Next usable light
5:21 PM – 6:24 PM
Solar noonDaytime30.2° · 180° S
Seattle, Washington · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:21 PM – 6:24 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 30° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 253° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
December is the generous sample in Seattle — 1 hr 15 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 1 hr. Between December and June the sunset point migrates 72° — from 235° SW to 307° NW — which is enough to put a fixed foreground in or out of the light depending on the season. Between December and June the day itself stretches from 8 hr 27 min to 15 hr 58 min, dragging every window with it.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:53 AM | 4:45 PM | 8 hr 52 min | 3:55 PM · 1 hr 12 min | 239° WSW |
| February | 7:16 AM | 5:33 PM | 10 hr 17 min | 4:49 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 252° WSW |
| March | 7:23 AM | 7:15 PM | 11 hr 52 min | 6:34 PM · 1 hr | 268° W |
| April | 6:21 AM | 7:59 PM | 13 hr 38 min | 7:17 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 286° WNW |
| May | 5:33 AM | 8:40 PM | 15 hr 8 min | 7:55 PM · 1 hr 7 min | 300° WNW |
| June | 5:12 AM | 9:10 PM | 15 hr 58 min | 8:21 PM · 1 hr 13 min | 307° NW |
| July | 5:28 AM | 9:04 PM | 15 hr 36 min | 8:17 PM · 1 hr 10 min | 304° NW |
| August | 6:06 AM | 8:23 PM | 14 hr 17 min | 7:41 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 292° WNW |
| September | 6:48 AM | 7:23 PM | 12 hr 36 min | 6:43 PM · 1 hr | 275° W |
| October | 7:29 AM | 6:23 PM | 10 hr 54 min | 5:41 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 258° WSW |
| November | 7:15 AM | 4:34 PM | 9 hr 19 min | 3:47 PM · 1 hr 8 min | 243° WSW |
| December | 7:52 AM | 4:19 PM | 8 hr 27 min | 3:26 PM · 1 hr 15 min | 235° 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 America · Los Angeles, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 6:00 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:36 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:12 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:24 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:43 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:54 PM |
| Sunset | 6:05 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:21 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:24 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:12 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:48 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:24 AM – 8:27 AM | 7:43 AM | 6:05 PM | 5:21 PM – 6:24 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:25 AM – 8:29 AM | 7:45 AM | 6:03 PM | 5:19 PM – 6:22 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:27 AM – 8:30 AM | 7:46 AM | 6:01 PM | 5:17 PM – 6:21 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:28 AM – 8:32 AM | 7:48 AM | 6:00 PM | 5:16 PM – 6:19 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:30 AM – 8:34 AM | 7:50 AM | 5:58 PM | 5:14 PM – 6:18 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:31 AM – 8:35 AM | 7:51 AM | 5:56 PM | 5:12 PM – 6:16 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:33 AM – 8:37 AM | 7:53 AM | 5:55 PM | 5:10 PM – 6:15 PM |
The moon over Seattle is a Full Moon, 100% 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 253° 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 Seattle, the evening golden hour window runs 1 hr 3 min on the selected date and approaches from 253° 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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