Next usable light
6:22 PM – 7:10 PM
Solar noonDaytime48.4° · 180° S
San Antonio, Texas · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 6:22 PM – 7:10 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
San Antonio's sampled golden window runs from about 46 min in March to 52 min in December. Where to stand changes with the calendar: 244° WSW in December swings to 298° WNW by June, 54° of horizon between them. June days run 14 hr 1 min; by December they shrink to 10 hr 16 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:30 AM | 5:58 PM | 10 hr 28 min | 5:23 PM · 51 min | 246° WSW |
| February | 7:14 AM | 6:24 PM | 11 hr 10 min | 5:51 PM · 48 min | 256° WSW |
| March | 7:45 AM | 7:43 PM | 11 hr 58 min | 7:11 PM · 46 min | 268° W |
| April | 7:08 AM | 8:01 PM | 12 hr 53 min | 7:29 PM · 47 min | 282° WNW |
| May | 6:43 AM | 8:20 PM | 13 hr 37 min | 7:46 PM · 49 min | 293° WNW |
| June | 6:35 AM | 8:36 PM | 14 hr 1 min | 8:01 PM · 51 min | 298° WNW |
| July | 6:45 AM | 8:36 PM | 13 hr 51 min | 8:02 PM · 50 min | 295° WNW |
| August | 7:03 AM | 8:16 PM | 13 hr 13 min | 7:43 PM · 48 min | 287° WNW |
| September | 7:20 AM | 7:41 PM | 12 hr 21 min | 7:09 PM · 46 min | 274° W |
| October | 7:36 AM | 7:05 PM | 11 hr 29 min | 6:33 PM · 47 min | 261° W |
| November | 6:59 AM | 5:40 PM | 10 hr 41 min | 5:06 PM · 50 min | 249° WSW |
| December | 7:22 AM | 5:38 PM | 10 hr 16 min | 5:02 PM · 52 min | 244° 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 America · Chicago, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 6:23 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:50 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:18 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:28 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:43 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:19 PM |
| Sunset | 6:55 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 6:22 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 7:10 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:47 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:15 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:28 AM – 8:15 AM | 7:43 AM | 6:55 PM | 6:22 PM – 7:10 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:28 AM – 8:16 AM | 7:43 AM | 6:54 PM | 6:21 PM – 7:09 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:29 AM – 8:17 AM | 7:44 AM | 6:53 PM | 6:20 PM – 7:08 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:30 AM – 8:18 AM | 7:45 AM | 6:52 PM | 6:19 PM – 7:07 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:31 AM – 8:18 AM | 7:46 AM | 6:51 PM | 6:18 PM – 7:06 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:31 AM – 8:19 AM | 7:46 AM | 6:50 PM | 6:18 PM – 7:05 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:32 AM – 8:20 AM | 7:47 AM | 6:50 PM | 6:17 PM – 7:05 PM |
The moon over San Antonio 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. 257° 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 San Antonio, the evening golden hour window runs 47 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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