What conditions does Golden Hour look for?

Golden Hour: Any. Golden Hour Potential: ≥ 80.0%. Precipitation Chance: ≤ 5.0%. Visibility: ≥ 1000.0m

How often do conditions match?

There are 1 upcoming opportunity windows in the next 10 days.

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Haleakala - Golden Hour - Hawaii

Makawao, Hawaii, United States

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Currently

Real-time conditions

Golden Hour Potential

10%

Low Cloud Cover65%

Mid Cloud Cover0%

High Cloud Cover4%

Sun Elevation-35.5° (Astronomical night)

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When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Pacific/Honolulu

Next opportunity

Excellent Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunrise

Haleakala

Sun, Mar 8 · 06:25–07:00 · 1h window

Medium confidence

49%

🌇Golden Hour Potential83.6%

Low Cloud Cover: 33%

Mid Cloud Cover: 20%

High Cloud Cover: 34%

Sun Elevation: -10.0° (Nautical twilight)

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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 Pacific/Honolulu	Golden Hour Any	Golden Hour Potential ≥ 80.0%	Precipitation Chance ≤ 5.0%	Visibility ≥ 1000.0m
Tue, Mar 3
21:00	✕	7.8%	39%	9513m
22:00	✕	6.8%	39%	9789m
23:00	✕	7.8%	39%	9614m
Wed, Mar 4
24:00	✕	6.5%	39%	7033m
01:00	✕	6.9%	39%	8912m
02:00	✕	7%	39%	9386m
03:00	✕	3.8%	26%	2553m
04:00	✕	5.9%	13%	8378m
05:00	✕	6.2%	0%	8828m
06:00	✓	35%	0%	8755m
07:00	✓	43%	0%	9581m
08:00	✕	7.4%	0%	9131m
09:00	✕	7.7%	0%	9586m
10:00	✕	8%	0%	8308m
11:00	✕	9.5%	0%	8648m
12:00	✕	12%	13%	8559m
13:00	✕	16%	26%	8502m
14:00	✕	16%	39%	8634m
15:00	✕	16%	27%	8601m
16:00	✕	16%	16%	8730m
17:00	✕	15%	3.7%	9357m
18:00	✕	42%	16%	9899m
19:00	✕	74%	27%	9540m
20:00	✕	14%	39%	9139m
21:00	✕	10%	26%	9148m
22:00	✕	10%	13%	9035m
23:00	✕	10%	0%	9094m
Thu, Mar 5
24:00	✕	11%	0%	9217m
01:00	✕	11%	0%	9212m
02:00	✕	10%	0%	9222m
03:00	✕	10%	1.1%	9333m
04:00	✕	10%	2.3%	9584m
05:00	✕	11%	3.4%	10075m
06:00	✓	66%	2.3%	15952m
07:00	✓	67%	1.1%	24135m
08:00	✕	9.7%	0%	8242m
09:00	✕	9.8%	1.1%	8239m
10:00	✕	11%	2.3%	5212m
11:00	✕	13%	3.4%	5269m
12:00	✕	16%	2.3%	15576m
13:00	✕	15%	1.1%	16524m
14:00	✕	13%	0%	24135m
15:00	✕	12%	2.3%	24135m
16:00	✕	14%	4.7%	15713m
17:00	✕	15%	7%	24134m
18:00	✕	53%	18%	8957m
19:00	✕	87%	28%	10987m
20:00	✕	16%	39%	10126m
21:00	✕	12%	26%	6474m
22:00	✕	10%	13%	9909m
23:00	✕	10%	0%	10122m
Fri, Mar 6
24:00	✕	8.3%	13%	13658m
01:00	✕	9.3%	26%	10983m
02:00	✕	8.9%	39%	24135m
03:00	✕	8.9%	33%	24135m
04:00	✕	8.8%	28%	24134m
05:00	✕	11%	22%	24134m
06:00	✓	73%	30%	24135m
07:00	✓	73%	38%	12048m
08:00	✕	7.5%	46%	7126m
09:00	✕	7.6%	40%	5276m
10:00	✕	8.9%	34%	6424m
11:00	✕	12%	28%	16028m
12:00	✕	15%	37%	24134m
13:00	✕	11%	47%	15534m
14:00	✕	11%	56%	24135m
15:00	✕	10%	43%	24135m
16:00	✕	9.8%	31%	24135m
17:00	✕	8.7%	18%	8663m
18:00	✕	29%	25%	10247m
19:00	✕	43%	32%	9823m
20:00	✕	8.9%	39%	9783m
21:00	✕	10%	26%	9745m
22:00	✕	11%	13%	8458m
23:00	✕	13%	0%	13792m
Sat, Mar 7
24:00	✕	13%	13%	7321m
01:00	✕	11%	26%	8072m
02:00	✕	11%	39%	11341m
03:00	✕	9.8%	26%	15606m
04:00	✕	8.4%	13%	19870m
05:00	✕	7.5%	0%	24135m
06:00	✓	45%	0%	24135m
07:00	✓	44%	0%	24135m
08:00	✕	6.4%	0%	24135m
09:00	✕	7.4%	1.1%	24135m
10:00	✕	7.4%	2.3%	24135m
11:00	✕	7.4%	3.4%	24135m
12:00	✕	9.7%	2.3%	24135m
13:00	✕	12%	1.1%	24135m
14:00	✕	15%	0%	24135m
15:00	✕	13%	0%	24135m
16:00	✕	9.2%	0%	24135m
17:00	✕	8.4%	0%	24135m
18:00	✕	28%	13%	24135m
19:00	✕	41%	26%	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 Pacific/Honolulu	Golden Hour	High Clouds %	Low Clouds %	Mid-Level Clouds %	Relative Humidity %	Total Cloud Coverage %	Wind Speed m/s
Wed, Mar 4 Sunrise 06:42 Sunset 18:30
21:00 ☾	-	4%	65%	0%	88%	65%	4.7m/s
22:00 ☾	-	4%	67%	0%	88%	67%	4.7m/s
23:00 ☾	-	5%	66%	0%	88%	66%	4.7m/s
Thu, Mar 5 Sunrise 06:42 Sunset 18:30
24:00 ☾	-	4%	63%	0%	88%	63%	5m/s
01:00 ☾	-	1%	61%	0%	88%	61%	4.9m/s
02:00 ☾	-	1%	64%	0%	89%	64%	4.8m/s
03:00 ☾	-	1%	66%	0%	89%	66%	4.6m/s
04:00 ☾	-	0%	68%	0%	90%	68%	4.3m/s
05:00 ☾	-	0%	66%	0%	89%	66%	4.2m/s
06:00 ☾	-	0%	73%	0%	89%	73%	4.2m/s
07:00 ☾	-	0%	74%	0%	88%	74%	4.2m/s
08:00 ☾	-	0%	78%	0%	88%	78%	4.2m/s
09:00 ☾	-	0%	78%	0%	85%	78%	4.1m/s
10:00 ☾	-	0%	67%	0%	82%	67%	3.8m/s
11:00 ☾	-	0%	54%	0%	78%	54%	3.6m/s
12:00 ☾	-	1%	52%	0%	73%	52%	3.3m/s
13:00 ☾	-	0%	57%	0%	74%	57%	3.7m/s
14:00 ☾	-	0%	65%	0%	73%	65%	3.4m/s
15:00 ☾	-	1%	71%	0%	75%	71%	3.4m/s
16:00 ☾	-	3%	56%	0%	79%	56%	3m/s
17:00 ☾	-	2%	54%	0%	79%	54%	2.5m/s
18:00 ☾	-	3%	42%	0%	81%	42%	2.6m/s
19:00 ☾	-	5%	46%	0%	87%	46%	2.6m/s
20:00 ☾	-	5%	30%	0%	89%	30%	2.9m/s
21:00 ☾	-	5%	55%	0%	92%	55%	3.2m/s
22:00 ☾	-	5%	65%	0%	92%	65%	3.3m/s
23:00 ☾	-	32%	66%	0%	90%	76%	3.7m/s
Fri, Mar 6 Sunrise 06:41 Sunset 18:31
24:00 ☾	-	86%	64%	0%	88%	86%	3.5m/s
01:00 ☾	-	73%	67%	0%	90%	77%	3.5m/s
02:00 ☾	-	78%	55%	0%	89%	83%	3.7m/s
03:00 ☾	-	100%	55%	1%	89%	100%	3.8m/s
04:00 ☾	-	90%	61%	1%	89%	90%	3.8m/s
05:00 ☾	-	60%	63%	0%	88%	70%	3.9m/s
06:00 ☾	-	17%	63%	0%	88%	63%	4.1m/s
07:00 ☾	-	10%	54%	0%	88%	57%	4.2m/s
08:00 ☾	-	77%	57%	0%	85%	80%	4.2m/s
09:00 ☾	-	85%	51%	1%	83%	85%	4m/s
10:00 ☾	-	75%	51%	1%	76%	78%	3.4m/s
11:00 ☾	-	58%	53%	1%	72%	70%	2.9m/s
12:00 ☾	-	41%	52%	1%	69%	54%	2.2m/s
13:00 ☾	-	68%	56%	16%	70%	72%	3m/s
14:00 ☾	-	70%	66%	28%	71%	77%	3.3m/s
15:00 ☾	-	88%	44%	28%	70%	88%	3.7m/s
16:00 ☾	-	94%	58%	26%	73%	94%	3.5m/s
17:00 ☾	-	100%	49%	29%	78%	100%	2.6m/s
18:00 ☾	-	92%	56%	26%	84%	92%	2.7m/s
19:00 ☾	-	87%	54%	32%	88%	87%	3.7m/s
20:00 ☾	-	65%	58%	43%	89%	74%	3.9m/s
21:00 ☾	-	34%	55%	26%	89%	63%	4.4m/s
22:00 ☾	-	53%	55%	3%	89%	62%	4.4m/s
23:00 ☾	-	20%	52%	2%	88%	52%	4.7m/s
Sat, Mar 7 Sunrise 06:40 Sunset 18:31
24:00 ☾	-	5%	48%	2%	89%	48%	4.8m/s
01:00 ☾	-	8%	60%	1%	90%	60%	4.7m/s
02:00 ☾	-	36%	62%	1%	89%	70%	4.6m/s
03:00 ☾	-	49%	42%	19%	84%	74%	7.4m/s
04:00 ☾	-	62%	22%	37%	80%	78%	10m/s
05:00 ☾	-	75%	2%	56%	75%	82%	13m/s
06:00 ☾	-	81%	7%	65%	76%	87%	13m/s
07:00 ☾	-	87%	12%	74%	77%	92%	14m/s
08:00 ☾	-	93%	16%	83%	77%	98%	14m/s
09:00 ☾	-	76%	17%	85%	77%	97%	14m/s
10:00 ☾	-	59%	17%	88%	77%	96%	14m/s
11:00 ☾	-	42%	17%	91%	77%	95%	14m/s
12:00 ☾	-	36%	14%	62%	78%	73%	13m/s
13:00 ☾	-	30%	11%	34%	79%	51%	13m/s
14:00 ☾	-	24%	8%	5%	80%	29%	12m/s
15:00 ☾	-	49%	5%	5%	81%	53%	12m/s
16:00 ☾	-	74%	2%	5%	82%	76%	11m/s
17:00 ☾	-	100%	0%	5%	83%	100%	11m/s
18:00 ☾	-	100%	1%	13%	83%	100%	11m/s
19:00 ☾	-	100%	2%	21%	82%	100%	10m/s
20:00 ☾	-	100%	2%	29%	82%	100%	9.7m/s

How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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