The light
Golden hour
Golden hour is the warm, low light near sunrise and sunset, while the sun is between 6° up and 4° down.
It is warm because the light crosses far more air on its way to you, which scatters the blue away, and soft because it comes in sideways.
Golden hour, the twilights and the moon, where you stand.
Sol for iPhone is coming soon, with each of them for the place you stand, on your phone and your wrist.
Golden hour, where you stand.
You stand at the middle of your horizon. The dots are the sun’s path today, warm where the light turns golden; the stage opens at the middle of this evening’s golden hour. Slide through the day, or drag the sky to turn it.
How Sol measures it.
Sol measures it by the sun's altitude, not the clock: from 6° above the horizon down to 4° below in the evening, and the reverse in the morning. That is why it lasts about forty minutes near the equator, where the sun drops steeply, and well over an hour in the north, where it slides along the horizon. In midsummer above the Arctic Circle the sun never leaves the band, and the golden hour is the whole night.
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Sol for iPhone is coming soon, with golden hour, the twilights and the moon for wherever you stand. Leave your address for early access and one email when it ships.
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