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Rule Golden Hour

Nusa Dua - Golden Hour - Bali, Indonesia

Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

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Here’s what usually blocks matches

No Golden Hour opportunities in the next 14 days

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Golden Hour · Any Golden Hour Potential · ≥ 80.0% Precipitation Chance · ≤ 5.0% Visibility · ≥ 1000.0m

Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.

Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Golden Hour Potential 100% failing
Precipitation Chance 100% failing
Golden Hour 92% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover31%
Mid Cloud Cover100%
High Cloud Cover100%
Sun Elevation-48.8° (Astronomical night)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Asia/Makassar

No opportunities in the next 10 days

See the blocker timeline below to understand which conditions are preventing matches.

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
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
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, Feb 22
03:006.2%95%6033m
04:006.2%91%7699m
05:007.4%87%14103m
06:0048%90%24135m
07:007.5%93%14617m
08:007.2%97%9633m
09:007.9%96%22868m
10:007.2%98%13384m
11:006.2%99%6807m
12:005.9%99%7610m
13:005.7%99%8055m
14:006.7%100%15229m
15:007%93%24134m
16:007%86%24134m
17:007%79%24135m
18:0041%82%22252m
19:0044%84%15654m
20:007.4%87%19471m
21:007.4%84%12063m
22:007.9%79%24135m
23:007.9%74%24135m
Mon, Feb 23
24:007.9%72%24135m
01:008.4%71%24135m
02:008%69%24135m
03:008%58%24134m
04:007.8%46%24134m
05:007.4%35%24135m
06:0044%39%24135m
07:007.4%43%24135m
08:007.4%47%24135m
09:007.5%63%24135m
10:007.6%78%24135m
11:007.6%94%24135m
12:007.7%96%24134m
13:007.7%98%24135m
14:007%100%16200m
15:006.7%79%24135m
16:006.6%58%24134m
17:006.4%37%24135m
18:0041%42%24134m
19:0041%46%22169m
20:005.2%51%7051m
21:005.2%63%5734m
22:005.8%76%13849m
23:004.8%88%6325m
Tue, Feb 24
24:004.8%90%6381m
01:004.8%92%6228m
02:005.1%94%8930m
03:004.7%91%7195m
04:005.1%87%8412m
05:005.2%83%9293m
06:0031%83%8027m
07:004%83%5468m
08:006.7%83%22650m
09:006.9%87%22517m
10:004.9%92%5879m
11:004.2%96%4473m
12:007%96%10039m
13:008.2%95%20938m
14:007.9%94%12816m
15:007.6%90%11413m
16:006.9%85%8870m
17:005.9%80%8259m
18:0038%81%18031m
19:0042%83%16042m
20:006.6%85%22240m
21:005.1%88%8350m
22:006.7%92%24135m
23:005.1%95%8949m
Wed, Feb 25
24:004.6%96%6292m
01:003.7%97%4836m
02:005.6%98%12343m
03:006%92%11912m
04:007.2%85%20738m
05:007.6%78%20031m
06:0042%83%13936m
07:007.1%88%14832m
08:007.9%92%22635m
09:007.6%93%17182m
10:006.8%93%11730m
11:005.1%94%6277m
12:005.1%96%6664m
13:005.7%97%7050m
14:005.7%99%7437m
15:005.7%97%6182m
16:004.9%95%4927m
17:004.9%94%3672m
18:0029%94%4443m
19:0034%94%5215m
20:005.6%94%5987m
21:005.5%86%5681m
22:005.5%77%5375m
23:005.4%68%5069m
Thu, Feb 26
24:006.6%73%11424m
01:007.1%78%17780m
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, Feb 23 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:42
03:00
- 100% 31% 100% 86% 100% 3.6m/s
04:00
- 97% 8% 100% 84% 100% 5.2m/s
05:00
- 100% 14% 100% 84% 100% 5.7m/s
06:00
- 100% 30% 100% 84% 100% 6.2m/s
07:00
- 100% 22% 75% 83% 100% 6m/s
08:00
- 100% 27% 95% 82% 100% 5.8m/s
09:00
- 100% 20% 86% 81% 100% 5.7m/s
10:00
- 100% 61% 37% 80% 100% 5.8m/s
11:00
- 89% 89% 5% 80% 92% 5.7m/s
12:00
- 100% 92% 6% 79% 100% 6m/s
13:00
- 100% 80% 7% 78% 100% 6.3m/s
14:00
- 100% 77% 7% 78% 100% 7.4m/s
15:00
- 100% 90% 24% 78% 100% 8.5m/s
16:00
- 100% 96% 71% 81% 100% 9.4m/s
17:00
- 99% 100% 99% 83% 100% 8.5m/s
18:00
- 100% 37% 97% 83% 100% 8.2m/s
19:00
- 100% 21% 100% 82% 100% 7.1m/s
20:00
- 100% 6% 99% 83% 100% 7m/s
21:00
- 100% 44% 100% 84% 100% 7.5m/s
22:00
- 100% 69% 97% 83% 100% 8.5m/s
23:00
- 100% 32% 98% 83% 100% 8.7m/s
Tue, Feb 24 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:41
24:00
- 100% 54% 87% 84% 100% 8.6m/s
01:00
- 100% 94% 100% 84% 100% 9.1m/s
02:00
- 100% 100% 100% 85% 100% 9.5m/s
03:00
- 100% 100% 100% 86% 100% 10m/s
04:00
- 100% 100% 100% 84% 100% 10m/s
05:00
- 100% 99% 100% 84% 100% 10m/s
06:00
- 100% 100% 100% 85% 100% 9.3m/s
07:00
- 100% 100% 100% 90% 100% 9m/s
08:00
- 100% 100% 100% 86% 100% 8.2m/s
09:00
- 100% 98% 100% 82% 100% 7.2m/s
10:00
- 100% 97% 100% 88% 100% 7.1m/s
11:00
- 100% 100% 100% 91% 100% 6.1m/s
12:00
- 100% 100% 100% 86% 100% 4.4m/s
13:00
- 100% 43% 100% 76% 100% 4.8m/s
14:00
- 100% 95% 100% 79% 100% 3.8m/s
15:00
- 100% 100% 100% 84% 100% 3.3m/s
16:00
- 100% 92% 99% 86% 100% 3.6m/s
17:00
- 100% 93% 100% 88% 100% 6.5m/s
18:00
- 100% 41% 100% 88% 100% 6.9m/s
19:00
- 100% 82% 64% 86% 100% 6.7m/s
20:00
- 100% 100% 81% 87% 100% 7.7m/s
21:00
- 95% 100% 100% 85% 100% 8.4m/s
22:00
- 98% 100% 100% 85% 100% 7.5m/s
23:00
- 100% 100% 100% 85% 100% 8.3m/s
Wed, Feb 25 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:41
24:00
- 100% 100% 100% 87% 100% 9.5m/s
01:00
- 100% 100% 100% 88% 100% 11m/s
02:00
- 100% 87% 100% 86% 100% 9.4m/s
03:00
- 100% 64% 99% 86% 100% 7.6m/s
04:00
- 100% 100% 98% 87% 100% 6.1m/s
05:00
- 71% 100% 100% 87% 100% 5.2m/s
06:00
- 99% 100% 100% 88% 100% 4.7m/s
07:00
- 99% 98% 100% 86% 100% 4.4m/s
08:00
- 100% 74% 100% 81% 100% 4.5m/s
09:00
- 100% 75% 100% 83% 100% 5.5m/s
10:00
- 100% 75% 100% 84% 100% 6.5m/s
11:00
- 100% 75% 100% 86% 100% 7.6m/s
12:00
- 100% 64% 100% 86% 100% 7.2m/s
13:00
- 100% 54% 100% 86% 100% 6.8m/s
14:00
- 100% 44% 100% 86% 100% 6.4m/s
15:00
- 100% 63% 100% 86% 100% 6.1m/s
16:00
- 100% 81% 100% 85% 100% 5.9m/s
17:00
- 100% 100% 100% 85% 100% 5.7m/s
18:00
- 100% 99% 100% 86% 100% 5.7m/s
19:00
- 100% 98% 100% 86% 100% 5.8m/s
20:00
- 100% 97% 100% 87% 100% 5.8m/s
21:00
- 100% 86% 100% 88% 100% 5.9m/s
22:00
- 100% 74% 100% 89% 100% 6m/s
23:00
- 100% 62% 100% 90% 100% 6.1m/s
Thu, Feb 26 Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 18:40
24:00
- 100% 50% 100% 87% 100% 6.4m/s
01:00
- 100% 38% 100% 85% 100% 6.8m/s
02:00
- 100% 26% 100% 82% 100% 7.1m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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