Golden hour in Aqsu today

Tonight's golden hour runs 5:05 – 6:01 PM, starting in 8 hr 53 min, with sunset at .

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  • Morning gold
    6:44 – 7:39 AM
    from the east
  • Sunrise
    7:01 AM
    105° · east-southeast105° ESE
  • Evening gold · next up
    5:05 – 6:01 PM
    56 minutes of warm light
  • Sunset
    5:43 PM
    254° · west-southwest254° WSW
  • Blue hour
    6:01 – 6:12 PM
    and 6:33 – 6:44 AM

Direction

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Tonight the sun sets at 254°, well south of due west. Right now shadows point west-northwest. Tap the map anywhere to see where the light comes from there; drag the time slider above to watch shadows swing through the day.

Through the year

Aqsu's golden hours, month by month

Gold bands are the morning and evening golden hours; the pale area is daylight. Aqsu doesn't change its clocks, so the curves are smooth.

Golden hour in Aqsu on the 15th of each month, 2026
MonthMorning goldEvening goldSunsetSun sets toward
January7:43 – 8:44 AM4:51 – 5:53 PM5:34 PM242° WSW
February7:16 – 8:12 AM5:34 – 6:30 PM6:12 PM254° WSW
March6:34 – 7:27 AM6:08 – 7:02 PM6:45 PM268° W
April5:42 – 6:37 AM6:41 – 7:36 PM7:18 PM284° WNW
May5:01 – 6:00 AM7:10 – 8:09 PM7:50 PM296° WNW
June4:45 – 5:47 AM7:31 – 8:33 PM8:13 PM303° WNW
July4:59 – 5:59 AM7:29 – 8:30 PM8:10 PM300° WNW
August5:29 – 6:25 AM7:00 – 7:56 PM7:38 PM289° WNW
September6:02 – 6:55 AM6:12 – 7:05 PM6:48 PM275° W
October6:33 – 7:27 AM5:21 – 6:15 PM5:58 PM259° W
November7:08 – 8:07 AM4:39 – 5:38 PM5:20 PM246° WSW
December7:37 – 8:41 AM4:26 – 5:30 PM5:10 PM239° WSW

Times on the 15th of each month, 2026, Aqsu local time.

How long does golden hour last in Aqsu?

Around 53 to 64 minutes each evening. It's shortest in March, September and October, about 53 minutes, and longest in December, about 64 minutes. The farther from the equator, the longer it lasts, because the sun crosses the horizon at a shallower angle.

Which way does the sun set in Aqsu?

Toward the west-southwest in December, around 239°, swinging to the west-northwest in June, around 303°. Today it sets at 254°, well south of due west.

Golden hour near Aqsu today

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