Know exactly when and where golden hour hits at any location. Preview sun angles, shadow patterns, and light direction before you ever arrive on set.
Plan a Shoot Free →From portrait sessions to commercial film shoots, PropertyVibe gives you the sun data you need to nail the light.
Precise start and end times for morning and evening golden hour, plus blue hour, at any location worldwide. Accurate to the minute.
See exactly where the sun will be at any time — altitude above the horizon and compass bearing. Plan backlit, sidelit, or front-lit compositions.
Toggle shadows to see how buildings, trees, and terrain cast shade throughout the day. Find those pools of light between buildings.
Compare sun paths across multiple dates. Planning a shoot next month? See how the light will differ from today's scout.
Search any address worldwide and instantly see sun trajectories, golden hour times, and shadow patterns. Scout locations from your desk.
Send a link to your crew or clients showing the exact sun conditions for the shoot day. Everyone arrives knowing the plan.
Real scenarios where sun planning made the difference.
A wedding photographer in Sedona used PropertyVibe to scout three potential portrait locations for a June wedding. By checking the sun azimuth at 6:30 PM (golden hour), she identified which red rock formation would be backlit with warm golden light rather than in harsh shadow.
She shared the PropertyVibe link with the couple beforehand so they could see exactly what the light would look like. The resulting images were featured in a wedding magazine.
A production company filming a 3-day outdoor brand campaign in Joshua Tree used PropertyVibe to build a detailed shot schedule. They needed specific sun angles for hero shots: backlit at sunrise for the opening sequence, overhead for product close-ups at noon, and warm sidelight for the closing interview.
By checking sun positions for each day of the shoot, they built a minute-by-minute lighting schedule and avoided costly overtime from chasing light.
A real estate photographer in Seattle photographs 3-4 homes per day. She uses PropertyVibe to optimize her shooting schedule — knowing exactly when each property's facade gets direct sunlight. For a Tudor-style home with a west-facing front, she scheduled the shoot for 4 PM when warm afternoon light would hit the stone facade.
Her listing photos consistently outperform competitors, and three agents now exclusively hire her because of her "magic light" reputation — which is really just sun planning.
Plan your lighting before you pack your gear.
Enter an address or navigate the map. PropertyVibe shows the full sun arc, golden hour times, and shadow patterns instantly.
Set the date picker to your shoot day. Sun paths change throughout the year — what works in June may not work in December.
Scrub the time slider to find exactly when the light hits where you need it. Check golden hour windows. Toggle shadows to preview the scene.
Copy the shareable link and send it to your crew, clients, or assistants. Everyone sees the same sun data on their own device.
"I used to show up to locations and hope for the best. Now I know exactly where the sun will be at 6:47 PM on shoot day. It's changed how I plan every session."
"For our outdoor commercial shoots, we build the entire shot list around PropertyVibe data. The time slider is incredible — I can preview the light at any moment of the day."
"The golden hour calculator alone is worth it. But being able to see shadow patterns from buildings at my shoot location? That's what really sets PropertyVibe apart from other sun apps."
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