Free tool
Plan outdoor shoots around sunrise, sunset, blue hour, twilight, and the sun's path. Pick a city or enter exact coordinates for the location you will shoot from.
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Elevation for London
Golden hour is the low-angle light around sunrise and sunset, here calculated from the sun at -4 degrees to +6 degrees elevation. Blue hour sits just below it, from -6 degrees to -4 degrees, when the sky still carries color but direct sunlight is gone.
Low sun angle stretches shadows, reveals texture, and gives foreground shapes more depth. The exact clock time moves with latitude, season, elevation, and terrain, so a personal location beats a generic sunrise table.
Civil twilight ends at -6 degrees, nautical at -12 degrees, and astronomical at -18 degrees. For planning, civil twilight is often enough for scouting and setup, while nautical and astronomical twilight matter more for cityscapes, seascapes, and night sky work.
Pair this with the time zone converter when planning a remote shoot brief across teams or clients.