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Sunset shots on Wed, Jan 13 at Columbus, United States

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Sunset · on Wed, Jan 13

Sunset, west-southwest at 242°

5:28 pm

Be in place by 4:47 pm for golden hour · blue hour until 5:59 pm

Streets that frame the sunset

None near you lines up on Wed, Jan 13: the sun sets at 242°. These are next.

  1. Fri, Feb 19 · 6:11 pmEast Spring StreetDiscovery District · 0.3 mi straight
  2. Sat, Feb 27 · 6:20 pmWest Mound StreetRiver South · 0.2 mi straight
  3. Mon, Mar 1 · 6:22 pmWest Broad StreetScioto Peninsula · 1.9 mi straight
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Shot list on Wed, Jan 13

  1. 5:47–5:59 pm · 16–24 mmBlue hour to the east-northeastTurn round when the sun has gone: that side of the sky goes deep blue first, with the Earth’s shadow rising.

Lens view: the sun at 5:23 pm

To scale, on a full-frame sensor. On APS-C, multiply the focal length by 1.5.

Sun
Field of view
10.3° × 6.9°
Sun across the frame
5% of the width

Where the light falls

NESW
  • Face west-southwest for the sun itself.
  • Turn round: whatever faces west-southwest glows in the last light.
  • Shadows point east-northeast, 10 times as long as things are tall when golden hour starts at 4:47 pm.

Sunsets this week

  • Wed, Jan 135:28 pm
  • Thu5:29 pm
  • Fri5:30 pm
  • Sat5:31 pm
  • Sun5:32 pm
  • Mon5:33 pm
  • Tue5:35 pm

Terrain: Mapzen terrain tiles (SRTM and others)

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