Next usable light
4:37 PM – 5:33 PM
Solar noonDaytime36.1° · 180° S
Rome, Lazio · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 4:37 PM – 5:33 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 36° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 255° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
December is the generous sample in Rome — 1 hr 4 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 54 min. That 64° of seasonal travel — 239° WSW at the December extreme, 303° WNW at the June one — is why a bearing beats a compass direction when you scout. Between December and June the day itself stretches from 9 hr 9 min to 15 hr 13 min, dragging every window with it.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:36 AM | 5:04 PM | 9 hr 28 min | 4:20 PM · 1 hr 2 min | 242° WSW |
| February | 7:07 AM | 5:43 PM | 10 hr 36 min | 5:04 PM · 57 min | 254° WSW |
| March | 6:23 AM | 6:16 PM | 11 hr 53 min | 5:40 PM · 54 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:31 AM | 7:51 PM | 13 hr 20 min | 7:13 PM · 55 min | 284° WNW |
| May | 5:51 AM | 8:23 PM | 14 hr 32 min | 7:43 PM · 59 min | 297° WNW |
| June | 5:35 AM | 8:48 PM | 15 hr 13 min | 8:05 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 303° WNW |
| July | 5:48 AM | 8:45 PM | 14 hr 56 min | 8:03 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 301° WNW |
| August | 6:19 AM | 8:12 PM | 13 hr 54 min | 7:34 PM · 57 min | 290° WNW |
| September | 6:51 AM | 7:22 PM | 12 hr 31 min | 6:45 PM · 54 min | 275° W |
| October | 7:23 AM | 6:30 PM | 11 hr 8 min | 5:53 PM · 55 min | 259° W |
| November | 7:00 AM | 4:51 PM | 9 hr 51 min | 4:09 PM · 1 hr | 246° WSW |
| December | 7:31 AM | 4:40 PM | 9 hr 9 min | 3:56 PM · 1 hr 4 min | 239° 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 Europe · Rome, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:01 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 5:33 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:06 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:17 AM |
| Sunrise | 6:34 AM |
| Solar noon | 11:55 AM |
| Sunset | 5:15 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 4:37 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 5:33 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 6:16 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 6:49 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:17 AM – 7:13 AM | 6:34 AM | 5:15 PM | 4:37 PM – 5:33 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:18 AM – 7:14 AM | 6:35 AM | 5:14 PM | 4:35 PM – 5:32 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:19 AM – 7:16 AM | 6:37 AM | 5:13 PM | 4:34 PM – 5:30 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:20 AM – 7:17 AM | 6:38 AM | 5:11 PM | 4:32 PM – 5:29 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:21 AM – 7:18 AM | 6:39 AM | 5:10 PM | 4:31 PM – 5:28 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:23 AM – 7:20 AM | 6:40 AM | 5:09 PM | 4:29 PM – 5:26 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:24 AM – 7:21 AM | 6:42 AM | 5:07 PM | 4:28 PM – 5:25 PM |
The moon over Rome 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 Rome, the evening golden hour window runs 56 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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