Golden hour in London
The Thames offers long sightlines, while dense streets and pale stone can hold soft light after direct sun disappears.
Today's light
- Morning golden
- 4:47 AM – 5:40 AM
- Evening golden
- 8:20 PM – 9:13 PM
- Sunrise
- 4:47 AM
- Sunset
- 9:13 PM
How to use these times
Arrive before the listed start. The best frame may happen before direct light reaches your subject, especially around buildings, hills, or haze. Use the live app for the countdown and current cloud-based shoot score.
Read the golden-hour field guideSeasonal note
Golden-hour timing shifts dramatically between short winter days and very late summer sunsets.
How Golden Hour calculates the window