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Rule Golden Hour

Malibu - Golden Hour - California Coast

Malibu, California, United States

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover31%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation79.4° (Daylight)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Los_Angeles
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Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Malibu
Today · 19:33–20:28 · 1h window
Medium confidence
61%
🌇Golden Hour Potential91.4-94%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 5%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 12.4° (Daylight)
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Malibu
Tomorrow · 05:26–06:21
🌇Golden Hour Potential:93.1-93.2%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Malibu
Tomorrow · 19:34–20:28
🌇Golden Hour Potential:89.7-90.1%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Malibu
Thu, Jun 25 · 05:27–06:21
🌇Golden Hour Potential:88.7-90.6%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Malibu
Thu, Jun 25 · 19:34–20:28
🌇Golden Hour Potential:93.9-97.1%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Malibu
Fri, Jun 26 · 05:27–06:21
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Malibu
Fri, Jun 26 · 19:34–20:28
🌇Golden Hour Potential:95-100%
Medium
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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
14matching hours in the next 87 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/Los_Angeles
Golden Hour
Any
Golden Hour Potential
≥ 80.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 5.0%
Visibility
≥ 1000.0m
Mon, Jun 22
21:0057%0%24134m
22:0033%0%24134m
23:0033%0%24135m
Tue, Jun 23
24:0033%0%14055m
01:0033%0%7386m
02:0035%0%12798m
03:0033%0%24135m
04:0033%0%24135m
05:0086%0%24134m
06:0093%0%24135m
07:0035%0%24135m
08:0034%0%24134m
09:0036%0%24135m
10:0037%0%24135m
11:0034%0%2662m
12:0029%0%1565m
13:0032%0%2492m
14:0031%0%4095m
15:0031%0%3428m
16:0034%0%5039m
17:0037%0%24134m
18:0036%0%24135m
19:0094%0%24135m
20:0091%0%24134m
21:0060%0%24134m
22:0034%0%24135m
23:0034%0%24135m
Wed, Jun 24
24:0035%0%24135m
01:0035%0%24134m
02:0035%0%24134m
03:0035%0%24134m
04:0036%0%24134m
05:0093%0%24134m
06:0093%0%24134m
07:0036%0%24134m
08:0036%0%24135m
09:0036%0%24135m
10:0036%0%24135m
11:0036%0%22008m
12:0033%0%3147m
13:0033%0%3144m
14:0035%0%18783m
15:0035%0%24135m
16:0035%0%24134m
17:0035%0%24134m
18:0035%0%24135m
19:0090%0%24134m
20:0090%0%24134m
21:0060%0%24134m
22:0034%0%24135m
23:0036%0%24134m
Thu, Jun 25
24:0036%0%24134m
01:0036%0%24135m
02:0036%0%24134m
03:0035%0%24134m
04:0035%0%24135m
05:0091%0%24135m
06:0089%0%24134m
07:0035%0%24134m
08:0036%0%24135m
09:0036%0%24134m
10:0035%0%24135m
11:0036%0%8344m
12:0031%0%6273m
13:0032%0%2487m
14:0031%0%6052m
15:0035%0%18348m
16:0032%0%18353m
17:0032%0%18399m
18:0016%0%20311m
19:0097%0%22223m
20:0094%0%24135m
21:0051%0%24135m
22:0015%0%24135m
23:0015%0%24135m
Fri, Jun 26
24:0016%0%24135m
01:0016%0%24135m
02:0016%0%24135m
03:0016%0%24135m
04:0017%0%24135m
05:00100%0%24135m
06:00100%0%19904m
07:0017%0%15673m
08:0016%0%11443m
09:0017%0%15673m
10:0017%0%19904m
11:0016%0%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
America/Los_Angeles
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Relative Humidity
%
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Speed
m/s
Tue, Jun 23 Sunrise 05:45 Sunset 20:09
13:00
- 0% 31% 0% 55% 31% 3.4m/s
14:00
- 0% 31% 3% 54% 31% 3.2m/s
15:00
- 0% 20% 59% 55% 60% 3.4m/s
16:00
- 0% 14% 5% 57% 15% 3m/s
17:00
- 0% 2% 23% 57% 23% 3.1m/s
18:00
- 0% 0% 12% 59% 12% 3.3m/s
19:00
- 0% 0% 5% 62% 5% 2.5m/s
20:00
- 0% 0% 5% 76% 5% 1.5m/s
21:00
- 0% 0% 5% 83% 5% 0.36m/s
22:00
- 0% 0% 4% 84% 4% 0.1m/s
23:00
- 0% 0% 5% 82% 5% 0.32m/s
Wed, Jun 24 Sunrise 05:45 Sunset 20:09
24:00
- 0% 0% 4% 79% 4% 0.11m/s
01:00
- 0% 0% 5% 78% 5% 0.41m/s
02:00
- 0% 0% 5% 79% 5% 0.21m/s
03:00
- 0% 0% 3% 79% 3% 0.13m/s
04:00
- 0% 0% 4% 77% 4% 0.13m/s
05:00
- 0% 0% 0% 76% 0% 0.08m/s
06:00
- 0% 0% 0% 75% 0% 0.07m/s
07:00
- 0% 0% 0% 66% 0% 0.17m/s
08:00
- 0% 0% 0% 57% 0% 0.99m/s
09:00
- 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 1.6m/s
10:00
- 0% 0% 0% 48% 0% 2.3m/s
11:00
- 0% 5% 0% 47% 5% 2.5m/s
12:00
- 0% 18% 0% 47% 18% 3.2m/s
13:00
- 0% 20% 0% 49% 20% 3.4m/s
14:00
- 0% 9% 0% 50% 9% 3.5m/s
15:00
- 0% 1% 0% 49% 1% 3.7m/s
16:00
- 0% 0% 0% 46% 0% 4m/s
17:00
- 0% 0% 0% 43% 0% 4.2m/s
18:00
- 0% 0% 0% 41% 0% 4.5m/s
19:00
- 0% 0% 0% 45% 0% 4.7m/s
20:00
- 0% 0% 0% 55% 0% 4.6m/s
21:00
- 0% 0% 0% 55% 0% 3.7m/s
22:00
- 0% 0% 0% 54% 0% 2.7m/s
23:00
- 0% 0% 0% 57% 0% 2.1m/s
Thu, Jun 25 Sunrise 05:45 Sunset 20:10
24:00
- 0% 0% 0% 62% 0% 1.2m/s
01:00
- 0% 0% 0% 70% 0% 0.42m/s
02:00
- 0% 0% 0% 77% 0% 0.13m/s
03:00
- 0% 0% 0% 82% 0% 0.17m/s
04:00
- 0% 0% 0% 84% 0% 0.68m/s
05:00
- 0% 0% 0% 86% 0% 1.1m/s
06:00
- 0% 0% 0% 87% 0% 1.5m/s
07:00
- 0% 0% 0% 78% 0% 1.8m/s
08:00
- 0% 0% 0% 66% 0% 2.3m/s
09:00
- 0% 0% 0% 60% 0% 2.5m/s
10:00
- 0% 1% 0% 57% 1% 3m/s
11:00
- 0% 11% 0% 56% 11% 3.1m/s
12:00
- 0% 30% 0% 56% 30% 3.5m/s
13:00
- 0% 31% 0% 57% 31% 3.7m/s
14:00
- 0% 20% 0% 57% 20% 3.7m/s
15:00
- 0% 20% 0% 55% 20% 3.7m/s
16:00
- 0% 3% 0% 55% 3% 3.7m/s
17:00
- 0% 3% 0% 56% 3% 3.4m/s
18:00
- 0% 2% 0% 65% 2% 3m/s
19:00
- 0% 1% 0% 74% 1% 2.6m/s
20:00
- 0% 0% 0% 83% 0% 2.2m/s
21:00
- 0% 0% 0% 84% 0% 2.5m/s
22:00
- 0% 0% 0% 86% 0% 2.8m/s
23:00
- 0% 0% 0% 88% 0% 3m/s
Fri, Jun 26 Sunrise 05:45 Sunset 20:10
24:00
- 0% 0% 0% 85% 0% 2.5m/s
01:00
- 0% 0% 0% 82% 0% 2m/s
02:00
- 0% 0% 0% 80% 0% 1.5m/s
03:00
- 0% 4% 0% 80% 4% 2.2m/s
04:00
- 0% 7% 0% 80% 7% 3m/s
05:00
- 0% 11% 0% 80% 11% 3.8m/s
06:00
- 3% 18% 0% 80% 19% 3.5m/s
07:00
- 5% 24% 0% 80% 28% 3.3m/s
08:00
- 8% 30% 0% 80% 36% 3.1m/s
09:00
- 18% 20% 0% 79% 37% 3.6m/s
10:00
- 28% 10% 0% 78% 37% 4.2m/s
11:00
- 38% 0% 0% 78% 38% 4.7m/s
12:00
- 25% 0% 0% 79% 25% 4m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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