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Sunset shots on Tue, Oct 12 at Columbus, United States

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Sunset · on Tue, Oct 12

Sunset, west at 261°

6:56 pm

Be in place by 6:21 pm for golden hour · blue hour until 7:24 pm

Streets that frame the sunset

Sunset on Tue, Oct 12: the sun sets straight down these streets, at 261°.

  1. Tonight · 6:57 pmWest Broad Street, West Rich Street and West Town StreetScioto Peninsula · 3 streets at once · up to 1.9 mi
  2. Wed, Oct 13 · 6:54 pmWest Mound StreetRiver South · 0.2 mi straight
  3. Fri, Oct 22 · 6:41 pmEast Spring StreetDiscovery District · 0.3 mi straight
  4. Sat, Feb 19 · 6:10 pmEast Spring StreetDiscovery District · 0.3 mi straight
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Streets © OpenStreetMap contributors

Shot list on Tue, Oct 12

  1. 7:14–7:24 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 6:51 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 6:21 pm.

Sunsets this week

  • Tue, Oct 126:56 pm
  • Wed6:55 pm
  • Thu6:53 pm
  • Fri6:52 pm
  • Sat6:50 pm
  • Sun6:49 pm
  • Mon6:47 pm

Terrain: Mapzen terrain tiles (SRTM and others)

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