Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEDT in Bathurst, New South Wales, giving 13 hours, 19 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 55 seconds longer than yesterday.
Local time, Australia/Sydney (UTC+11)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 28 Oct | 13h 19m | +1m 55s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 21m | +1m 54s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 23m | +1m 53s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 24m | +1m 53s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 26m | +1m 52s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 28m | +1m 51s | ||
| Tue 3 Nov | 13h 30m | +1m 50s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | 21 March 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice shortest day | 21 June 2026 | |
| September equinox | 23 September 2026 | |
| December solstice longest day | 22 December 2026 | |
| Clocks go back | 5 April 2026 | AEST |
| Clocks go forward | 4 October 2026 | AEDT |
95% illuminated · 16.8 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Bathurst.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Bathurst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 1.8 km E | same minute | ||
| Orange | 47 km WNW | 2 minutes 6 seconds later | ||
| Lithgow | 53 km E | 2 minutes 22 seconds earlier | ||
| Katoomba | 75 km ESE | 3 minutes 20 seconds earlier | ||
| Mudgee | 91 km N | 1 minute 6 seconds later | ||
| Cowra | 94 km WSW | 2 minutes 57 seconds later | ||
| Blaxland | 101 km ESE | 4 minutes 32 seconds earlier | ||
| Richmond | 110 km E | 4 minutes 56 seconds earlier | ||
| Jordan Springs | 112 km ESE | 5 minutes 1 second earlier | ||
| Tahmoor | 130 km SE | 5 minutes 11 seconds earlier |
Sunrise and sunset are the moments the top edge of the sun meets a flat, sea-level horizon, with standard atmospheric refraction (the sun's centre 0.833° below the horizon). Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight begin when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below. Golden hour is the sun between 6° above and 4° below.
Sunrise in Bathurst, New South Wales today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, is at 6:06 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:25 PM.
Bathurst gets 13 hours, 19 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 55 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Bathurst runs from 6:51 PM to 7:41 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Bathurst is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 22 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 56 minutes.
Bathurst uses the Australia/Sydney time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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