Next usable light
5:40 PM – 6:32 PM
Solar noonDaytime41.0° · 180° S
Virginia Beach, Virginia · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 5:40 PM – 6:32 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 41° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 256° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
December is the generous sample in Virginia Beach — 58 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 50 min. That 60° of seasonal travel — 241° WSW at the December extreme, 301° WNW at the June one — is why a bearing beats a compass direction when you scout. Day length spans 9 hr 39 min in December to 14 hr 40 min in June.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:17 AM | 5:11 PM | 9 hr 55 min | 4:32 PM · 57 min | 244° WSW |
| February | 6:53 AM | 5:45 PM | 10 hr 51 min | 5:09 PM · 52 min | 255° WSW |
| March | 7:16 AM | 7:12 PM | 11 hr 56 min | 6:37 PM · 50 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:31 AM | 7:39 PM | 13 hr 8 min | 7:04 PM · 51 min | 283° WNW |
| May | 5:57 AM | 8:05 PM | 14 hr 8 min | 7:28 PM · 54 min | 295° WNW |
| June | 5:45 AM | 8:25 PM | 14 hr 40 min | 7:47 PM · 57 min | 301° WNW |
| July | 5:57 AM | 8:24 PM | 14 hr 27 min | 7:46 PM · 56 min | 298° WNW |
| August | 6:22 AM | 7:57 PM | 13 hr 35 min | 7:21 PM · 52 min | 288° WNW |
| September | 6:47 AM | 7:13 PM | 12 hr 26 min | 6:39 PM · 50 min | 274° W |
| October | 7:12 AM | 6:29 PM | 11 hr 17 min | 5:54 PM · 51 min | 260° W |
| November | 6:43 AM | 4:56 PM | 10 hr 13 min | 4:18 PM · 55 min | 247° WSW |
| December | 7:10 AM | 4:49 PM | 9 hr 39 min | 4:09 PM · 58 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 America · New York, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:55 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 6:25 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:55 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 7:05 AM |
| Sunrise | 7:21 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:49 PM |
| Sunset | 6:16 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 5:40 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 6:32 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 7:13 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:43 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:05 AM – 7:57 AM | 7:21 AM | 6:16 PM | 5:40 PM – 6:32 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:06 AM – 7:58 AM | 7:22 AM | 6:15 PM | 5:39 PM – 6:31 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:07 AM – 7:59 AM | 7:23 AM | 6:14 PM | 5:38 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:08 AM – 8:00 AM | 7:24 AM | 6:12 PM | 5:36 PM – 6:29 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:09 AM – 8:01 AM | 7:25 AM | 6:11 PM | 5:35 PM – 6:28 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:10 AM – 8:03 AM | 7:26 AM | 6:10 PM | 5:34 PM – 6:27 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:11 AM – 8:04 AM | 7:27 AM | 6:09 PM | 5:33 PM – 6:26 PM |
The moon over Virginia Beach 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 256° 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 Virginia Beach, the evening golden hour window runs 52 min on the selected date and approaches from 256° 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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