Location
London, United KingdomDate & time
Europe/London
Photography Light Planner
Place the camera and subject to set your shooting direction. You can also use the map centre as the camera and adjust the bearing.
Light at selected time
Sidelight
Frontlight
- 15:29–18:39
Sidelight
- 10:15–15:29
Backlight
- 07:03–10:15
Golden hour · sun 0–6°
- 07:03–07:42
- 18:01–18:39
Times are approximate to one minute and use the selected location’s time zone. Europe/London
Uses camera-to-subject direction: backlight within 45° ahead, frontlight within 45° behind, sidelight between. Buildings, terrain, clouds and the subject’s own orientation are not modelled.
Compare sun paths
Coloured lines show each date on the sun-path diagram. Numbers identify the comparison paths. Readouts use the main date.
Sun times
Photography Light Planner
Photography Light Planner
Place your camera and subject on a map to find frontlight, sidelight and backlight periods. Explore golden hour and compare coloured sun paths for different dates.
How this planner works
Uses camera-to-subject direction: backlight within 45° ahead, frontlight within 45° behind, sidelight between. Buildings, terrain, clouds and the subject’s own orientation are not modelled.
Times are approximate to one minute and use the selected location’s time zone.
Plan sunlight anywhere
Scout the real location with AR sun paths and building shadows in the SunCast app.
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