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On this selected date, the sun reaches 77° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 258° WSW.
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Light through 2026 in Singapore
June is the generous sample in Singapore — 44 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 40 min. Between December and June the sunset point migrates 46° — from 247° WSW to 293° WNW — which is enough to put a fixed foreground in or out of the light depending on the season. Day length barely changes, holding between 12 hr 3 min and 12 hr 12 min all year.
Monthlocal day · 00–24
Exact monthly readings
Month
Sunrise
Sunset
Day length
Golden window sample
Sunset bearing
January
7:13 AM
7:16 PM
12 hr 3 min
6:47 PM · 43 min
249° WSW
February
7:18 AM
7:22 PM
12 hr 4 min
6:54 PM · 41 min
257° WSW
March
7:12 AM
7:18 PM
12 hr 6 min
6:50 PM · 40 min
268° W
April
7:01 AM
7:10 PM
12 hr 9 min
6:42 PM · 41 min
280° W
May
6:57 AM
7:07 PM
12 hr 11 min
6:38 PM · 42 min
289° WNW
June
7:00 AM
7:12 PM
12 hr 12 min
6:42 PM · 44 min
293° WNW
July
7:05 AM
7:17 PM
12 hr 11 min
6:48 PM · 43 min
292° WNW
August
7:05 AM
7:15 PM
12 hr 10 min
6:47 PM · 41 min
284° WNW
September
6:57 AM
7:05 PM
12 hr 7 min
6:37 PM · 40 min
273° W
October
6:49 AM
6:54 PM
12 hr 5 min
6:26 PM · 40 min
262° W
November
6:48 AM
6:52 PM
12 hr 3 min
6:23 PM · 42 min
252° WSW
December
6:59 AM
7:02 PM
12 hr 3 min
6:32 PM · 44 min
247° 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 ~1 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow Asia · Singapore, including any daylight-saving change.
Full light and twilight schedule
Midnight to midnight
Phase
Time
Astronomical dawn
5:37 AM
Nautical dawn
6:02 AM
Blue hour (morning)
6:26 AM
Golden hour (morning)
6:34 AM
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Solar noon
12:50 PM
Sunset
6:52 PM
Golden hour (evening)
6:24 PM
Blue hour (evening)
7:05 PM
Nautical dusk
7:37 PM
Astronomical dusk
8:02 PM
Seven local days in Singapore
The week ahead
Date
Morning golden
Sunrise
Sunset
Evening golden
Sun, Oct 25
6:34 AM – 7:15 AM
6:47 AM
6:52 PM
6:24 PM – 7:05 PM
Mon, Oct 26
6:34 AM – 7:15 AM
6:47 AM
6:52 PM
6:24 PM – 7:05 PM
Tue, Oct 27
6:34 AM – 7:15 AM
6:47 AM
6:52 PM
6:24 PM – 7:05 PM
Wed, Oct 28
6:34 AM – 7:15 AM
6:47 AM
6:51 PM
6:23 PM – 7:04 PM
Thu, Oct 29
6:34 AM – 7:15 AM
6:47 AM
6:51 PM
6:23 PM – 7:04 PM
Fri, Oct 30
6:34 AM – 7:15 AM
6:47 AM
6:51 PM
6:23 PM – 7:04 PM
Sat, Oct 31
6:34 AM – 7:15 AM
6:47 AM
6:51 PM
6:23 PM – 7:04 PM
Moon and candidate vantage points
Context to verify
Moon on the selected date
The moon over Singapore is a Full Moon, 98% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
Candidate vantage points
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 258° 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 Singapore, the evening golden hour window runs 41 min on the selected date and approaches from 258° 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 Singapore
When is golden hour in Singapore?
Start with the sun angle in Singapore: +6° to −4°. The morning crossing carries sunrise and the later crossing carries sunset, while the representative monthly span is 40 minutes in March and 44 minutes in June. The selected-date light panel translates that geometry into local clock times.
Which direction does the sun set in Singapore?
Roughly west, but the useful number changes with the season: 247° WSW in December versus 293° WNW in June in Singapore. That 46° difference decides whether a street or shoreline actually faces the light on your date.
How much does day length change in Singapore?
Singapore's swing is 9 min: January bottoms out around 12 hr 3 min of daylight while June peaks near 12 hr 12 min. Each month's numbers are in the table above.
Does Singapore get blue hour right after golden hour?
Yes — they are adjacent bands of the same descent: golden hour spans +6° to −4° of solar altitude and blue hour continues from −4° to −6°. In Singapore, the representative June golden window lasts 44 min; on ordinary dates evening blue begins when its evening side ends, while polar dates can merge or wrap overnight. The light-windows panel above computes both for any date.