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Golden Hour - US Southwest

Southwest, United States

Photography forecast for the US Southwest. Track atmospheric conditions at Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Phoenix

Next opportunity

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset

Big Bend

Today · 17:53–18:00 · 1h window

Medium confidence

68%

🌇Golden Hour Potential90.1%

Low Cloud Cover: 0%

Mid Cloud Cover: 36%

High Cloud Cover: 0%

Sun Elevation: 17.4° (Daylight)

Excellent Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunset

Joshua Tree

Today · 18:47–19:36

🌇Golden Hour Potential:80.4-82.9%

Medium

Excellent Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunset

Death Valley

Today · 19:00–19:43

🌇Golden Hour Potential:80.1%

Medium

Excellent Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunset

Grand Canyon

Today · 19:00–19:24

🌇Golden Hour Potential:82.8%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset

Capitol Reef

Today · 19:00–19:25

🌇Golden Hour Potential:91.4%

High

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

White Sands

Tomorrow · 05:09–05:58

🌇Golden Hour Potential:97%

High

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Arches

Tomorrow · 05:14–06:07

🌇Golden Hour Potential:81.7-87.4%

Medium

+43 more windows in the next 10 days

Location status

0 of 10 locations currently active

Monument Valley

Inactive

Iconic desert landscape with buttes

Oljato-Monument Valley, Utah, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~17h 22m

7 opportunities in next 10 days

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Bryce Canyon

Inactive

Hoodoos and amphitheaters under dark skies

Bryce, Arizona, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~17h 27m

6 opportunities in next 10 days

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Arches

Inactive

Delicate Arch astrophotography destination

Moab, Utah, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~17h 17m

4 opportunities in next 10 days

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Grand Canyon

Inactive

North Rim offers pristine dark skies

Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~7h 2m

7 opportunities in next 10 days

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Death Valley

Inactive

Darkest skies in the Lower 48 states

Furnace Creek, California, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~7h 2m

8 opportunities in next 10 days

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Joshua Tree

Inactive

Desert dark sky preserve with iconic trees

Twentynine Palms, California, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~6h 49m

13 opportunities in next 10 days

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White Sands

Inactive

White dunes reflecting starlight

Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~17h 12m

7 opportunities in next 10 days

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Sedona

Inactive

Red rocks and dark sky community

Sedona, Arizona, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~17h 32m

9 opportunities in next 10 days

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Capitol Reef

Inactive

Remote Utah park with exceptional darkness

Torrey, Utah, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~7h 2m

5 opportunities in next 10 days

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Big Bend

Inactive

Texas dark sky preserve on the Rio Grande

Terlingua, Texas, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~5h 55m

14 opportunities in next 10 days

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What's blocking opportunities

72-hour view of conditions preventing matches across 10 locations

Top 3 blocking conditions across 10 of 10 locations

Some blocked

Most blocked

20 Mon

21 Tue

22 Wed

23 Thu

24 Fri

Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%)

89% blocked

Golden Hour (Any)

83% blocked

Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%)

4% blocked

How to read: Each row shows when a condition blocks opportunities. Stronger red means more locations are affected. These are the top 3 conditions preventing matches across the 72-hour forecast.

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