Cloud cover and visibility load from the Open-Meteo forecast.
Today at a glance (local time)
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✨ Golden Hour
Morning
07:43 AM – 08:44 AM
61 min
Evening
05:55 PM – 06:57 PM
61 min
Sun between 4° below and 6° above the horizon.
💙 Blue Hour
Morning
07:31 AM – 07:43 AM
12 min
Evening
06:57 PM – 07:09 PM
12 min
Sun between 6° and 4° below the horizon.
🌕 Moon
🌔
Waxing Gibbous
About 76% illuminated
🌤 Conditions
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Cloud Cover
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Visibility
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Weather
Photography planning for Besançon
Today in Besançon, the evening golden hour runs from 05:55 PM to 06:57 PM
and the evening blue hour from 06:57 PM to 07:09 PM.
Golden hour gives warm, directional light for portraits and landscapes; blue hour gives a cool, even glow for cityscapes and long exposures.
The moon is waxing gibbous, about 76% illuminated.
See today's sunrise and sunset times for Besançon
or check the UV index for Besançon
to plan safe outdoor shoots.
About Besançon
Besançon is a commune in the Doubs department of France, home to 118,489 residents as of 2023. The city covers an area of 65.0 square kilometres and sits at an elevation of 281 metres. Infrastructure within the municipality includes the Besançon-Viotte railway station. The city features the Citadel of Besançon, the Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon, and the Besançon Cathedral. Geographically, the area is situated on the Doubs river. Besançon maintains twin town relationships with Freiburg im Breisgau, Pavia, Hadera, Neuchâtel, and Aqabat Jaber. The local landscape also incorporates the Basilica of Saint-Ferjeux, the Synagogue of Besançon, and the Jewish cemetery.
AI-assisted description based on geographic data and editorial notes.