Next usable light
4:39 PM – 5:42 PM
Solar noonDaytime30.6° · 180° S
Zurich, Canton of Zurich · Sun, Oct 25
Evening golden hour · 4:39 PM – 5:42 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 31° at its highest point and the evening light approaches from 253° WSW.
Pick the month before the day
December is the generous sample in Zurich — 1 hr 15 min of golden light — while March tightens the window to about 59 min. That 71° of seasonal travel — 236° SW at the December extreme, 307° NW at the June one — is why a bearing beats a compass direction when you scout. June days run 15 hr 55 min; by December they shrink to 8 hr 29 min.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Golden window sample | Sunset bearing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:09 AM | 5:02 PM | 8 hr 53 min | 4:12 PM · 1 hr 11 min | 239° WSW |
| February | 7:33 AM | 5:49 PM | 10 hr 17 min | 5:06 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 252° WSW |
| March | 6:40 AM | 6:31 PM | 11 hr 51 min | 5:50 PM · 59 min | 268° W |
| April | 6:39 AM | 8:14 PM | 13 hr 36 min | 7:33 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 286° WNW |
| May | 5:50 AM | 8:56 PM | 15 hr 5 min | 8:11 PM · 1 hr 7 min | 300° WNW |
| June | 5:29 AM | 9:25 PM | 15 hr 55 min | 8:37 PM · 1 hr 12 min | 307° NW |
| July | 5:45 AM | 9:20 PM | 15 hr 35 min | 8:33 PM · 1 hr 10 min | 304° NW |
| August | 6:23 AM | 8:40 PM | 14 hr 17 min | 7:57 PM · 1 hr 3 min | 292° WNW |
| September | 7:04 AM | 7:41 PM | 12 hr 37 min | 7:00 PM · 59 min | 276° W |
| October | 7:44 AM | 6:40 PM | 10 hr 56 min | 5:58 PM · 1 hr 1 min | 258° WSW |
| November | 7:31 AM | 4:52 PM | 9 hr 21 min | 4:05 PM · 1 hr 8 min | 243° WSW |
| December | 8:07 AM | 4:36 PM | 8 hr 29 min | 3:44 PM · 1 hr 15 min | 236° 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 Europe · Zurich, including any daylight-saving change.
| Phase | Time |
|---|---|
| Astronomical dawn | 5:16 AM |
| Nautical dawn | 5:52 AM |
| Blue hour (morning) | 6:28 AM |
| Golden hour (morning) | 6:40 AM |
| Sunrise | 6:59 AM |
| Solar noon | 12:11 PM |
| Sunset | 5:22 PM |
| Golden hour (evening) | 4:39 PM |
| Blue hour (evening) | 5:42 PM |
| Nautical dusk | 6:29 PM |
| Astronomical dusk | 7:05 PM |
| Date | Morning golden | Sunrise | Sunset | Evening golden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 | 6:40 AM – 7:42 AM | 6:59 AM | 5:22 PM | 4:39 PM – 5:42 PM |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 6:41 AM – 7:44 AM | 7:01 AM | 5:21 PM | 4:37 PM – 5:40 PM |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 6:43 AM – 7:46 AM | 7:02 AM | 5:19 PM | 4:35 PM – 5:38 PM |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 6:44 AM – 7:47 AM | 7:04 AM | 5:17 PM | 4:33 PM – 5:37 PM |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:45 AM – 7:49 AM | 7:05 AM | 5:16 PM | 4:32 PM – 5:35 PM |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 6:47 AM – 7:51 AM | 7:07 AM | 5:14 PM | 4:30 PM – 5:34 PM |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 6:48 AM – 7:52 AM | 7:08 AM | 5:12 PM | 4:28 PM – 5:32 PM |
The moon over Zurich is a Full Moon, 99% lit. Treat this as lighting context, not a visibility forecast.
They are map-search starting points, not ranked recommendations; current access, closures, permits, safety, and unobstructed views have not been verified. The selected-date sunset bearing is 253° WSW; if a composition faces elsewhere, use the bearing planner in the month table above to find sampled months that align. This mathematical bearing is a planning aid and does not prove visibility.
In Zurich, the evening golden hour window runs 1 hr 3 min on the selected date and approaches from 253° 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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