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Rule Golden Hour

Santa Cruz - Golden Hour - California Coast

Capitola, California, United States

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Los_Angeles
Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Santa Cruz
Tomorrow · 07:02–07:59 · 1h window
High confidence
77%
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Santa Cruz
Tue, Jan 13 · 07:02–07:59
Medium
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Santa Cruz
Wed, Jan 14 · 07:02–07:58
Medium
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Santa Cruz
Thu, Jan 15 · 07:02–07:58
Medium
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Santa Cruz
Fri, Jan 16 · 07:01–07:57
Medium
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Santa Cruz
Sat, Jan 17 · 07:01–07:57
Medium
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Santa Cruz
Sun, Jan 18 · 07:01–07:56
Medium
+2 more windows in the next 14 days

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
3matching hours in the next 72 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/Los_Angeles
Golden Hour
Any
Golden Hour Potential
≥ 85.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 5.0%
Visibility
≥ 12000.0m
Sun, Jan 11
10:00✕31%0%38900m
11:00✕30%0%44200m
12:00✕30%0%47900m
13:00✕31%0%56600m
14:00✕31%0%55600m
15:00✕22%0%45600m
16:00✕22%0%41900m
17:00✕73%0%37300m
18:00✕48%0%42500m
19:00✕50%0%44000m
20:00✕59%0%46000m
21:00✕59%0%47900m
22:00✕57%0%48200m
23:00✕59%0%46000m
Mon, Jan 12
24:00✕60%0%44500m
01:00✕63%0%37300m
02:00✕60%0%42000m
03:00✕71%0%34400m
04:00✕95%0%30000m
05:00✕86%0%27800m
06:00✕88%0%32800m
07:00✓100%0%36900m
08:00✕70%0%33700m
09:00✕31%0%32200m
10:00✕31%0%31900m
11:00✕31%0%31700m
12:00✕30%0%34300m
13:00✕31%0%39500m
14:00✕30%0%41300m
15:00✕30%0%46300m
16:00✕30%0%45100m
17:00✕100%0%38400m
18:00✕66%0%27000m
19:00✕86%0%32500m
20:00✕84%0%35900m
21:00✕85%0%38400m
22:00✕85%0%41900m
23:00✕84%0%45500m
Tue, Jan 13
24:00✕84%0%49000m
01:00✕84%0%49400m
02:00✕85%0%40835m
03:00✕86%0%33220m
04:00✕84%0%29755m
05:00✕82%0%24140m
06:00✕81%0%24140m
07:00✓97%0%24140m
08:00✕65%0%24140m
09:00✕29%0%24140m
10:00✕29%0%24140m
11:00✕29%0%24140m
12:00✕29%0%24140m
13:00✕29%0%24140m
14:00✕29%0%24140m
15:00✕30%0%24140m
16:00✕29%0%24140m
17:00✕100%0%24140m
18:00✕66%0%24140m
19:00✕82%0%24140m
20:00✕81%0%24140m
21:00✕81%0%24140m
22:00✕81%0%24140m
23:00✕81%0%24140m
Wed, Jan 14
24:00✕81%0%24140m
01:00✕81%0%24140m
02:00✕81%0%24140m
03:00✕81%0%24140m
04:00✕82%0%24140m
05:00✕82%0%24140m
06:00✕82%0%24140m
07:00✓97%0%24140m
08:00✕65%0%24140m
09:00✕29%0%24140m
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
Sun, Jan 11 Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 17:09
11:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 45% 0% 0.51m/s
12:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 41% 0% 0.57m/s
13:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 35% 0% 0.57m/s
14:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 35% 0% 1m/s
15:00 ☾
- 81% 0% 0% 43% 81% 1.4m/s
16:00 ☾
- 99% 0% 0% 46% 99% 0.54m/s
17:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 51% 100% 1.4m/s
18:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 8% 46% 100% 2.5m/s
19:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 86% 45% 100% 2.8m/s
20:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 43% 100% 2.7m/s
21:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 41% 100% 2.8m/s
22:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 41% 100% 3m/s
23:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 43% 100% 2.6m/s
Mon, Jan 12 Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 17:10
24:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 44% 100% 1.8m/s
01:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 2% 51% 100% 1.4m/s
02:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 46% 100% 1.7m/s
03:00 ☾
- 69% 0% 1% 54% 69% 0.89m/s
04:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 14% 57% 14% 0.64m/s
05:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 57% 0% 0.4m/s
06:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 55% 0% 1m/s
07:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 51% 0% 1.3m/s
08:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 55% 0% 0.86m/s
09:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 59% 0% 0.22m/s
10:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 59% 0% 0.22m/s
11:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 59% 0% 0.54m/s
12:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 55% 0% 1.5m/s
13:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 49% 0% 1m/s
14:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 47% 0% 1.2m/s
15:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 42% 0% 0.64m/s
16:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 43% 0% 0.58m/s
17:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0.92m/s
18:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 63% 0% 2.4m/s
19:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 56% 0% 2.6m/s
20:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 52% 0% 2.9m/s
21:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 2.8m/s
22:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 46% 0% 2.3m/s
23:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 43% 0% 2.2m/s
Tue, Jan 13 Sunrise 07:20 Sunset 17:11
24:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 40% 0% 2.5m/s
01:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 40% 0% 2.6m/s
02:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 47% 0% 2m/s
03:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 52% 0% 2.3m/s
04:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 52% 0% 2.7m/s
05:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 52% 0% 3.3m/s
06:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 3.2m/s
07:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 49% 0% 3.2m/s
08:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 49% 0% 3.2m/s
09:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 48% 0% 2.8m/s
10:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 44% 0% 2.3m/s
11:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 41% 0% 1.9m/s
12:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 40% 0% 1.7m/s
13:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 39% 0% 1.2m/s
14:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 40% 0% 0.76m/s
15:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 44% 0% 0.22m/s
16:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 47% 0% 1.8m/s
17:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 2.4m/s
18:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 55% 0% 2.9m/s
19:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 58% 0% 3.1m/s
20:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 61% 0% 3.2m/s
21:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 63% 0% 3.1m/s
22:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 65% 0% 3.1m/s
23:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 65% 0% 3m/s
Wed, Jan 14 Sunrise 07:20 Sunset 17:12
24:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 65% 0% 3.2m/s
01:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 64% 0% 3m/s
02:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 63% 0% 3.3m/s
03:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 60% 0% 3.1m/s
04:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 57% 0% 3.4m/s
05:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 54% 0% 3.5m/s
06:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 52% 0% 3.5m/s
07:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 49% 0% 3.6m/s
08:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 47% 0% 3.5m/s
09:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 46% 0% 2.8m/s
10:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 43% 0% 1.8m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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