Sunset and golden hour planner

How it works

Your browser calculates the sun's position with the NOAA solar algorithm for the coordinates of the destination you pick. It then turns the results into Croatian local time (Europe/Zagreb), so summer time (from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October) is already applied.

• Sunrise and sunset: the top edge of the sun touches a flat horizon (sun centre 0.833° below it, allowing for refraction).
• Civil twilight: the sun is up to 6° below the horizon. There is enough light outdoors without lamps until civil dusk.
• Golden hour: from 6° above to 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: 4° to 6° below. Photographers use several definitions; this is the most common one.
• Ceremony helper: we start from the end of the portraits (at sunset, or at the end of the golden hour), subtract the portrait time, congratulations and ceremony, and round the start down to five minutes.

Times are for the centre of the town or island, at sea level, with a clear view west. A hill, a city wall or a tall building to the west can hide the sun several minutes earlier on site, so walk the venue at the same time of day if the light matters. Check our results against an official almanac before you print invitations; they normally agree within a minute or two.