Next usable light
5:19 PM – 6:25 PM
Solar noonDaytime28.6° · 180° S
Vancouver, British Columbia · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:19 PM – 6:25 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 29° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 252° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
Plan around the season: Vancouver's sampled golden window stretches to 1 hr 19 min in December and compresses to 1 hr 2 min by March. Sunset moves 75° along the horizon between December (234° SW) and June (309° NW), so a spot framed for one season can face away from the light in another. Between December and June the day itself stretches from 8 hr 13 min to 16 hr 13 min, dragging every window with it.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:03 AM | 4:42 PM | 8 hr 39 min | 3:49 PM · 1 hr 15 min | 238° WSW |
| February | 7:22 AM | 5:33 PM | 10 hr 10 min | 4:47 PM · 1 hr 6 min | 252° WSW |
| March | 7:27 AM | 7:18 PM | 11 hr 51 min | 6:36 PM · 1 hr 2 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:21 AM | 8:05 PM | 13 hr 44 min | 7:22 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 286° WNW |
| May | 5:30 AM | 8:49 PM | 15 hr 19 min | 8:03 PM · 1 hr 10 min | 301° WNW |
| June | 5:07 AM | 9:21 PM | 16 hr 13 min | 8:30 PM · 1 hr 16 min | 309° NW |
| July | 5:24 AM | 9:14 PM | 15 hr 50 min | 8:25 PM · 1 hr 13 min | 305° NW |
| August | 6:05 AM | 8:31 PM | 14 hr 26 min | 7:46 PM · 1 hr 6 min | 293° WNW |
| September | 6:50 AM | 7:27 PM | 12 hr 38 min | 6:46 PM · 1 hr 2 min | 276° W |
| October | 7:34 AM | 6:24 PM | 10 hr 50 min | 5:40 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 258° WSW |
| November | 8:24 AM | 5:32 PM | 9 hr 8 min | 4:42 PM · 1 hr 12 min | 242° WSW |
| December | 9:02 AM | 5:15 PM | 8 hr 13 min | 4:19 PM · 1 hr 19 min | 234° 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 · Vancouver, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 6:03 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:40 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 7:17 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:30 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:50 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:57 PM |
| Sunset | 6:05 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:19 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:25 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:15 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:51 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:30 AM – 8:35 AM | 7:50 AM | 6:05 PM | 5:19 PM – 6:25 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:31 AM – 8:37 AM | 7:51 AM | 6:03 PM | 5:17 PM – 6:23 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:33 AM – 8:39 AM | 7:53 AM | 6:01 PM | 5:15 PM – 6:21 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:34 AM – 8:41 AM | 7:55 AM | 5:59 PM | 5:13 PM – 6:20 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:36 AM – 8:42 AM | 7:56 AM | 5:58 PM | 5:11 PM – 6:18 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:37 AM – 8:44 AM | 7:58 AM | 5:56 PM | 5:10 PM – 6:16 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:39 AM – 8:46 AM | 8:00 AM | 5:54 PM | 5:08 PM – 6:15 PM |
The moon over Vancouver is a Full Moon, 100% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
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. 252° 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 Vancouver, the evening golden hour window runs 1 hr 5 min on the selected date and approaches from 252° 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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