Golden Gate Sunsets
This map helps you find spots from which you can see the sun set
right in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Viewed from the Bay Area, the direction of the sunset varies from
240.2° at the Winter Solstice to 300.7° at the Summer Solstice.
These bearings are measured in degrees east of true north;
in the winter, the sun sets more towards the south, and in the
summer it sets more towards the north.
Between the 6th of September and the 4th of April each year,
the setting sun can be seen right in the center of the Golden Gate
from a series of viewpoints around the central bay.
On October 5th and 6th the viewpoints are on Treasure Island;
from October 7th to October 16th the viewpoints are on Alcatraz.
Then between the October 17th and February 23rd, for 130 days
each winter, the viewpoints march up and back along the East Bay
shoreline.
The exact spot from which the show can be seen moves by a few
hundred feet per day.
You can use this map to figure out where to go.
Look for the date you want in the side panel, and then click
there and zoom in to find the corresponding marker.
Or just browse the map for locations you're interested in and click
the nearby markers to find out what days you can catch the sunset
from there.
- Golden Gate center span
Center of the bridge - the point we're lining up on.
37.819703, -122.47865
- 17Oct 258.3°
37.84903, -122.30058
18:28 PDTSouth of here the viewpoints are on Alcatraz.
- 18Oct 257.8°
37.85039, -122.30016
18:27 PDT
- 19Oct 257.4°
37.85144, -122.30004
18:25 PDT
- 20Oct 256.9°
37.85270, -122.30028
18:24 PDT
- 21Oct 256.5°
37.85367, -122.30052
18:22 PDT
- 22Oct 256.0°
37.85492, -122.30088
18:21 PDT
- 23Oct 255.5°
37.85616, -122.30121
18:20 PDT
- 24Oct 255.1°
37.85713, -122.30148
18:18 PDT
- 25Oct 254.7°
37.85812, -122.30175
18:17 PDT
- 26Oct 254.2°
37.85936, -122.30209
18:16 PDT
- 27Oct 253.8°
37.85957, -122.30575
18:15 PDTSouth of here the viewpoints are on the Bay Trail between University and Ashby.
- 28Oct 253.4°
37.86055, -122.30604
18:14 PDT
- 29Oct 252.9°
37.85932, -122.31637
18:12 PDTSouth of here the viewpoints are on the Brickyard peninsula.
- 30Oct 252.5°
37.86023, -122.31664
18:11 PDT
- 31Oct 252.1°
37.86110, -122.31687
18:10 PDT
- 01Nov 251.7°
37.86206, -122.31717
18:09 PDT
- 01Nov 251.67°
37.85951, -122.32705
18:09 PDTEnd of the pier.
- 02Nov 251.3°
37.86295, -122.31756
18:08 PDT
- 03Nov 250.9°
37.86376, -122.31818
17:07 PSTInside Skates!
- 04Nov 250.5°
37.86488, -122.31779
17:06 PST
- 05Nov 250.1°
37.86587, -122.31784
17:05 PST
- 06Nov 249.7°
37.86800, -122.31396
17:04 PST
- 07Nov 249.3°
37.86766, -122.31853
17:03 PST
- 08Nov 248.9°
37.86848, -122.31916
17:02 PST
- 09Nov 248.6°
37.86908, -122.31973
17:01 PST
- 10Nov 248.2°
37.86984, -122.32051
17:00 PST
- 11Nov 247.9°
37.87040, -122.32109
16:59 PST
- 12Nov 247.5°
37.87118, -122.32186
16:59 PST
- 13Nov 247.1°
37.87196, -122.32254
16:58 PST
- 14Nov 246.8°
37.87257, -122.32303
16:57 PST
- 15Nov 246.5°
37.87316, -122.32352
16:56 PST
- 16Nov 246.2°
37.87374, -122.32405
16:56 PST
- 17Nov 245.8°
37.87450, -122.32476
16:55 PSTNorth of here the viewpoints are in Golden Gate Fields and the Albany Neck.
- 18Nov 245.5°
37.88008, -122.31147
16:54 PST
- 19Nov 245.2°
37.88071, -122.31199
16:54 PST
- 20Nov 244.9°
37.88139, -122.31244
16:53 PST
- 21Nov 244.7°
37.88184, -122.31274
16:53 PST
- 22Nov 244.3°
37.88259, -122.31371
16:52 PST
- 23Nov 244.1°
37.88306, -122.31404
16:52 PST
- 24Nov 243.8°
37.88374, -122.31440
16:51 PST
- 25Nov 243.6°
37.88411, -122.31487
16:51 PST
- 26Nov 243.3°
37.88474, -122.31539
16:51 PST
- 27Nov 243.0°
37.88543, -122.31579
16:50 PST
- 28Nov 242.8°
37.88596, -122.31592
16:50 PST
- 29Nov 242.6°
37.88650, -122.31593
16:50 PST
- 30Nov 242.4°
37.88709, -122.31592
16:49 PST
- 01Dec 242.2°
37.88767, -122.31590
16:49 PST
- 02Dec 242.0°
37.88817, -122.31607
16:49 PST
- 03Dec 241.8°
37.88859, -122.31642
16:49 PST
- 04Dec 241.7°
37.88876, -122.31660
16:49 PST
- 05Dec 241.5°
37.88922, -122.31699
16:49 PST
- 06Dec 241.3°
37.88932, -122.31805
16:49 PST
- 07Dec 241.2°
37.88929, -122.31877
16:49 PST
- 08Dec 241.1°
37.88930, -122.31941
16:49 PST
- 09Dec 241.0°
37.88927, -122.32016
16:49 PST
- 10Dec 240.8°
37.88796, -122.32435
16:49 PSTSouth of here the viewpoints are on the Albany Neck and Golden Gate Fields.
- 11Dec 240.7°
37.88789, -122.32515
16:49 PST
- 12-13Dec 240.6°
37.88798, -122.32558
12Dec 16:49 PST
13Dec 16:50 PST
- 14Dec 240.5°
37.88812, -122.32589
16:50 PST
- 15Dec 240.4°
37.88828, -122.32613
16:50 PST
- 16-17Dec 240.3°
37.88841, -122.32642
16Dec 16:50 PST
17Dec 16:51 PST
- 18-21Dec 240.2°
37.88855, -122.32678
18Dec 16:51 PST
19Dec 16:52 PST
20Dec 16:52 PST
21Dec 16:53 PSTThis is the furthest north the viewpoints get, because 240.2° is the furthest south the sun gets.
- 22-24Dec 240.2°
37.88861, -122.32678
22Dec 16:53 PST
23Dec 16:54 PST
24Dec 16:54 PSTThis is the furthest north the viewpoints get, because 240.2° is the furthest south the sun gets.
- 25-26Dec 240.3°
37.88847, -122.32642
25Dec 16:55 PST
26Dec 16:56 PST
- 27Dec 240.4°
37.88834, -122.32613
16:56 PST
- 28Dec 240.5°
37.88818, -122.32589
16:57 PST
- 29Dec 240.6°
37.88804, -122.32558
16:57 PST
- 30-31Dec 240.7°
37.88795, -122.32515
30Dec 16:58 PST
31Dec 16:59 PST
- 01Jan 240.8°
37.88802, -122.32435
17:00 PSTSouth of here the viewpoints are on the Albany Neck and Golden Gate Fields.
- 02Jan 240.9°
37.88912, -122.32116
17:00 PSTNorth of here the viewpoints are on the Albany Bulb.
- 03Jan 241.1°
37.88936, -122.31941
17:01 PST
- 04Jan 241.2°
37.88935, -122.31877
17:02 PST
- 05Jan 241.4°
37.88930, -122.31745
17:03 PST
- 06Jan 241.6°
37.88902, -122.31679
17:04 PST
- 07Jan 241.7°
37.88882, -122.31660
17:05 PST
- 08Jan 241.9°
37.88839, -122.31623
17:06 PST
- 09Jan 242.1°
37.88795, -122.31593
17:07 PST
- 10Jan 242.3°
37.88738, -122.31591
17:08 PST
- 11Jan 242.5°
37.88679, -122.31592
17:09 PST
- 12Jan 242.7°
37.88623, -122.31593
17:10 PST
- 13Jan 242.9°
37.88569, -122.31587
17:11 PST
- 14Jan 243.1°
37.88522, -122.31562
17:12 PST
- 15Jan 243.4°
37.88449, -122.31533
17:13 PST
- 16Jan 243.7°
37.88391, -122.31460
17:14 PST
- 17Jan 243.9°
37.88350, -122.31425
17:15 PST
- 18Jan 244.2°
37.88278, -122.31392
17:16 PST
- 19Jan 244.5°
37.88229, -122.31305
17:17 PST
- 20Jan 244.8°
37.88161, -122.31256
17:18 PST
- 21Jan 245.1°
37.88093, -122.31218
17:19 PST
- 22Jan 245.4°
37.88027, -122.31164
17:20 PST
- 23Jan 245.6°
37.87985, -122.31130
17:21 PSTSouth of here the viewpoints are in Cesar Chavez Park and the Berkeley Marina.
- 24Jan 245.9°
37.87428, -122.32463
17:22 PST
- 25Jan 246.3°
37.87353, -122.32387
17:24 PST
- 26Jan 246.7°
37.87277, -122.32318
17:25 PST
- 27Jan 247.0°
37.87216, -122.32271
17:26 PST
- 28Jan 247.3°
37.87158, -122.32220
17:27 PST
- 29Jan 247.7°
37.87080, -122.32146
17:28 PST
- 30Jan 248.1°
37.87002, -122.32070
17:29 PST
- 31Jan 248.4°
37.86945, -122.32011
17:30 PST
- 01Feb 248.7°
37.86887, -122.31955
17:31 PST
- 02Feb 249.2°
37.86792, -122.31858
17:33 PST
- 03Feb 249.5°
37.86719, -122.31844
17:34 PST
- 04Feb 249.9°
37.86776, -122.31300
17:35 PSTThere's a nice view through the marina to the Golden Gate from here. There's even a bench to sit on.
- 05Feb 250.3°
37.86537, -122.31782
17:36 PST
- 06Feb 250.7°
37.86439, -122.31775
17:37 PST
- 07Feb 251.1°
37.86340, -122.31767
17:38 PST
- 08Feb 251.6°
37.86230, -122.31723
17:39 PST
- 08Feb 251.67°
37.85957, -122.32705
17:39 PSTEnd of the pier.
- 09Feb 252.0°
37.86133, -122.31695
17:40 PST
- 10Feb 252.4°
37.86045, -122.31677
17:42 PST
- 11Feb 252.7°
37.85976, -122.31655
17:43 PST
- 12Feb 253.2°
37.86102, -122.30618
17:44 PSTNorth of here the viewpoints are in the Berkeley Marina and Cesar Chavez Park.
- 13Feb 253.7°
37.85981, -122.30586
17:45 PST
- 14Feb 254.1°
37.85962, -122.30215
17:46 PSTNorth of here the viewpoints are on the Brickyard peninsula.
- 15Feb 254.6°
37.85837, -122.30183
17:47 PST
- 16Feb 254.9°
37.85763, -122.30161
17:48 PST
- 17Feb 255.4°
37.85640, -122.30130
17:49 PST
- 18Feb 255.9°
37.85517, -122.30093
17:50 PST
- 19Feb 256.3°
37.85419, -122.30066
17:51 PST
- 20Feb 256.8°
37.85294, -122.30032
17:52 PST
- 21Feb 257.2°
37.85195, -122.30009
17:53 PST
- 22Feb 257.7°
37.85066, -122.30011
17:54 PST
- 23Feb 258.2°
37.84930, -122.30052
17:56 PST
- 22Oct 256.1°
37.86512, -122.24676
18:21 PDTClark Kerr track
- 22Oct 256.0°
37.86719, -122.23897
18:21 PDTtop of Panoramic Way
- 24Oct 255.0°
37.87446, -122.22168
18:18 PDTGrizzly turnout - lineup with Farallons!
- 28Oct 253.4°
37.87203, -122.25793
18:13 PDTCampanile steps.
- 28Oct 253.1°
37.87491, -122.25006
18:13 PDTLBNL Guest House parking lot.
- 30Oct 252.5°
37.88377, -122.22230
18:11 PDTVollmer Peak.
- 30Oct 252.3°
37.87688, -122.25260
18:11 PDTLBNL Building 50 plaza.
- 01Nov 252.0°
37.87929, -122.24698
18:09 PDTLawrence Hall of Science plaza.
- 06Nov 249.8°
37.88676, -122.24899
17:04 PST1310 Summit Road.
- 16Nov 246.0°
37.89223, -122.27300
16:55 PSTIndian Rock.
- 21Nov 244.6°
37.89901, -122.26728
16:52 PSTEuclid Ave.
- 28Nov 242.7°
37.89065, -122.30484
16:50 PSTHillside Ave.
- 12Jan 242.7°
37.89064, -122.30483
17:10 PSTHillside Ave.
- 19Jan 244.6°
37.89901, -122.26728
17:18 PSTEuclid Ave.
- 24Jan 246.0°
37.89222, -122.27300
17:22 PSTIndian Rock.
- 04Feb 249.8°
37.88676, -122.24899
17:35 PST1310 Summit Road.
- 08Feb 252.0°
37.87927, -122.24697
17:41 PSTLawrence Hall of Science plaza.
- 10Feb 252.3°
37.87688, -122.25260
17:41 PSTLBNL Building 50 plaza.
- 10Feb 252.5°
37.88377, -122.22230
17:42 PSTVollmer Peak.
- 12Feb 253.1°
37.87491, -122.25006
17:44 PSTLBNL Guest House parking lot.
- 12Feb 253.4°
37.87203, -122.25793
17:45 PSTCampanile steps.
- 16Feb 255.0°
37.87446, -122.22168
17:48 PSTGrizzly turnout - lineup with Farallons!
- 18Feb 256.0°
37.86719, -122.23897
17:51 PSTtop of Panoramic Way
- 18Feb 256.1°
37.86512, -122.24676
17:51 PSTClark Kerr track