# Golden Hour: Sunset Sign-Up

> A newsletter's closing section. The sun sets as it comes into view, and subscribing brings the night and the moon out.

A shadcn/ui block from the [@keyframeui](https://keyframeui.com/?utm_source=shadcn.exchange) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/keyframeui/golden-hour-cta-demo).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/keyframeui/golden-hour-cta-demo
- Screenshot: https://shadcn.exchange/shot/keyframeui/golden-hour-cta-demo/light.png
- Registry item: https://keyframeui.com/r/golden-hour-cta-demo.json
- Categories: background, hero, svg
- Listed: 2026-11-02, source last changed 2026-11-02

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://shadcn.exchange/r/keyframeui/golden-hour-cta-demo.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- Registry items: `https://keyframeui.com/r/golden-hour.json`

## Notes from the registry

Live preview, examples and props: https://keyframeui.com/components/golden-hour#golden-hour-cta-demo

## Files

### `registry/demos/golden-hour-cta-demo.tsx`

```tsx
"use client";

import * as React from "react";
import { useInView } from "motion/react";

import { GoldenHour } from "@/components/ui/golden-hour";

// Golden hour on the way down the page, the sun just set once the section is
// in view, and night with the moon up after the visitor subscribes.
const ARRIVING = 17.6;
const ARRIVED = 19;
const SUBSCRIBED = 21.6;

export function GoldenHourCtaDemo() {
  const ref = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
  const inView = useInView(ref, { amount: 0.6 });
  const [email, setEmail] = React.useState("");
  const [sent, setSent] = React.useState(false);
  const hour = sent ? SUBSCRIBED : inView ? ARRIVED : ARRIVING;

  return (
    <div ref={ref} className="w-full max-w-4xl">
      <GoldenHour
        time={hour}
        horizon={0.68}
        className="flex min-h-[30rem] flex-col items-center rounded-3xl px-6 pt-14 text-center text-white sm:min-h-[32rem] sm:pt-20"
      >
        <p className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium text-white/80">
          <SunMark className="size-4" />
          Long Light · Fridays
        </p>
        <h2 className="mt-4 max-w-[17ch] text-4xl/[1.05] font-medium tracking-[-0.035em] text-balance sm:text-5xl/[1.02]">
          One slow email a week, sent at sunset.
        </h2>
        <p className="mt-4 max-w-md text-base/7 text-pretty text-white/80">
          Five places worth the detour, and the hour to be there. Read by 18,000 people who would rather be outside.
        </p>

        <div className="mt-8 w-full max-w-md" aria-live="polite">
          {sent ? (
            <div className="flex min-h-[52px] items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-zinc-950/20 px-5 py-2 text-sm font-medium ring-1 ring-white/25 backdrop-blur-xl">
              <CheckIcon className="size-4" />
              You&apos;re on the list. The first letter lands Friday, just before sunset.
            </div>
          ) : (
            <form
              onSubmit={(event) => {
                event.preventDefault();
                if (email.includes("@")) setSent(true);
              }}
              className="flex h-[52px] items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-zinc-950/20 p-1.5 ring-1 ring-white/25 backdrop-blur-xl focus-within:ring-white/60"
            >
              <label htmlFor="golden-hour-cta-email" className="sr-only">
                Email
              </label>
              <input
                id="golden-hour-cta-email"
                type="email"
                required
                value={email}
                onChange={(event) => setEmail(event.target.value)}
                placeholder="you@example.com"
                className="h-full min-w-0 flex-1 bg-transparent pl-4 text-sm text-white outline-none placeholder:text-white/70"
              />
              <button
                type="submit"
                className="h-full shrink-0 rounded-full bg-white px-5 text-sm font-medium text-zinc-950 transition-[background-color,scale] duration-150 ease-out hover:bg-white/90 focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-white active:scale-[0.97]"
              >
                Subscribe
              </button>
            </form>
          )}
        </div>
        <p className="mt-3 text-xs text-white/70">No spam. Unsubscribe in one click.</p>
      </GoldenHour>
    </div>
  );
}

function SunMark({ className }: { className?: string }) {
  return (
    <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" className={className} fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={1.4} aria-hidden>
      <path d="M2 11.5h12M4.5 11.5a3.5 3.5 0 0 1 7 0M8 3v1.6M3.4 5.4l1.1 1.1M12.6 5.4l-1.1 1.1" strokeLinecap="round" />
    </svg>
  );
}

function CheckIcon({ className }: { className?: string }) {
  return (
    <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" className={className} fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={1.8} aria-hidden>
      <path d="m3.5 8.5 3 3 6-7" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
    </svg>
  );
}
```