Next usable light
5:42 PM – 6:33 PM
Solar noonDaytime42.2° · 180° S
Santa Fe, New Mexico · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:42 PM – 6:33 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 42° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 256° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
December is the generous sample in Santa Fe — 57 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 49 min. Between December and June the sunset point migrates 58° — from 242° WSW to 300° WNW — which is enough to put a fixed foreground in or out of the light depending on the season. June days run 14 hr 34 min; by December they shrink to 9 hr 45 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:14 AM | 5:14 PM | 10 hr | 4:36 PM · 55 min | 244° WSW |
| February | 6:52 AM | 5:46 PM | 10 hr 54 min | 5:11 PM · 51 min | 255° WSW |
| March | 7:15 AM | 7:12 PM | 11 hr 56 min | 6:38 PM · 49 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:32 AM | 7:37 PM | 13 hr 6 min | 7:03 PM · 50 min | 283° WNW |
| May | 6:00 AM | 8:02 PM | 14 hr 3 min | 7:26 PM · 53 min | 294° WNW |
| June | 5:48 AM | 8:22 PM | 14 hr 34 min | 7:44 PM · 56 min | 300° WNW |
| July | 6:00 AM | 8:21 PM | 14 hr 21 min | 7:44 PM · 55 min | 298° WNW |
| August | 6:24 AM | 7:55 PM | 13 hr 31 min | 7:20 PM · 51 min | 288° WNW |
| September | 6:47 AM | 7:13 PM | 12 hr 25 min | 6:39 PM · 49 min | 274° W |
| October | 7:11 AM | 6:29 PM | 11 hr 19 min | 5:55 PM · 50 min | 260° W |
| November | 6:41 AM | 4:58 PM | 10 hr 18 min | 4:21 PM · 54 min | 248° WSW |
| December | 7:07 AM | 4:52 PM | 9 hr 45 min | 4:13 PM · 57 min | 242° 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 · Denver, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:54 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:24 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:54 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:04 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:20 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:48 PM |
| Sunset | 6:17 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:42 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:33 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:13 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:43 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:04 AM – 7:55 AM | 7:20 AM | 6:17 PM | 5:42 PM – 6:33 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:05 AM – 7:56 AM | 7:21 AM | 6:16 PM | 5:41 PM – 6:32 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:06 AM – 7:57 AM | 7:22 AM | 6:15 PM | 5:40 PM – 6:31 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:07 AM – 7:58 AM | 7:23 AM | 6:14 PM | 5:38 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:07 AM – 7:59 AM | 7:24 AM | 6:13 PM | 5:37 PM – 6:29 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:08 AM – 8:00 AM | 7:25 AM | 6:12 PM | 5:36 PM – 6:28 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:09 AM – 8:01 AM | 7:26 AM | 6:11 PM | 5:35 PM – 6:27 PM |
The moon over Santa Fe is a Full Moon, 100% 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. 256° 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 Santa Fe, the evening golden hour window runs 51 min on the selected date and approaches from 256° 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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