The best time of day
to go shoot.
gilded is a small, calm clock for photographers. It tells you when golden hour begins, where the sun will fall at your destination tomorrow, and pings you before the light turns — no feed, no noise.
One number that matters,
and nothing that doesn't.
gilded strips the weather app down to the only thing a photographer checks before walking out the door: when the light turns.
The next magic hour
A calm hero screen with the single time that matters. Golden hour, blue hour, sunrise, sunset — whichever is next, counted down to the minute.
A windrose for the sun
A live compass that holds true north and plots where the sun will rise, where it sits right now, and the arc it'll sweep through golden and blue hour.
A quiet, timely ping
Pick the windows you care about and gilded schedules a local notification ahead of each one. Set it once. No feed, no ads, no push server talking to a stranger.
We don't remember days. We remember moments — and the light they came in. — after Cesare Pavese
Know the light before
you get there.
Pin the spots you keep coming back to — overlooks, rooftops, that one bridge. Scrub forward by day or pick a date and see exactly when the light will land and from which direction.
- Saved locations. Search any city, park, or landmark; keep a shortlist that stays on your device.
- A calendar that understands the sun. Pick a date in a bespoke picker, instantly see every window at that spot.
- Cloud & haze, 7 days out. Bars tinted gold when the sky is clear, dusky blue when it's overcast, so you know which evening to go out.
- Moon phase and moonrise. For nightscapes and long exposures, know when the moon shows up and from where.
Be first through the door.
gilded is launching soon. Leave an email and we'll tell you when it's ready — once, from a real person, no list.