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On this selected date, the sun reaches 46° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 256° WSW.
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Light through 2026 in Savannah
The sampled golden window in Savannah is not one number — it spans 47 min (March) to 54 min (December) over the year. Between December and June the sunset point migrates 56° — from 243° WSW to 299° WNW — which is enough to put a fixed foreground in or out of the light depending on the season. Day length spans 10 hr 4 min in December to 14 hr 14 min in June.
Monthlocal day · 00–24
Exact monthly readings
Month
Sunrise
Sunset
Day length
Golden window sample
Sunset bearing
January
7:26 AM
5:43 PM
10 hr 17 min
5:06 PM · 53 min
246° WSW
February
7:08 AM
6:11 PM
11 hr 3 min
5:37 PM · 49 min
256° WSW
March
7:36 AM
7:33 PM
11 hr 57 min
7:00 PM · 47 min
268° W
April
6:56 AM
7:54 PM
12 hr 58 min
7:21 PM · 48 min
282° WNW
May
6:28 AM
8:15 PM
13 hr 48 min
7:41 PM · 51 min
293° WNW
June
6:19 AM
8:33 PM
14 hr 14 min
7:57 PM · 53 min
299° WNW
July
6:29 AM
8:33 PM
14 hr 3 min
7:57 PM · 52 min
296° WNW
August
6:50 AM
8:10 PM
13 hr 20 min
7:37 PM · 49 min
287° WNW
September
7:09 AM
7:32 PM
12 hr 23 min
7:00 PM · 47 min
274° W
October
7:28 AM
6:53 PM
11 hr 25 min
6:20 PM · 48 min
260° W
November
6:54 AM
5:26 PM
10 hr 32 min
4:50 PM · 51 min
249° WSW
December
7:18 AM
5:22 PM
10 hr 4 min
4:45 PM · 54 min
243° 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 · New York, including any daylight-saving change.
Full light and twilight schedule
Midnight to midnight
Phase
Time
Astronomical dawn
6:14 AM
Nautical dawn
6:42 AM
Blue hour (morning)
7:11 AM
Golden hour (morning)
7:21 AM
Sunrise
7:36 AM
Solar noon
1:09 PM
Sunset
6:42 PM
Golden hour (evening)
6:09 PM
Blue hour (evening)
6:58 PM
Nautical dusk
7:36 PM
Astronomical dusk
8:04 PM
Seven local days in Savannah
The week ahead
Date
Morning golden
Sunrise
Sunset
Evening golden
Sun, Oct 25
7:21 AM – 8:10 AM
7:36 AM
6:42 PM
6:09 PM – 6:58 PM
Mon, Oct 26
7:21 AM – 8:10 AM
7:37 AM
6:41 PM
6:08 PM – 6:57 PM
Tue, Oct 27
7:22 AM – 8:11 AM
7:38 AM
6:40 PM
6:07 PM – 6:56 PM
Wed, Oct 28
7:23 AM – 8:12 AM
7:38 AM
6:39 PM
6:05 PM – 6:55 PM
Thu, Oct 29
7:24 AM – 8:13 AM
7:39 AM
6:38 PM
6:04 PM – 6:54 PM
Fri, Oct 30
7:25 AM – 8:14 AM
7:40 AM
6:37 PM
6:03 PM – 6:53 PM
Sat, Oct 31
7:25 AM – 8:15 AM
7:41 AM
6:37 PM
6:02 PM – 6:52 PM
Moon and candidate vantage points
Context to verify
Moon on the selected date
The moon over Savannah is a Full Moon, 99% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
Candidate vantage points
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 Savannah, the evening golden hour window runs 49 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.
Common questions
Golden hour FAQ for Savannah
When is golden hour in Savannah?
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 Savannah the representative monthly span is 47 minutes in March and 54 minutes in December. The panel above computes it for the exact date you pick.
Which direction does the sun set in Savannah?
Roughly west, but the useful number changes with the season: 243° WSW in December versus 299° WNW in June in Savannah. That 56° difference decides whether a street or shoreline actually faces the light on your date.
How much does day length change in Savannah?
Savannah's swing is 4 hr 10 min: December bottoms out around 10 hr 4 min of daylight while June peaks near 14 hr 14 min. Each month's numbers are in the table above.
Does Savannah 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 Savannah's horizon; the instant it passes −4°, blue takes over until −6°. Stay in position after a December golden window (54 min at its longest) and the blue phase arrives without you moving a step. Exact times for both are in the panel above.