Find sunrise tomorrow for your chosen place, including civil dawn, the morning golden hour and the direction of sunrise. The leading cards calculate the day after the date in the selector; leave that selector on today for tomorrow’s result.
Solar results
Plan your arrival before sunrise
Sunrise is an event, not the beginning of all morning light. Civil dawn comes earlier and is a useful reference when you want a brighter sky before the solar disk appears. For a photograph, allow time to reach your viewpoint and set up while that light is changing.
Read tomorrow’s sunrise time alongside its compass bearing. A clear view to the east may still miss the event if the Sun rises well to the northeast or southeast. A nearby ridge can delay the first direct sunlight, even when the calculated sunrise time is correct for a level horizon.
Use the morning light sequence
Morning twilight normally progresses from astronomical dawn to nautical dawn and then civil dawn, followed by sunrise. The detailed events explain those boundaries; they are not three competing sunrise times. An early astronomical dawn can occur while the surroundings still look dark.
The morning golden-hour window on this site runs from a solar altitude of −4° to +6°. It starts before sunrise under that convention. The early part offers twilight rather than direct sunlight, while the later part can provide low-angle light on an unobstructed subject. Blue hour is the earlier window from −6° to −4°.
Why tomorrow’s sunrise can move
The daily change depends on latitude and season. It is not a steady number of minutes throughout the year. In many mid-latitude locations, the earliest sunrise arrives before the summer solstice, while the latest sunrise comes after the winter solstice. The relationship between solar time and clock time explains that offset.
Use the seven-day table to see the local pattern instead of extending today’s difference across a whole month. At a daylight-saving transition, the clock time can jump by an hour even though the physical change in the Sun’s path is gradual.
Check the date at your destination
Tomorrow is based on the selected location, which may already be on a different calendar date from you. After switching places, check the date selector and the date above the results. If you set a different base date, the main cards show the following day; the comparison panel identifies the two dates being compared.
The weather panel remains current weather. For tomorrow’s cloud, rain or wind, consult a forecast for that destination and morning. A present cloud reading does not describe the sky you will see at dawn tomorrow.
Frequently asked questions
What time should I arrive to watch sunrise?
Arrive before the listed sunrise and leave enough time for access, parking and setup. Civil dawn is a useful earlier reference for the brightening sky. The right margin depends on your route and whether trees or terrain block the horizon.
Is tomorrow’s first light the same as sunrise?
No. The first-light card uses civil dawn, when the Sun’s center reaches 6° below the horizon. Sunrise occurs later. The phrase first light is informal, so the named twilight stage gives you a clearer basis for comparing times.
Can there be no sunrise tomorrow?
Yes. At high latitudes, the Sun can stay above or below the horizon throughout a local date. A dash means the sunrise threshold is not crossed that day. Check daylight duration and the twilight entries to understand the conditions.
Will the earliest sunrise also have the earliest golden hour?
They are related, but they describe different solar altitudes. The spacing between those altitudes changes with the Sun’s path, so check the displayed golden-hour window instead of subtracting a fixed number of minutes from sunrise.