Best Time for Photos in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan

· Asia/Tokyo

Photography forecast for today

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Live sky conditions
Cloud cover and visibility load from the Open-Meteo forecast.
Today at a glance (local time)
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✨ Golden Hour

Morning
05:37 AM – 06:34 AM
57 min
Evening
04:04 PM – 05:01 PM
57 min

Sun between 4° below and 6° above the horizon.

💙 Blue Hour

Morning
05:26 AM – 05:37 AM
11 min
Evening
05:01 PM – 05:12 PM
11 min

Sun between 6° and 4° below the horizon.

🌕 Moon

Waxing Gibbous
About 76% illuminated

🌤 Conditions

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Photography planning for Sapporo
Today in Sapporo, the evening golden hour runs from 04:04 PM to 05:01 PM and the evening blue hour from 05:01 PM to 05:12 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 Sapporo or check the UV index for Sapporo to plan safe outdoor shoots.

About Sapporo

Sapporo is a city located on the island of Hokkaidō. It has existed as a municipality since 1922 and currently covers an area of 1121.3 square kilometres, with a population of 1,959,313 recorded in 2020. The urban landscape includes the Sapporo Dome, a multi-purpose stadium, as well as the linear urban park known as Odori Park and the railway hub Shin-Sapporo Station. Situated at an elevation of 5 metres, the city is connected to the Toyohira, Sōsei, and Ishikari rivers. Sapporo maintains sister city relationships with Daejeon, Munich, Portland, Shenyang, and Novosibirsk.

AI-assisted description based on geographic data and editorial notes.