Golden Hour

Never miss the best light again.

Golden Hour tells you exactly when golden hour, blue hour, sunrise and sunset happen where you are — with a live countdown, today's full light timeline, and a reminder before the light starts.

Perfect for photographers, filmmakers, hikers, travelers, and anyone who loves sunrise and sunset.

KEY FEATURES:

• Live countdown — "Golden hour starts in 1h 12m" or "Golden hour now, ends in 38m", ticking every second
• Complete light times — morning/evening golden hour, blue hour, sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length
• 24-hour light timeline — color-coded day with sun elevation curve and now-marker
• Reminders — get notified 10–60 min before morning/evening golden hour, scheduled 7 days ahead, even after reboot
• One-tap bell — notify exactly at the next start (or end, when live)
• Sun path sky chart — see the sun's arc plus sunrise/sunset direction (azimuth + compass)
• Moon info — phase, illumination, moonrise and moonset
• 30-day planner — upcoming golden hours at a glance
• Cloud outlook — cloud-cover forecast for each golden hour (optional, via Open-Meteo)
• Saved places — GPS, city search, manual coordinates; save beaches, lookouts, shoot spots, each with its own time zone
• Browse any date — arrows, date picker, or swipe to plan next weekend's shoot
• Home screen widget — live countdown on your Android home screen
• Fully offline sun math — times calculated on-device with the NOAA solar algorithm, no signal needed
• Customizable — golden-hour definition (-4° to +4°/+6°/+10°), 12/24h clock, light/dark theme, EN / 中文 / Bahasa Melayu + 37 more languages
• Polar-ready — handles midnight sun and polar night gracefully

PRIVACY-FIRST:
Location stays on your device. Internet is only used for place search and the optional cloud forecast. No account, no tracking.

Download Golden Hour and plan your perfect shot in the perfect light.