Rule
Golden Hour
Death Valley - Golden Hour - US Southwest
Furnace Creek, California, United States
That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset
Currently
Real-time conditionsLow Cloud Cover31%
Mid Cloud Cover57%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation39.3° (Daylight)
Upcoming Opportunities
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Times shown in America/Denver
Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Death Valley
Tomorrow · 07:16–08:07 · 1h window
Medium confidence
59%
🌇Golden Hour Potential94.4-96.8%
Low Cloud Cover: 1%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: -7.2° (Nautical twilight)
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hourAND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time America/Denver | Golden Hour Any | Golden Hour Potential ≥ 80.0% | Precipitation Chance ≤ 5.0% | Visibility ≥ 1000.0m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Feb 15 | ||||
| 11:00 | ✕ | 8.9% | 0% | 24134m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 9.3% | 0% | 24134m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 11% | 0% | 24134m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 10% | 0% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 10% | 0% | 24134m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 10% | 0% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 10% | 0% | 24134m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 34% | 0% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 58% | 0% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 11% | 0% | 24134m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 11% | 0% | 24134m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 10% | 0% | 24134m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 10% | 0% | 24134m |
| Mon, Feb 16 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 0% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 0% | 24134m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 0% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 9.5% | 0% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 9.5% | 0% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 0% | 24134m |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 25% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 55% | 50% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✓ | 67% | 74% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 16% | 83% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 16% | 91% | 24134m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 10% | 100% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 13% | 93% | 24134m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 12% | 87% | 24134m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 7% | 80% | 18978m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 8.6% | 81% | 24134m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 8.6% | 82% | 16519m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 7.7% | 83% | 13319m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 30% | 55% | 22491m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 52% | 28% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 14% | 0% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24134m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| Tue, Feb 17 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24134m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24134m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24134m |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 94% | 0% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✓ | 97% | 0% | 24134m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24134m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24134m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24134m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 15% | 8.7% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 14% | 17% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 14% | 26% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 46% | 50% | 24134m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 79% | 74% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 15% | 98% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 15% | 98% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 16% | 98% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 8.4% | 99% | 24135m |
| Wed, Feb 18 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 8.3% | 93% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 7.5% | 87% | 20837m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 7.4% | 81% | 23892m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 4.7% | 82% | 7117m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 8.4% | 83% | 23894m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 9.4% | 84% | 24134m |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 15% | 63% | 23786m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 87% | 43% | 24134m |
| 08:00 | ✓ | 96% | 22% | 23800m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 9.5% | 22% | 22710m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 9.3% | 22% | 24134m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 11% | 22% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 11% | 15% | 24134m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 11% | 7.4% | 13769m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 10% | 0% | 23170m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 11% | 0% | 24134m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 13% | 0% | 24134m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 43% | 0% | 24134m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 83% | 0% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24135m |
| Thu, Feb 19 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 14% | 17% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 11% | 33% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 9.5% | 50% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 9.5% | 67% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 83% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 100% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 9.3% | 71% | 21318m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 52% | 42% | 18502m |
| 08:00 | ✓ | 50% | 13% | 15685m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 8.5% | 21% | 11278m |
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 scoreThis 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/Denver | Golden Hour | High Clouds % | Low Clouds % | Mid-Level Clouds % | Relative Humidity % | Total Cloud Coverage % | Wind Speed m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Feb 16
Sunrise 07:34
Sunset 18:28 | |||||||
| 12:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 31% | 57% | 30% | 57% | 6.2m/s |
| 13:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 3% | 66% | 30% | 66% | 6.7m/s |
| 14:00 ☾ | - | 3% | 100% | 100% | 41% | 100% | 11m/s |
| 15:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 100% | 55% | 100% | 5.9m/s |
| 16:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 63% | 62% | 100% | 7.9m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 100% | 67% | 100% | 6.1m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 38% | 100% | 71% | 100% | 5.8m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 5% | 100% | 60% | 100% | 11m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 57% | 0% | 12m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 57% | 0% | 10m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 2% | 56% | 2% | 9.3m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 3% | 0% | 59% | 3% | 8.4m/s |
| Tue, Feb 17
Sunrise 07:32
Sunset 18:29 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 1% | 0% | 60% | 1% | 8.7m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60% | 0% | 8.4m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 58% | 0% | 8.2m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 59% | 0% | 6.9m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 2% | 0% | 59% | 2% | 5.8m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 1% | 0% | 62% | 1% | 5.3m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 1% | 0% | 64% | 1% | 5m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 1% | 0% | 65% | 1% | 4.5m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 1% | 0% | 65% | 1% | 4m/s |
| 09:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 3% | 0% | 59% | 3% | 4.7m/s |
| 10:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 1% | 0% | 53% | 1% | 5.4m/s |
| 11:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 1% | 2% | 46% | 2% | 5.8m/s |
| 12:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 4% | 40% | 4% | 5.6m/s |
| 13:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 7% | 33% | 7% | 5.2m/s |
| 14:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 26% | 0% | 6.1m/s |
| 15:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 5% | 0% | 25% | 5% | 7.9m/s |
| 16:00 ☾ | - | 2% | 3% | 4% | 24% | 5% | 8.6m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 5% | 25% | 5% | 9.1m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 35% | 0% | 9.4m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 46% | 0% | 9.1m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 51% | 0% | 9.6m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 2% | 1% | 52% | 3% | 9.2m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 4% | 11% | 57% | 11% | 8.5m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 51% | 100% | 64% | 100% | 9.4m/s |
| Wed, Feb 18
Sunrise 07:31
Sunset 18:30 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 77% | 100% | 66% | 100% | 9.8m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 37% | 76% | 100% | 12m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 87% | 65% | 76% | 87% | 13m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 6% | 100% | 100% | 79% | 100% | 14m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 73% | 57% | 79% | 76% | 13m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 2% | 100% | 74% | 100% | 7.9m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 56% | 0% | 7.4m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 54% | 0% | 8.5m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 5% | 5% | 56% | 5% | 5.7m/s |
| 09:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 85% | 50% | 52% | 85% | 6.3m/s |
| 10:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 90% | 42% | 43% | 90% | 6.3m/s |
| 11:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 87% | 29% | 37% | 87% | 3.7m/s |
| 12:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 97% | 0% | 34% | 97% | 3m/s |
| 13:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 6% | 35% | 100% | 2.7m/s |
| 14:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 35% | 37% | 100% | 2.6m/s |
| 15:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 97% | 26% | 38% | 97% | 1.3m/s |
| 16:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 79% | 4% | 39% | 79% | 1.8m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 67% | 0% | 41% | 67% | 2.7m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 62% | 0% | 40% | 62% | 2.8m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 56% | 0% | 40% | 56% | 3m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 50% | 0% | 39% | 50% | 3.1m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 42% | 8% | 40% | 46% | 2.6m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 33% | 16% | 42% | 41% | 2.1m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 25% | 23% | 43% | 36% | 1.6m/s |
| Thu, Feb 19
Sunrise 07:30
Sunset 18:31 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 48% | 49% | 43% | 58% | 1.6m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 72% | 74% | 44% | 79% | 1.7m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 95% | 100% | 44% | 100% | 1.7m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 1% | 93% | 100% | 44% | 100% | 2.3m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 1% | 90% | 100% | 44% | 100% | 3m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 2% | 87% | 100% | 43% | 100% | 3.6m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 1% | 90% | 98% | 53% | 100% | 4m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 1% | 93% | 96% | 62% | 100% | 4.3m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 96% | 93% | 71% | 100% | 4.7m/s |
| 09:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 97% | 71% | 78% | 100% | 4.7m/s |
| 10:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 98% | 48% | 84% | 100% | 4.7m/s |
| 11:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 99% | 25% | 90% | 99% | 4.7m/s |
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.
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