Next usable light
5:40 PM – 6:38 PM
Solar noonDaytime34.2° · 180° S
Toronto, Ontario · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:40 PM – 6:38 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 34° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 254° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
Toronto's sampled golden window runs from about 55 min in March to 1 hr 7 min in December. Check the bearing column before trusting a remembered spot: sunset lands at 238° WSW in December but 304° NW in June, a 66° shift. June days run 15 hr 25 min; by December they shrink to 8 hr 57 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:49 AM | 5:06 PM | 9 hr 18 min | 4:21 PM · 1 hr 5 min | 241° WSW |
| February | 7:17 AM | 5:48 PM | 10 hr 31 min | 5:08 PM · 58 min | 253° WSW |
| March | 7:31 AM | 7:24 PM | 11 hr 53 min | 6:46 PM · 55 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:36 AM | 8:01 PM | 13 hr 25 min | 7:22 PM · 57 min | 285° WNW |
| May | 5:53 AM | 8:36 PM | 14 hr 43 min | 7:55 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 298° WNW |
| June | 5:36 AM | 9:01 PM | 15 hr 25 min | 8:18 PM · 1 hr 5 min | 304° NW |
| July | 5:50 AM | 8:58 PM | 15 hr 7 min | 8:15 PM · 1 hr 4 min | 301° WNW |
| August | 6:23 AM | 8:23 PM | 14 hr | 7:43 PM · 58 min | 291° WNW |
| September | 6:58 AM | 7:30 PM | 12 hr 32 min | 6:52 PM · 55 min | 275° W |
| October | 7:32 AM | 6:36 PM | 11 hr 4 min | 5:57 PM · 57 min | 259° W |
| November | 7:12 AM | 4:54 PM | 9 hr 41 min | 4:11 PM · 1 hr 2 min | 245° WSW |
| December | 7:45 AM | 4:42 PM | 8 hr 57 min | 3:55 PM · 1 hr 7 min | 238° 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 ~3 min per day in the fastest season. Clock times follow America · Toronto, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 6:09 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:42 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:15 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:27 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:45 AM |
| Solar noon | 1:02 PM |
| Sunset | 6:20 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:40 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:38 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:23 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:56 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:27 AM – 8:25 AM | 7:45 AM | 6:20 PM | 5:40 PM – 6:38 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:28 AM – 8:26 AM | 7:46 AM | 6:18 PM | 5:38 PM – 6:36 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:29 AM – 8:28 AM | 7:47 AM | 6:17 PM | 5:36 PM – 6:35 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:30 AM – 8:29 AM | 7:49 AM | 6:15 PM | 5:35 PM – 6:34 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:32 AM – 8:31 AM | 7:50 AM | 6:14 PM | 5:33 PM – 6:32 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:33 AM – 8:32 AM | 7:51 AM | 6:13 PM | 5:32 PM – 6:31 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:34 AM – 8:33 AM | 7:53 AM | 6:11 PM | 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM |
The moon over Toronto is a Full Moon, 99% 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 Toronto, the evening golden hour window runs 58 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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