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Rule Golden Hour

Brighton - Golden Hour - London & Southeast England

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover98%
Mid Cloud Cover100%
High Cloud Cover100%
Sun Elevation-11.7° (Nautical twilight)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London
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Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Brighton
Fri, Jun 12 · 20:22–21:42 · 1h window
Medium confidence
45%
🌇Golden Hour Potential92.7-100%
Low Cloud Cover: 48%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 9.1° (Daylight)
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Brighton
Sat, Jun 13 · 04:18–05:38
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Brighton
Sat, Jun 13 · 21:00–21:42
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Brighton
Mon, Jun 15 · 20:23–21:43
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Brighton
Tue, Jun 16 · 04:18–05:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:97.6%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Brighton
Tue, Jun 16 · 21:00–21:44
🌇Golden Hour Potential:99.6%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Brighton
Wed, Jun 17 · 04:18–05:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:95.4%
Medium

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast identifies when golden hour light will illuminate Southeast England's most photogenic landscapes—from London's riverside landmarks to the dramatic chalk cliffs of the Sussex coast. We track sun angle, cloud cover, and atmospheric conditions to predict spectacular warm light.

Southeast England combines world-famous urban landmarks with natural coastal drama. The Seven Sisters chalk cliffs and Beachy Head create some of Britain's most recognizable coastline, while London landmarks like Big Ben, St Paul's, and the Thames bridges take on magical quality in golden light.

What makes Southeast golden hour exceptional:

  • Seven Sisters cliffs - White chalk cliffs glow golden at sunset, contrasting with blue-green Channel waters
  • Beachy Head lighthouse - Iconic striped lighthouse at base of Britain's highest chalk cliff catches warm light
  • Thames landmarks - Tower Bridge, Parliament, and St Paul's in golden hour create postcard-perfect London scenes
  • Coastal variety - From Dover's white cliffs to Brighton's Victorian architecture, the coastline offers endless golden hour subjects

Best photography occurs at low tide for coastal locations, exposing more chalk cliff base and creating beach reflections. Summer brings longest golden hour with sun setting over the Channel at western-facing beaches. Classic locations include Birling Gap for Seven Sisters views and Westminster Bridge for London's Parliament.

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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
Europe/London
Golden Hour
Any
Golden Hour Potential
≥ 80.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 5.0%
Visibility
≥ 1000.0m
Sun, Jun 7
03:0037%8.8%24135m
04:0082%13%24135m
05:0084%22%24134m
06:0035%30%24135m
07:0032%39%24134m
08:0022%26%24135m
09:0019%13%24134m
10:0024%0%24134m
11:0025%0%24135m
12:0033%0%24134m
13:0029%0%24135m
14:0028%0%24135m
15:0028%0%24134m
16:0029%0%24134m
17:0030%0%24135m
18:0029%0%24135m
19:0029%0%24135m
20:0050%13%24134m
21:0058%26%24135m
22:0044%39%24135m
23:0019%45%24134m
Mon, Jun 8
24:0019%50%24134m
01:0019%56%24135m
02:0019%68%24135m
03:0019%80%24135m
04:0047%92%24135m
05:0045%94%24135m
06:0019%97%24135m
07:0019%100%24134m
08:0025%100%24135m
09:0019%99%22451m
10:0018%99%19712m
11:0018%99%16274m
12:0019%99%15678m
13:0021%100%24134m
14:0033%74%24134m
15:0032%48%24134m
16:0036%22%22501m
17:0034%22%24134m
18:0031%22%24134m
19:0034%22%24134m
20:0084%15%24134m
21:0085%7.4%24134m
22:0081%0%24135m
23:0033%13%24135m
Tue, Jun 9
24:0031%26%24135m
01:0031%39%24135m
02:0030%56%24134m
03:0031%73%24134m
04:0083%90%24134m
05:0057%93%17238m
06:0025%96%19883m
07:0031%99%24135m
08:0016%99%23709m
09:0032%99%22672m
10:0031%98%24134m
11:0032%99%24135m
12:0032%99%24134m
13:0033%100%24134m
14:0035%85%24135m
15:0036%70%24134m
16:0040%56%24135m
17:0036%54%21228m
18:0036%51%24135m
19:0039%49%24134m
20:0055%46%17169m
21:0054%42%17986m
22:0051%39%18853m
23:0030%33%22853m
Wed, Jun 10
24:0031%28%22559m
01:0028%22%23295m
02:0027%22%24134m
03:0021%22%24135m
04:0048%22%24135m
05:0048%41%24134m
06:0019%60%24135m
07:0021%79%24134m
08:009.3%81%24134m
09:0012%82%24135m
10:0015%84%24135m
11:0012%85%24135m
12:0011%86%24135m
13:0010%87%24135m
14:0012%71%24135m
15:0017%55%24135m
16:0016%39%24135m
17:0015%39%24135m
18:0010%39%24135m
19:007.4%39%24135m
20:0050%33%24135m
21:0053%28%24135m
22:0054%22%24135m
23:008.4%48%24135m
Thu, Jun 11
24:008.9%74%24135m
01:008%100%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
Europe/London
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Relative Humidity
%
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Speed
m/s
Mon, Jun 8 Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 21:11
03:00
- 100% 98% 100% 86% 100% 4.3m/s
04:00
- 100% 98% 100% 86% 100% 4.1m/s
05:00
- 100% 98% 96% 87% 100% 4.7m/s
06:00
- 100% 82% 56% 87% 100% 5.1m/s
07:00
- 56% 83% 5% 86% 86% 6.4m/s
08:00
- 0% 25% 7% 88% 25% 6.9m/s
09:00
- 5% 81% 82% 88% 85% 7.8m/s
10:00
- 100% 69% 100% 85% 100% 8.8m/s
11:00
- 100% 100% 100% 88% 100% 9.7m/s
12:00
- 93% 100% 100% 87% 100% 9.7m/s
13:00
- 19% 100% 100% 83% 100% 9m/s
14:00
- 0% 26% 0% 85% 26% 9.5m/s
15:00
- 0% 0% 0% 86% 0% 10m/s
16:00
- 3% 0% 0% 75% 3% 8.6m/s
17:00
- 0% 3% 0% 71% 3% 8.6m/s
18:00
- 0% 1% 0% 72% 1% 11m/s
19:00
- 0% 2% 0% 63% 2% 8.8m/s
20:00
- 0% 3% 0% 62% 3% 8.9m/s
21:00
- 0% 0% 0% 62% 0% 8.9m/s
22:00
- 0% 0% 0% 66% 0% 8.1m/s
23:00
- 0% 0% 0% 69% 0% 8m/s
Tue, Jun 9 Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 21:11
24:00
- 0% 0% 0% 73% 0% 7.3m/s
01:00
- 0% 3% 0% 74% 3% 8m/s
02:00
- 0% 0% 5% 74% 5% 8.2m/s
03:00
- 0% 0% 0% 74% 0% 8.3m/s
04:00
- 0% 5% 0% 74% 5% 8.3m/s
05:00
- 0% 88% 0% 76% 88% 8.6m/s
06:00
- 0% 40% 5% 77% 40% 9.4m/s
07:00
- 0% 7% 3% 76% 7% 8.9m/s
08:00
- 0% 91% 93% 75% 93% 9.3m/s
09:00
- 0% 3% 0% 74% 3% 9.9m/s
10:00
- 0% 0% 0% 73% 0% 9.7m/s
11:00
- 0% 0% 0% 72% 0% 10m/s
12:00
- 0% 3% 0% 72% 3% 9.9m/s
13:00
- 0% 5% 2% 72% 5% 10m/s
14:00
- 0% 0% 0% 72% 0% 9.9m/s
15:00
- 6% 2% 0% 74% 6% 10m/s
16:00
- 14% 4% 5% 75% 14% 11m/s
17:00
- 5% 5% 5% 74% 5% 11m/s
18:00
- 4% 5% 5% 73% 5% 10m/s
19:00
- 23% 5% 29% 73% 29% 9.3m/s
20:00
- 88% 9% 100% 74% 100% 9.2m/s
21:00
- 100% 4% 100% 75% 100% 8.9m/s
22:00
- 100% 5% 100% 76% 100% 7.6m/s
23:00
- 100% 6% 100% 75% 100% 4.8m/s
Wed, Jun 10 Sunrise 04:48 Sunset 21:11
24:00
- 0% 8% 100% 75% 100% 4.2m/s
01:00
- 0% 5% 100% 76% 100% 4.2m/s
02:00
- 0% 78% 100% 77% 100% 5.1m/s
03:00
- 0% 59% 100% 76% 100% 5.8m/s
04:00
- 0% 34% 100% 76% 100% 5.8m/s
05:00
- 0% 75% 100% 75% 100% 6.1m/s
06:00
- 0% 82% 100% 74% 100% 6.2m/s
07:00
- 0% 62% 100% 73% 100% 5.9m/s
08:00
- 0% 58% 67% 66% 84% 6.4m/s
09:00
- 0% 55% 33% 58% 67% 7m/s
10:00
- 0% 51% 0% 51% 51% 7.5m/s
11:00
- 33% 35% 0% 55% 67% 7.2m/s
12:00
- 67% 20% 0% 58% 84% 6.8m/s
13:00
- 100% 4% 0% 62% 100% 6.5m/s
14:00
- 68% 5% 0% 69% 68% 5.7m/s
15:00
- 36% 5% 0% 76% 37% 4.8m/s
16:00
- 4% 5% 0% 83% 6% 4m/s
17:00
- 36% 5% 32% 87% 37% 3.6m/s
18:00
- 68% 5% 65% 91% 68% 3.3m/s
19:00
- 100% 5% 97% 94% 100% 2.9m/s
20:00
- 100% 4% 68% 94% 100% 2.8m/s
21:00
- 100% 2% 39% 94% 100% 2.7m/s
22:00
- 100% 1% 9% 95% 100% 2.7m/s
23:00
- 100% 3% 39% 92% 100% 2.9m/s
Thu, Jun 11 Sunrise 04:47 Sunset 21:12
24:00
- 100% 4% 69% 89% 100% 3.2m/s
01:00
- 100% 6% 99% 86% 100% 3.5m/s
02:00
- 100% 37% 99% 84% 100% 4.3m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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