Next usable light
6:44 PM – 7:33 PM
Solar noonDaytime68.4° · 359° N
Sydney, New South Wales · Mon, Oct 26
Evening golden hour · 6:44 PM – 7:33 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 68° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 254° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
June is the generous sample in Sydney — 55 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 48 min. That 57° of seasonal travel — 241° WSW at the December extreme, 298° WNW at the June one — is why a bearing beats a compass direction when you scout. Day length spans 9 hr 55 min in June to 14 hr 23 min in December.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6:00 AM | 8:10 PM | 14 hr 10 min | 7:34 PM · 53 min | 243° WSW |
| February | 6:31 AM | 7:50 PM | 13 hr 19 min | 7:16 PM · 50 min | 254° WSW |
| March | 6:55 AM | 7:16 PM | 12 hr 21 min | 6:43 PM · 48 min | 267° W |
| April | 6:18 AM | 5:34 PM | 11 hr 16 min | 5:00 PM · 49 min | 281° W |
| May | 6:41 AM | 5:04 PM | 10 hr 23 min | 4:28 PM · 53 min | 292° WNW |
| June | 6:59 AM | 4:54 PM | 9 hr 55 min | 4:16 PM · 55 min | 298° WNW |
| July | 6:59 AM | 5:04 PM | 10 hr 6 min | 4:27 PM · 54 min | 296° WNW |
| August | 6:36 AM | 5:26 PM | 10 hr 50 min | 4:51 PM · 51 min | 286° WNW |
| September | 5:56 AM | 5:47 PM | 11 hr 51 min | 5:14 PM · 48 min | 273° W |
| October | 6:15 AM | 7:08 PM | 12 hr 53 min | 6:35 PM · 49 min | 259° W |
| November | 5:45 AM | 7:36 PM | 13 hr 51 min | 7:01 PM · 52 min | 247° WSW |
| December | 5:39 AM | 8:02 PM | 14 hr 23 min | 7:26 PM · 54 min | 241° 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 Australia · Sydney, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 4:33 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 5:05 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 5:36 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 5:46 AM |
| Sunrise | 6:02 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:40 PM |
| Sunset | 7:18 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 6:44 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 7:33 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 8:15 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 8:47 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 26 | 5:46 AM – 6:36 AM | 6:02 AM | 7:18 PM | 6:44 PM – 7:33 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 5:45 AM – 6:35 AM | 6:01 AM | 7:18 PM | 6:45 PM – 7:34 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 5:44 AM – 6:34 AM | 6:00 AM | 7:19 PM | 6:45 PM – 7:35 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 5:43 AM – 6:33 AM | 5:59 AM | 7:20 PM | 6:46 PM – 7:36 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 5:42 AM – 6:32 AM | 5:58 AM | 7:21 PM | 6:47 PM – 7:37 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 5:41 AM – 6:31 AM | 5:57 AM | 7:22 PM | 6:48 PM – 7:38 PM |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 5:40 AM – 6:30 AM | 5:56 AM | 7:23 PM | 6:49 PM – 7:39 PM |
The moon over Sydney 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 254° 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 Sydney, the evening golden hour window runs 50 min on the selected date and approaches from 254° 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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