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Rule Golden Hour

Lovina - Golden Hour - Bali, Indonesia

Lovina, Bali, Indonesia

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover13%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover5%
Sun Elevation-40.9° (Astronomical night)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Asia/Makassar
golden-hour weather icon
Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Lovina
Thu, May 28 · 06:12–06:55 · 1h window
Medium confidence
65%
🌇Golden Hour Potential99%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 1%
Sun Elevation: -6.9° (Nautical twilight)
golden-hour weather icon
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Lovina
Fri, May 29 · 06:12–06:55
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
Medium

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
2matching 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
Sat, May 23
21:0026%48%24134m
22:0037%54%23886m
23:0035%39%24134m
Sun, May 24
24:0038%39%24135m
01:0037%39%24135m
02:0037%39%24134m
03:0034%27%24134m
04:0034%7.4%24134m
05:0034%0%24135m
06:0090%33%24135m
07:0058%67%24135m
08:0032%100%24135m
09:0038%100%24134m
10:0041%100%24135m
11:0043%100%24135m
12:0037%99%24134m
13:0033%99%11749m
14:0034%99%22926m
15:0035%66%24134m
16:0032%33%24134m
17:0093%0%24134m
18:0097%0%24135m
19:0032%0%24134m
20:0034%0%24135m
21:0031%0%24135m
22:0033%0%24135m
23:0032%0%24134m
Mon, May 25
24:0037%0%24134m
01:0035%0%24134m
02:0032%0%24134m
03:0035%6.7%24135m
04:0029%13%24134m
05:0033%20%18695m
06:0088%46%16940m
07:0058%71%24135m
08:0033%97%24135m
09:0039%96%24135m
10:0036%95%24135m
11:0037%94%24135m
12:0038%94%18294m
13:0038%95%18517m
14:0033%95%23641m
15:0033%81%12898m
16:0032%67%23596m
17:0093%52%18405m
18:0089%50%24135m
19:0034%48%24134m
20:0033%46%24135m
21:0032%43%24134m
22:0031%40%18835m
23:0034%37%18335m
Tue, May 26
24:0038%39%24134m
01:0036%41%21792m
02:0031%43%24134m
03:0031%40%24135m
04:0034%37%24134m
05:0032%35%24135m
06:0087%52%24134m
07:0057%69%23765m
08:0031%86%24135m
09:0035%90%24134m
10:0035%94%24135m
11:0029%98%7583m
12:0039%98%7583m
13:0037%98%7358m
14:0029%98%13164m
15:0030%82%8171m
16:0028%66%23880m
17:0059%49%16988m
18:0055%53%16969m
19:0030%57%16845m
20:0028%62%16862m
21:0029%58%17909m
22:0032%54%24135m
23:0036%50%24135m
Wed, May 27
24:0036%50%24134m
01:0035%50%19975m
02:0034%50%18486m
03:0018%33%20369m
04:0018%17%22252m
05:0018%0%24135m
06:00100%8.7%24135m
07:0043%17%24135m
08:0011%26%24135m
09:0012%29%24135m
10:0012%31%24135m
11:0012%33%24135m
12:0012%32%24135m
13:0011%31%24135m
14:0011%30%24135m
15:0011%25%24135m
16:0011%19%24135m
17:0067%14%24135m
18:0067%18%24135m
19:0012%22%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
Sun, May 24 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 18:07
21:00
- 5% 13% 0% 96% 13% 2.3m/s
22:00
- 5% 17% 0% 96% 17% 2.3m/s
23:00
- 5% 14% 0% 95% 14% 2.3m/s
Mon, May 25 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 18:07
24:00
- 5% 10% 0% 95% 11% 2.2m/s
01:00
- 4% 3% 0% 95% 5% 2.2m/s
02:00
- 5% 3% 0% 94% 6% 2.2m/s
03:00
- 48% 3% 0% 93% 48% 2.3m/s
04:00
- 100% 3% 0% 93% 100% 2.3m/s
05:00
- 41% 6% 0% 93% 41% 2.4m/s
06:00
- 5% 13% 0% 94% 14% 2.4m/s
07:00
- 5% 12% 0% 93% 13% 2.4m/s
08:00
- 4% 0% 0% 82% 4% 2m/s
09:00
- 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% 1.5m/s
10:00
- 5% 2% 0% 60% 5% 0.67m/s
11:00
- 5% 24% 0% 59% 24% 0.42m/s
12:00
- 5% 67% 0% 62% 67% 0.92m/s
13:00
- 5% 64% 0% 76% 64% 0.95m/s
14:00
- 5% 54% 0% 83% 54% 0.56m/s
15:00
- 4% 54% 0% 82% 54% 0.15m/s
16:00
- 0% 17% 0% 84% 17% 0.82m/s
17:00
- 2% 15% 0% 88% 15% 0.7m/s
18:00
- 4% 12% 0% 93% 12% 0.97m/s
19:00
- 5% 7% 0% 96% 8% 1.6m/s
20:00
- 5% 13% 0% 96% 14% 1.8m/s
21:00
- 62% 7% 0% 96% 62% 2m/s
22:00
- 99% 11% 0% 96% 99% 2.1m/s
23:00
- 38% 12% 0% 96% 38% 2.1m/s
Tue, May 26 Sunrise 06:25 Sunset 18:07
24:00
- 13% 14% 0% 96% 16% 2.1m/s
01:00
- 21% 14% 0% 96% 21% 2m/s
02:00
- 15% 13% 0% 96% 19% 2m/s
03:00
- 11% 8% 0% 96% 12% 2m/s
04:00
- 15% 3% 0% 96% 15% 2m/s
05:00
- 5% 3% 0% 96% 6% 2m/s
06:00
- 5% 4% 0% 95% 7% 2m/s
07:00
- 5% 4% 0% 95% 7% 1.9m/s
08:00
- 5% 4% 0% 88% 7% 1.5m/s
09:00
- 5% 7% 0% 77% 8% 1m/s
10:00
- 1% 36% 0% 67% 36% 0.4m/s
11:00
- 5% 53% 0% 71% 53% 0.8m/s
12:00
- 5% 43% 2% 82% 43% 0.32m/s
13:00
- 12% 50% 1% 82% 50% 0.22m/s
14:00
- 83% 48% 0% 84% 83% 0.58m/s
15:00
- 100% 46% 0% 85% 100% 0.87m/s
16:00
- 100% 53% 0% 87% 100% 1.3m/s
17:00
- 100% 42% 0% 92% 100% 1.5m/s
18:00
- 84% 48% 0% 95% 96% 1.8m/s
19:00
- 5% 80% 0% 96% 80% 2.1m/s
20:00
- 5% 90% 0% 96% 90% 2.3m/s
21:00
- 0% 45% 0% 96% 45% 2.2m/s
22:00
- 0% 16% 0% 96% 16% 2.1m/s
23:00
- 5% 20% 0% 95% 20% 2.2m/s
Wed, May 27 Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 18:07
24:00
- 5% 31% 0% 95% 31% 2.2m/s
01:00
- 5% 32% 0% 95% 32% 2.2m/s
02:00
- 5% 30% 0% 95% 30% 2.2m/s
03:00
- 8% 20% 0% 86% 25% 2m/s
04:00
- 12% 10% 0% 76% 20% 1.8m/s
05:00
- 15% 0% 0% 66% 15% 1.6m/s
06:00
- 39% 10% 0% 67% 39% 2.2m/s
07:00
- 63% 21% 0% 68% 63% 2.9m/s
08:00
- 87% 31% 0% 69% 87% 3.5m/s
09:00
- 91% 21% 0% 68% 91% 2.7m/s
10:00
- 95% 10% 0% 67% 95% 2m/s
11:00
- 98% 0% 0% 66% 98% 1.2m/s
12:00
- 99% 0% 0% 68% 99% 2m/s
13:00
- 99% 0% 0% 69% 99% 2.8m/s
14:00
- 100% 0% 0% 70% 100% 3.7m/s
15:00
- 100% 0% 0% 68% 100% 3.6m/s
16:00
- 100% 0% 0% 67% 100% 3.6m/s
17:00
- 100% 0% 0% 65% 100% 3.6m/s
18:00
- 100% 0% 0% 65% 100% 3.1m/s
19:00
- 100% 0% 0% 65% 100% 2.7m/s
20:00
- 100% 0% 0% 66% 100% 2.3m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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