What conditions does Golden Hour look for?

Golden Hour: Any. Golden Hour Potential: ≥ 80.0%. Precipitation Chance: ≤ 5.0%. Visibility: ≥ 1000.0m

How often do conditions match?

There are 1 upcoming opportunity windows in the next 10 days.

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Rule Golden Hour

Amed - Golden Hour - Bali, Indonesia

Amed, Bali, Indonesia

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Currently

Real-time conditions

Golden Hour Potential

16%

Low Cloud Cover0%

Mid Cloud Cover0%

High Cloud Cover6%

Sun Elevation44.3° (Daylight)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Asia/Makassar

Next opportunity

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset

Amed

Wed, Jun 10 · 17:36–18:20 · 1h window

Medium confidence

52%

🌇Golden Hour Potential95.5-98.5%

Low Cloud Cover: 0%

Mid Cloud Cover: 0%

High Cloud Cover: 5%

Sun Elevation: 14.1° (Daylight)

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

Bali's equatorial latitude creates consistent, year-round golden hour opportunities, but timing is everything. The island's volcanic topography and temple architecture demand precise light planning for maximum impact.

Tegallalang rice terraces transform into cascading pools of warm light during the golden hour, with palm trees casting dramatic shadows across the emerald-green paddies. The steep contour lines create natural leading lines that become even more pronounced in low-angle sunlight.

What makes Bali's golden hour special:

Temple silhouettes - Tanah Lot and Uluwatu become iconic backlit forms against the Indian Ocean
Mount Agung sunrise - The sacred volcano catches first light, often rising above a sea of clouds
Rice terrace geometry - Morning light reveals the intricate engineering of centuries-old irrigation systems
Cultural integration - Balinese ceremonies and offerings add human elements to landscape shots

Best times are typically 5:30-6:30 AM for sunrise (Mount Batur, Sanur beach) and 5:30-6:30 PM for sunset (Uluwatu, Canggu). The dry season (April-September) offers clearer skies, while wet season provides more dramatic cloud formations.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour

3matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match

AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Asia/Makassar	Golden Hour Any	Golden Hour Potential ≥ 80.0%	Precipitation Chance ≤ 5.0%	Visibility ≥ 1000.0m
Sun, Jun 7
10:00	✕	39%	0%	24135m
11:00	✕	41%	0%	24135m
12:00	✕	39%	0%	24134m
13:00	✕	39%	0%	24135m
14:00	✕	44%	0%	24134m
15:00	✕	43%	0%	24135m
16:00	✕	41%	0%	24134m
17:00	✓	98%	0%	24134m
18:00	✓	98%	27%	24135m
19:00	✕	39%	55%	24134m
20:00	✕	37%	82%	24135m
21:00	✕	33%	26%	24135m
22:00	✕	33%	13%	24134m
23:00	✕	34%	0%	24134m
Mon, Jun 8
24:00	✕	34%	0%	24135m
01:00	✕	36%	0%	24135m
02:00	✕	30%	0%	24135m
03:00	✕	39%	26%	24134m
04:00	✕	38%	13%	24135m
05:00	✕	40%	0%	24135m
06:00	✓	71%	0%	24134m
07:00	✕	51%	0%	24134m
08:00	✕	39%	0%	24135m
09:00	✕	40%	0%	24134m
10:00	✕	41%	0%	24135m
11:00	✕	42%	0%	24134m
12:00	✕	38%	19%	24134m
13:00	✕	38%	37%	24135m
14:00	✕	37%	56%	24134m
15:00	✕	42%	50%	24134m
16:00	✕	43%	45%	24135m
17:00	✓	98%	39%	24134m
18:00	✓	92%	53%	24134m
19:00	✕	35%	67%	24135m
20:00	✕	31%	82%	24134m
21:00	✕	33%	82%	24135m
22:00	✕	31%	82%	24135m
23:00	✕	33%	82%	24135m
Tue, Jun 9
24:00	✕	33%	88%	24134m
01:00	✕	27%	93%	24135m
02:00	✕	24%	99%	24134m
03:00	✕	22%	85%	24135m
04:00	✕	21%	70%	24134m
05:00	✕	21%	56%	24134m
06:00	✓	50%	56%	24134m
07:00	✕	35%	56%	24135m
08:00	✕	24%	56%	24134m
09:00	✕	38%	50%	24135m
10:00	✕	39%	45%	24135m
11:00	✕	39%	39%	24135m
12:00	✕	39%	47%	24135m
13:00	✕	42%	56%	24135m
14:00	✕	41%	64%	24134m
15:00	✕	37%	50%	24134m
16:00	✕	40%	36%	24134m
17:00	✓	91%	22%	24134m
18:00	✓	93%	28%	24135m
19:00	✕	35%	33%	24134m
20:00	✕	35%	39%	24135m
21:00	✕	33%	26%	24135m
22:00	✕	33%	13%	24134m
23:00	✕	33%	0%	24135m
Wed, Jun 10
24:00	✕	36%	0%	24135m
01:00	✕	34%	0%	24135m
02:00	✕	30%	0%	24134m
03:00	✕	26%	0%	24134m
04:00	✕	25%	0%	24134m
05:00	✕	26%	0%	24134m
06:00	✓	56%	0%	24134m
07:00	✕	40%	0%	24134m
08:00	✕	33%	0%	24134m
09:00	✕	36%	0%	24135m
10:00	✕	38%	0%	24134m
11:00	✕	33%	0%	24135m
12:00	✕	36%	0%	24134m
13:00	✕	35%	0%	24135m
14:00	✕	40%	0%	24135m
15:00	✕	40%	0%	24134m
16:00	✕	41%	0%	24135m
17:00	✓	99%	0%	24134m
18:00	✓	96%	0%	24134m
19:00	✕	39%	0%	24134m
20:00	✕	38%	0%	24135m
21:00	✕	16%	0%	24135m
22:00	✕	12%	0%	24135m
23:00	✕	9.8%	0%	24135m
Thu, Jun 11
24:00	✕	9.9%	0%	22283m
01:00	✕	13%	0%	20432m
02:00	✕	14%	0%	18580m
03:00	✕	14%	0%	20432m
04:00	✕	15%	0%	22283m
05:00	✕	15%	0%	24135m
06:00	✓	100%	33%	24135m
07:00	✕	58%	67%	24135m
08:00	✕	18%	100%	24135m

How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Golden Hour Potential mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.

Time Asia/Makassar	Golden Hour	High Clouds %	Low Clouds %	Mid-Level Clouds %	Relative Humidity %	Total Cloud Coverage %	Wind Speed m/s
Mon, Jun 8 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 18:05
10:00	-	6%	0%	0%	72%	6%	6.1m/s
11:00	-	7%	0%	0%	72%	7%	5.6m/s
12:00	-	3%	0%	0%	69%	3%	4.1m/s
13:00	-	5%	0%	0%	67%	5%	3.3m/s
14:00	-	4%	0%	0%	65%	4%	3.1m/s
15:00	-	6%	0%	0%	64%	6%	2.2m/s
16:00	-	14%	0%	0%	63%	14%	2m/s
17:00	-	5%	0%	0%	63%	5%	2.8m/s
18:00	-	5%	0%	0%	69%	5%	5.9m/s
19:00 ☾	-	28%	1%	0%	72%	28%	8m/s
20:00 ☾	-	6%	11%	0%	74%	14%	7.6m/s
21:00 ☾	-	10%	8%	0%	73%	14%	7.2m/s
22:00 ☾	-	94%	0%	0%	72%	94%	6.4m/s
23:00 ☾	-	100%	0%	0%	72%	100%	6.4m/s
Tue, Jun 9 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 18:05
24:00 ☾	-	100%	0%	0%	73%	100%	6.1m/s
01:00 ☾	-	100%	32%	0%	74%	100%	5.8m/s
02:00 ☾	-	78%	85%	0%	76%	95%	5.6m/s
03:00 ☾	-	96%	86%	0%	76%	96%	5.5m/s
04:00 ☾	-	100%	86%	0%	76%	100%	5.4m/s
05:00 ☾	-	100%	86%	0%	75%	100%	5.4m/s
06:00 ☾	-	100%	83%	0%	73%	100%	5.7m/s
07:00 ☾	-	100%	86%	0%	68%	100%	6.6m/s
08:00	-	93%	85%	0%	67%	94%	7.3m/s
09:00	-	28%	0%	0%	69%	28%	7.3m/s
10:00	-	11%	0%	0%	68%	11%	6.7m/s
11:00	-	5%	0%	0%	68%	5%	6.2m/s
12:00	-	5%	0%	0%	67%	5%	5.5m/s
13:00	-	23%	0%	0%	66%	23%	5.5m/s
14:00	-	30%	0%	0%	63%	30%	5.9m/s
15:00	-	59%	0%	0%	62%	59%	6.3m/s
16:00	-	38%	0%	0%	64%	38%	7.3m/s
17:00	-	49%	0%	0%	68%	49%	8.5m/s
18:00	-	10%	13%	0%	70%	19%	9.6m/s
19:00 ☾	-	27%	1%	0%	70%	27%	8.7m/s
20:00 ☾	-	19%	0%	0%	70%	19%	7.7m/s
21:00 ☾	-	5%	1%	0%	70%	5%	7.4m/s
22:00 ☾	-	5%	3%	0%	70%	5%	6.9m/s
23:00 ☾	-	21%	4%	0%	72%	21%	6.9m/s
Wed, Jun 10 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 18:05
24:00 ☾	-	93%	2%	0%	72%	93%	6.5m/s
01:00 ☾	-	96%	3%	0%	72%	96%	6.1m/s
02:00 ☾	-	95%	26%	0%	71%	95%	5.8m/s
03:00 ☾	-	67%	41%	0%	71%	68%	5.7m/s
04:00 ☾	-	79%	43%	0%	72%	79%	5.6m/s
05:00 ☾	-	45%	69%	0%	72%	72%	5.5m/s
06:00 ☾	-	96%	73%	0%	72%	97%	5.2m/s
07:00 ☾	-	100%	49%	0%	72%	100%	4.7m/s
08:00	-	64%	2%	0%	71%	64%	4.3m/s
09:00	-	76%	0%	0%	71%	76%	4.1m/s
10:00	-	7%	0%	0%	72%	7%	4m/s
11:00	-	100%	0%	0%	72%	100%	3.9m/s
12:00	-	100%	0%	0%	70%	100%	3.7m/s
13:00	-	100%	0%	0%	66%	100%	2.8m/s
14:00	-	6%	0%	0%	63%	6%	1.8m/s
15:00	-	5%	0%	0%	61%	5%	1.5m/s
16:00	-	5%	0%	0%	60%	5%	1.7m/s
17:00	-	5%	0%	0%	60%	5%	1.7m/s
18:00	-	5%	0%	0%	60%	5%	1.9m/s
19:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	0%	62%	5%	2.5m/s
20:00 ☾	-	5%	0%	0%	66%	5%	4.2m/s
21:00 ☾	-	32%	31%	0%	73%	35%	2.8m/s
22:00 ☾	-	59%	62%	0%	80%	65%	1.5m/s
23:00 ☾	-	86%	93%	0%	87%	95%	0.1m/s
Thu, Jun 11 Sunrise 06:27 Sunset 18:06
24:00 ☾	-	59%	82%	0%	85%	83%	0.48m/s
01:00 ☾	-	32%	70%	0%	83%	71%	0.86m/s
02:00 ☾	-	5%	59%	0%	81%	59%	1.2m/s
03:00 ☾	-	16%	57%	0%	77%	57%	1.6m/s
04:00 ☾	-	26%	54%	0%	73%	55%	2m/s
05:00 ☾	-	36%	52%	0%	69%	54%	2.4m/s
06:00 ☾	-	28%	44%	0%	69%	44%	2.5m/s
07:00 ☾	-	20%	35%	0%	69%	35%	2.6m/s
08:00	-	11%	26%	0%	70%	26%	2.7m/s
09:00	-	9%	24%	0%	72%	24%	2.4m/s

How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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