 1 hr 5 min | 258° WSW |
| November | 7:16 AM | 4:20 PM | 9 hr 4 min | 3:29 PM · 1 hr 13 min | 242° WSW |
| December | 7:55 AM | 4:01 PM | 8 hr 6 min | 3:03 PM · 1 hr 22 min | 233° 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 · Prague, including any daylight-saving change.
Full light and twilight schedule
Midnight to midnight
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 4:09 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 4:55 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 5:37 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 5:51 AM |
| Sunrise | 6:12 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:05 PM |
| Sunset | 7:58 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 7:14 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 8:18 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 9:14 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 10:01 PM |
Seven local days in Prague
The week ahead
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Aug 28 | 5:51 AM – 6:55 AM | 6:12 AM | 7:58 PM | 7:14 PM – 8:18 PM |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 5:52 AM – 6:57 AM | 6:13 AM | 7:55 PM | 7:12 PM – 8:16 PM |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 5:54 AM – 6:58 AM | 6:15 AM | 7:53 PM | 7:10 PM – 8:14 PM |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 5:56 AM – 6:59 AM | 6:16 AM | 7:51 PM | 7:08 PM – 8:12 PM |
| Tue, Sep 1 | 5:57 AM – 7:01 AM | 6:18 AM | 7:49 PM | 7:06 PM – 8:10 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 5:59 AM – 7:02 AM | 6:19 AM | 7:47 PM | 7:04 PM – 8:07 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 6:00 AM – 7:04 AM | 6:21 AM | 7:45 PM | 7:02 PM – 8:05 PM |
Moon and candidate vantage points
Context to verify
Moon on the selected date
The moon over Prague is a Full Moon, 100% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
Candidate vantage points
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 287° WNW. 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.
Plan and calculation notes
Assumptions and limits
Plan this specific light
In Prague, the evening golden hour window runs 1 hr 4 min on the selected date and approaches from 287° WNW. 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
Golden hour FAQ for Prague
- When is golden hour in Prague?
- The reliable answer is an angle, not a clock time: golden hour is the span with the sun between +6° and −4° of the horizon, around sunrise and again around sunset. In Prague the representative monthly span is 63 minutes in March and 82 minutes in December. The panel above computes it for the exact date you pick.
- Which direction does the sun set in Prague?
- There is no single answer — over the year the sunset point travels 77° along Prague's horizon, between 233° SW (December) and 310° NW (June). The month table above lists the bearing for each month, and the sun-path panel computes it per date.
- How much does day length change in Prague?
- Prague's swing is 8 hr 15 min: December bottoms out around 8 hr 6 min of daylight while June peaks near 16 hr 21 min. Each month's numbers are in the table above.
- Does Prague get blue hour right after golden hour?
- Always — the two are one continuous descent of the sun. Gold runs while the sun sits between +6° and −4° of Prague's horizon; the instant it passes −4°, blue takes over until −6°. Stay in position after a December golden window (1 hr 22 min at its longest) and the blue phase arrives without you moving a step. Exact times for both are in the panel above.