Mar 23, 2025 06:00:00

'Sunsethue' tells you when the golden hour and blue hour are, perfect for taking photos

You can take impressive photos during the '

golden hour ' when the sky turns orange around sunset and sunrise, and during the ' blue hour ' when the sky turns a deep blue before sunrise and after sunset. With ' Sunsethue ,' which can be accessed from a browser, you can search for the location you want to shoot at and predict the time of the golden hour or blue hour, as well as how beautiful the image will be.

Sunsethue | Today's Sunset Forecast
https://sunsethue.com/

The top page of Sunsethue looks like this: Clicking 'My Location' will allow you to measure the golden hour and blue hour times from your location.

You can measure any city by entering the name of the city in 'Search location'. When I tried entering 'Tokyo' as a test, it displayed 'Tokyo,JP', so I clicked it.

The measurement results are displayed as follows:

The predicted time of sunrise is displayed in purple as 'Sunrise.' The '33%' indicates the 'quality' based on the weather, the angle of the sun, etc. Click on the 'Sunrise' area to see more details.

On March 22, 2025, sunrise is scheduled for 5:43 a.m. The golden hour is shown in orange, from 5:28 to 5:56 a.m. The blue hour is shown in purple, and the best time to see it is between 5:11 and 5:22 a.m.

You can also click on the orange 'Sunset' to see more details about the sunset.

The predicted sunset time on March 22, 2025 is 5:53 p.m. The golden hour around sunset is from 5:41 p.m. to 6:09 p.m., and the blue hour is from 6:14 p.m. to 6:26 p.m.

Clicking 'Alert' allows you to set an alert that will notify you of the golden hour and blue hour on the specified day by logging in. The free version allows you to get sunrise or sunset information only up to three days a week, but if you sign up for the $4 (about 597 yen) premium version, you can get more detailed information and customization options.

The 'quality' displayed for sunrise and sunset can be easily understood by looking at

the Sunsethue Guide : A quality of '0-20%' is considered 'bad,' meaning the sky is mostly cloudy and barely any orange or blue shines through.

'20-40%' is 'average,' which is what most sunny days are like. On average quality days, the light isn't blocked, but the view isn't spectacular.

'40-60%' is 'good' quality and means there are mid-to-high clouds just reflecting the sunlight during and just after sunset.

The '60-100%' rating, which is considered 'very good,' is extremely rare, and requires the presence of mid- and high-level clouds that reflect light over a wide area, as well as the absence of other clouds that block the reflected light. On days like this, the sunset lasts longer, and a variety of colors can be seen, from yellow to orange, red, and pink.