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Sunset shots on Thu, Feb 25 at Columbus, United States

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Sunset · on Thu, Feb 25

Sunset, west at 259°

6:18 pm

Be in place by 5:43 pm for golden hour · blue hour until 6:47 pm

Streets that frame the sunset

None near you lines up on Thu, Feb 25: the sun sets at 259°. These are next.

  1. Sat, Feb 27 · 6:20 pmWest Mound StreetRiver South · 0.2 mi straight
  2. Mon, Mar 1 · 6:22 pmWest Broad StreetScioto Peninsula · 1.9 mi straight
  3. Tue, Mar 2 · 6:23 pmEast Long Street, East Broad Street, West Rich Street and 13 moreKing-Lincoln Bronzeville · 16 streets at once · up to 1.8 mi
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Shot list on Thu, Feb 25

  1. 6:36–6:47 pm · 16–24 mmBlue hour to the eastTurn 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 6:13 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 for the sun itself.
  • Turn round: whatever faces west glows in the last light.
  • Shadows point east, 10 times as long as things are tall when golden hour starts at 5:43 pm.

Sunsets this week

  • Thu, Feb 256:18 pm
  • Fri6:19 pm
  • Sat6:21 pm
  • Sun6:22 pm
  • Mon6:23 pm
  • Tue6:24 pm
  • Wed6:25 pm

Terrain: Mapzen terrain tiles (SRTM and others)

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