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Rule Golden Hour

Golden Hour Forecast for Hakone, Japan

Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan

Hakone surrounds Lake Ashi with wooded slopes, lakeside torii gates, and distant Mount Fuji views that work best as layered compositions.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover90%
Mid Cloud Cover5%
High Cloud Cover93%
Sun Elevation-2.5° (Civil twilight)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Asia/Tokyo
golden-hour weather icon
Next opportunity
Excellent Golden Hour at Sunset
Hakone
Tomorrow · 18:00–18:38 · 1h window
Medium confidence
54%
🌇Golden Hour Potential81.3%
Low Cloud Cover: 44%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 3.8° (Golden hour)
golden-hour weather icon
Excellent Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Hakone
Tue, Aug 25 · 05:00–05:44
🌇Golden Hour Potential:82%
Medium

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Golden Hour conditions across Japan. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Hakone.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Hakone during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days
11
recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence
Last 90 days
36
recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence
Last 365 days
90
recorded matching windows · 73% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

18:00 local time, shared by 25 of 90 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.

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95-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 95-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the next 14 days, so this table does not explain that entire 14-day period.

What passed or failed, hour by hour
2matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Asia/Tokyo
Golden Hour
Any
Golden Hour Potential
≥ 80.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 5.0%
Visibility
≥ 1000.0m
Sat, Aug 22
04:0054%39%5002m
05:0049%39%2875m
06:0024%39%3813m
07:0024%58%7175m
08:0024%77%24134m
09:0026%96%24134m
10:0020%71%24135m
11:0017%78%24135m
12:0017%85%24135m
13:0017%90%24104m
14:0017%95%24134m
15:0015%100%23041m
16:0015%97%15910m
17:0051%95%16279m
18:0049%93%24135m
19:009%94%13562m
20:0012%95%10158m
21:0017%96%9665m
22:0014%75%1855m
23:0014%56%679m
Sun, Aug 23
24:0019%36%2197m
01:0023%42%2680m
02:0017%48%1726m
03:0014%54%3826m
04:0056%58%3836m
05:0046%61%5264m
06:0015%64%24135m
07:0015%71%23284m
08:0015%78%15240m
09:0015%85%9990m
10:0015%82%12854m
11:0015%79%24134m
12:0018%76%24134m
13:0015%78%24134m
14:0017%79%24135m
15:0017%81%15569m
16:0015%66%24135m
17:0048%52%17104m
18:0047%38%19969m
19:0011%44%15706m
20:0012%50%18556m
21:0017%56%24135m
22:0017%38%24135m
23:0018%19%19533m
Mon, Aug 24
24:0021%0%16208m
01:0020%0%24135m
02:0020%0%24134m
03:0021%0%24135m
04:0085%7.9%24134m
05:0085%16%24134m
06:0020%24%24134m
07:0020%32%24134m
08:0017%41%24134m
09:0019%49%24134m
10:0015%33%24134m
11:0012%16%24134m
12:0014%0%24135m
13:0014%13%24134m
14:0014%26%24134m
15:0014%39%24134m
16:0012%26%24134m
17:0082%13%24135m
18:0081%0%24135m
19:007.5%0%2938m
20:007.5%0%720m
21:0017%0%2094m
22:0014%0%2005m
23:0019%0%11814m
Tue, Aug 25
24:0022%0%2554m
01:0029%0%2111m
02:0025%0%664m
03:0026%0%786m
04:0058%0.3%913m
05:0082%0.61%2009m
06:0025%0.91%5686m
07:0023%0.61%7175m
08:0022%0.3%3874m
09:0024%0%4048m
10:000%13%10744m
11:000%26%17439m
12:000%39%24135m
13:000%39%24135m
14:000%39%24135m
15:000%39%24135m
16:000%59%24135m
17:0099%80%24135m
18:0097%100%24135m
19:000%100%24135m
20:000%100%24135m
21:000%100%24135m
22:000%67%24135m
23:000%33%24135m
Wed, Aug 26
24:000%0%24135m
01:000%0%24135m
02:000%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
Asia/Tokyo
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Relative Humidity
%
Solar Elevation
°
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Speed
m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 05:08 Sunset 18:24
05:00
- 93% 90% 5% 96% -2.5° 98% 0.51m/s
06:00
- 100% 94% 5% 96% 9.4° 100% 1m/s
07:00
- 75% 94% 5% 96% 22° 94% 0.91m/s
08:00
- 100% 64% 5% 94% 34° 100% 1.1m/s
09:00
- 100% 60% 5% 90% 46° 100% 1.5m/s
10:00
- 100% 66% 3% 86% 56° 100% 1.8m/s
11:00
- 100% 78% 4% 82% 64° 100% 2m/s
12:00
- 100% 68% 4% 82% 66° 100% 1.7m/s
13:00
- 100% 67% 5% 78% 61° 100% 1.3m/s
14:00
- 100% 72% 5% 78% 52° 100% 1.3m/s
15:00
- 100% 92% 5% 79% 40° 100% 1.5m/s
16:00
- 100% 97% 5% 84% 28° 100% 1.6m/s
17:00
- 100% 84% 57% 88% 16° 100% 1m/s
18:00
- 100% 70% 100% 92% 100% 0.83m/s
19:00
- 49% 32% 94% 94% -7.9° 94% 0.71m/s
20:00
- 27% 21% 38% 94% -19° 41% 0.31m/s
21:00
- 42% 13% 0% 95% -29° 42% 0.6m/s
22:00
- 5% 14% 0% 96% -37° 14% 0.8m/s
23:00
- 9% 16% 2% 96% -42° 16% 0.96m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 05:09 Sunset 18:23
24:00
- 0% 8% 0% 96% -43° 8% 1.2m/s
01:00
- 0% 2% 0% 96% -40° 2% 1.3m/s
02:00
- 0% 3% 0% 96% -34° 3% 1.5m/s
03:00
- 0% 2% 0% 96% -25° 2% 1.4m/s
04:00
- 0% 1% 0% 96% -14° 1% 1.2m/s
05:00
- 0% 1% 0% 95% -2.7° 1% 0.82m/s
06:00
- 0% 0% 0% 93% 9.3° 0% 0.78m/s
07:00
- 0% 1% 0% 87% 21° 1% 0.31m/s
08:00
- 0% 24% 0% 81% 34° 24% 0.98m/s
09:00
- 0% 58% 0% 76% 45° 58% 1.5m/s
10:00
- 0% 66% 0% 73% 56° 66% 1.7m/s
11:00
- 0% 59% 0% 71% 64° 59% 2.1m/s
12:00
- 0% 62% 0% 71% 66° 62% 2.6m/s
13:00
- 0% 39% 0% 74% 61° 39% 2.5m/s
14:00
- 0% 41% 0% 70% 51° 41% 2.6m/s
15:00
- 0% 39% 0% 71% 40° 39% 2.7m/s
16:00
- 0% 20% 0% 74% 28° 20% 2.8m/s
17:00
- 0% 25% 0% 80% 16° 25% 2.8m/s
18:00
- 0% 44% 0% 90% 3.8° 44% 2.7m/s
19:00
- 0% 59% 0% 95% -8.2° 59% 2.7m/s
20:00
- 0% 71% 0% 96% -19° 71% 2.7m/s
21:00
- 2% 77% 0% 96% -29° 77% 2.7m/s
22:00
- 3% 70% 0% 96% -37° 70% 2.5m/s
23:00
- 5% 71% 0% 95% -43° 71% 2.4m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 05:10 Sunset 18:21
24:00
- 11% 72% 0% 95% -44° 72% 2.3m/s
01:00
- 28% 66% 0% 96% -41° 68% 2.4m/s
02:00
- 5% 64% 0% 97% -34° 64% 2.4m/s
03:00
- 5% 79% 0% 98% -25° 79% 2.3m/s
04:00
- 11% 60% 0% 97% -14° 60% 2.2m/s
05:00
- 11% 44% 2% 96% -2.9° 44% 1.9m/s
06:00
- 4% 33% 3% 94% 9.1° 33% 1.7m/s
07:00
- 2% 28% 5% 88% 21° 29% 1.5m/s
08:00
- 1% 40% 5% 84% 33° 40% 1.8m/s
09:00
- 0% 44% 5% 80% 45° 44% 1.9m/s
10:00
- 33% 29% 3% 80% 56° 62% 2.2m/s
11:00
- 66% 15% 2% 79% 63° 81% 2.5m/s
12:00
- 99% 0% 0% 78% 65° 99% 2.8m/s
13:00
- 91% 0% 2% 80% 60° 91% 2.8m/s
14:00
- 82% 0% 4% 82% 51° 82% 2.7m/s
15:00
- 74% 0% 6% 84% 40° 74% 2.7m/s
16:00
- 50% 4% 5% 88% 28° 53% 2.6m/s
17:00
- 27% 7% 5% 91% 16° 32% 2.6m/s
18:00
- 4% 11% 5% 95% 3.5° 12% 2.5m/s
19:00
- 2% 14% 5% 96% -8.5° 15% 2.3m/s
20:00
- 1% 18% 5% 96% -20° 18% 2.2m/s
21:00
- 0% 21% 5% 97% -30° 21% 2m/s
22:00
- 0% 16% 3% 96% -38° 16% 2m/s
23:00
- 0% 11% 2% 95% -43° 11% 1.9m/s
Wed, Aug 26 Sunrise 05:11 Sunset 18:20
24:00
- 0% 5% 0% 94% -44° 5% 1.9m/s
01:00
- 0% 6% 0% 85% -41° 6% 1.9m/s
02:00
- 0% 7% 0% 76% -34° 7% 1.9m/s
03:00
- 0% 8% 0% 68% -25° 8% 1.9m/s
04:00
- 0% 10% 0% 65% -15° 10% 2.6m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

How this forecast is made

Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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