Golden Hour

for photographers & skywatchers

Catch the soft hours before they pass.

Golden hour, blue hour, sunrise, sunset and moon — with light direction and horizon bearings, for any place you point to.

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Los Angeles, CAWednesday, September 23, 2026
12a6:42 AM ↑12p6:48 PM ↓12a
Morning golden
6:24 AM – 7:15 AM
51 min
Evening golden
6:15 PM – 7:06 PM
51 min
Morning blue
6:17 AM – 6:24 AM
7 min
Evening blue
7:06 PM – 7:13 PM
7 min

Sun, moon & horizon

12h 6m of daylight · computed locally with suncalc

Sun
Sunrise6:42 AM · 90° E
Sunset6:48 PM · 270° W
Solar noon12:45 PM
Day length12h 6m
Moon
Waxing Gibbous
91% lit
Moonrise5:16 PM · 104°
Moonset3:39 AM · 252°
Twilight
Dawn · civil6:17 AM
Dawn · nautical5:48 AM
Dusk · civil7:13 PM
Dusk · nautical7:42 PM
Horizon
NESW
● Sunrise90° E
● Sunset270° W
○ Moon104° / 252°

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Soft, warm, directional — the light photographers wait all day for.

The golden hour is when the sun sits low — about −4° to +6° altitude — and the light turns gentle and directional. The blue hour is the cooler stretch just outside it, prized for even twilight tones. We compute both windows — morning and evening — for your exact coordinates and date, alongside sunrise, sunset, twilight, and the moon.