Guide to Using Golden Hour Now

Golden Hour Now is built for speed: search your location, pick a date, and the page converts sun position into a clean, color‑coded timeline (Blue AM → Golden AM → Daylight → Golden PM → Blue PM). A big “Next event” countdown tells you what’s coming up and when.

Think of it as a light assistant. Use it to call meet‑ups, time your setup, and decide when to pivot from warm golden hour to cool blue hour without guessing or digging through menus.

• Location & date: Search a city or use your location; pick today, tomorrow, or a specific date.
• Timeline: Bands show the usable light windows for photographers, not just sunrise/sunset.
• Next event: A live countdown so you can call, “we start in 12 minutes” with confidence.
• Event list: Sorted times (start/end) for Blue AM, Golden AM/PM, and Blue PM in local time.

A simple plan that works almost everywhere: arrive 30–45 minutes before Golden PM starts, shoot backlit while the sun is higher, pivot to side‑light as it drops, then switch to tripod for blue hour as city lights balance the sky. If you’re up early, do the same in reverse for morning light.

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