Rule
Golden Hour
Sidemen - Golden Hour - Bali, Indonesia
Sidemen, Bali, Indonesia
That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset
Currently
Real-time conditionsLow Cloud Cover93%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-39.3° (Astronomical night)
Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
Times shown in Asia/Makassar
Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Sidemen
Sun, Jul 12 · 17:44–18:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
62%
🌇Golden Hour Potential95.5%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 5%
Sun Elevation: 15.9° (Daylight)
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Sidemen
Mon, Jul 13 · 06:19–07:03
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
Medium
What this forecast looks for
Plain-language explanation from the ruleBali'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 hour0matching hours in the next 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jul 8 | ||||
| 12:00 | ✕ | 23% | 73% | 18278m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 17% | 81% | 17847m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 17% | 90% | 16731m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 15% | 88% | 13218m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 21% | 94% | 12921m |
| 17:00 | ✓ | 62% | 100% | 19575m |
| 18:00 | ✓ | 58% | 100% | 17778m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 15% | 100% | 19493m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 15% | 100% | 24134m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 15% | 100% | 20114m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 12% | 100% | 20478m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 15% | 100% | 17184m |
| Thu, Jul 9 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 17% | 100% | 19209m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 18% | 100% | 16687m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 29% | 100% | 14675m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 23% | 94% | 11765m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 23% | 88% | 8508m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 21% | 82% | 11115m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 85% | 77% | 12780m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 90% | 73% | 16976m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 26% | 69% | 15105m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 26% | 53% | 11548m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 27% | 38% | 13154m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 24% | 22% | 24134m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 23% | 38% | 24134m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 15% | 53% | 24134m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 20% | 69% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 20% | 73% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 20% | 78% | 24134m |
| 17:00 | ✓ | 91% | 83% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | ✓ | 70% | 86% | 24134m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 17% | 90% | 21097m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 17% | 94% | 19963m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 17% | 93% | 21841m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 15% | 92% | 19735m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 17% | 92% | 13839m |
| Fri, Jul 10 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 20% | 92% | 6889m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 21% | 93% | 6557m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 21% | 94% | 13211m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 20% | 76% | 6664m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 17% | 57% | 7769m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 21% | 39% | 7951m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 55% | 42% | 7131m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 61% | 46% | 8946m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 29% | 49% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 29% | 46% | 18079m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 28% | 42% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 24% | 39% | 24134m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 20% | 47% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 18% | 56% | 24134m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 20% | 64% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 20% | 55% | 24020m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 20% | 47% | 15386m |
| 17:00 | ✓ | 68% | 39% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | ✓ | 59% | 50% | 17165m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 15% | 62% | 22857m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 15% | 74% | 7975m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 17% | 72% | 19875m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 19% | 70% | 15573m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 14% | 69% | 21203m |
| Sat, Jul 11 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 20% | 72% | 23228m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 24% | 75% | 23236m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 21% | 78% | 23639m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 0% | 65% | 23668m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 0% | 52% | 23697m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 0% | 39% | 23725m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 69% | 42% | 23862m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 80% | 46% | 23998m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 0% | 49% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 0% | 46% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 0% | 42% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 0% | 39% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 0% | 33% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 0% | 28% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 0% | 22% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 0% | 31% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 0% | 41% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | ✓ | 88% | 50% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | ✓ | 81% | 43% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 0% | 36% | 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 scoreThis 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 % | Solar Elevation ° | Total Cloud Coverage % | Wind Speed m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jul 8
Sunrise 06:33
Sunset 18:12 | ||||||||
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 93% | 0% | 85% | -39° | 93% | 2.7m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 90% | 0% | 84% | -53° | 90% | 2.9m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 92% | 0% | 86% | -66° | 92% | 2.7m/s |
| Thu, Jul 9
Sunrise 06:33
Sunset 18:12 | ||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 92% | 0% | 87% | -75° | 92% | 2.8m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 42% | 0% | 89% | -74° | 42% | 3.1m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 74% | 34% | 0% | 94% | -63° | 76% | 2.4m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 52% | 0% | 94% | -50° | 52% | 2.4m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 48% | 0% | 92% | -36° | 48% | 2.8m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 1% | 8% | 0% | 93% | -22° | 8% | 2.4m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 7% | 0% | 94% | -8.6° | 7% | 2.1m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 8% | 0% | 95% | 5.3° | 8% | 2m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 2% | 15% | 0% | 89% | 19° | 15% | 3.2m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 0% | 18% | 0% | 85% | 31° | 18% | 3.2m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 4% | 9% | 0% | 77% | 43° | 9% | 2.9m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 0% | 12% | 0% | 66% | 53° | 12% | 2.7m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 2% | 1% | 0% | 55% | 59° | 2% | 3.4m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 0% | 1% | 0% | 55% | 58° | 1% | 4.2m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 0% | 3% | 0% | 57% | 51° | 3% | 4.5m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 2% | 16% | 0% | 60% | 41° | 16% | 4.3m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 0% | 35% | 0% | 63% | 29° | 35% | 3.9m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 1% | 38% | 0% | 69% | 16° | 38% | 3.1m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 3% | 71% | 0% | 78% | 2.4° | 71% | 2.4m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 4% | 76% | 0% | 80% | -12° | 76% | 2.2m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 35% | 64% | 0% | 81% | -25° | 64% | 2.3m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 7% | 47% | 0% | 85% | -39° | 47% | 2m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 1% | 62% | 0% | 90% | -53° | 62% | 1.6m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 85% | 0% | 92% | -66° | 85% | 1.7m/s |
| Fri, Jul 10
Sunrise 06:34
Sunset 18:12 | ||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 53% | 94% | 0% | 90% | -75° | 94% | 2.5m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 25% | 93% | 0% | 91% | -74° | 93% | 2.8m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 6% | 76% | 0% | 91% | -63° | 76% | 2.8m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 71% | 0% | 91% | -50° | 71% | 3.2m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 11% | 27% | 0% | 92% | -36° | 29% | 2.8m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 86% | 71% | 0% | 95% | -22° | 86% | 2.2m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 7% | 91% | 0% | 96% | -8.6° | 91% | 1.7m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 86% | 0% | 95% | 5.3° | 86% | 1.5m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 85% | 32% | 0% | 91% | 19° | 85% | 2m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 35% | 4% | 0% | 86% | 31° | 35% | 2.7m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 78% | 30% | 0% | 73% | 43° | 78% | 3.3m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 74% | 29% | 0% | 60% | 53° | 74% | 3.6m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 4% | 21% | 0% | 56% | 59° | 22% | 3.9m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 4% | 52% | 0% | 57% | 58° | 52% | 4.1m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 5% | 33% | 0% | 63% | 51° | 34% | 4m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 10% | 41% | 0% | 64% | 41° | 41% | 4.2m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 16% | 30% | 0% | 70% | 29° | 30% | 4m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 70% | 28% | 0% | 75% | 16° | 70% | 3.4m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 22% | 85% | 0% | 82% | 2.5° | 85% | 3m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 89% | 0% | 85% | -12° | 100% | 2.4m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 88% | 68% | 0% | 88% | -25° | 89% | 2.3m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 84% | 36% | 0% | 92% | -39° | 84% | 1.7m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 8% | 35% | 0% | 94% | -53° | 35% | 1.3m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 65% | 52% | 0% | 95% | -66° | 75% | 1.4m/s |
| Sat, Jul 11
Sunrise 06:34
Sunset 18:13 | ||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 64% | 0% | 95% | -75° | 100% | 1.2m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 49% | 0% | 95% | -74° | 100% | 0.97m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 18% | 0% | 95% | -63° | 100% | 0.98m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 16% | 0% | 86% | -50° | 100% | 1.4m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 14% | 0% | 77% | -36° | 100% | 1.8m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 13% | 0% | 68% | -22° | 100% | 2.2m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 68% | 24% | 0% | 64% | -8.6° | 82% | 2.5m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 36% | 35% | 0% | 61% | 5.3° | 64% | 2.8m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 5% | 46% | 0% | 57% | 19° | 46% | 3.1m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 36% | 34% | 0% | 60% | 31° | 64% | 2.7m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 68% | 22% | 0% | 62% | 43° | 82% | 2.2m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 100% | 10% | 0% | 65% | 53° | 100% | 1.8m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 96% | 8% | 0% | 72% | 59° | 96% | 1.6m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 93% | 6% | 0% | 79% | 58° | 93% | 1.5m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 89% | 4% | 0% | 85% | 51° | 89% | 1.4m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 76% | 6% | 0% | 87% | 41° | 76% | 1.2m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 62% | 9% | 0% | 89% | 29° | 62% | 1.1m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 49% | 12% | 0% | 91% | 16° | 49% | 0.93m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 44% | 29% | 0% | 91% | 2.5° | 55% | 0.84m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 40% | 47% | 0% | 91% | -11° | 61% | 0.76m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 35% | 65% | 0% | 91% | -25° | 67% | 0.67m/s |
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.
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