Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at ACDT in Whyalla, South Australia, giving 13 hours, 16 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 54 seconds longer than yesterday.
Local time, Australia/Adelaide (UTC+10:30)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 27 Oct | 13h 16m | +1m 54s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 13h 18m | +1m 53s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 20m | +1m 53s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 21m | +1m 51s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 23m | +1m 51s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 25m | +1m 51s | ||
| Mon 2 Nov | 13h 27m | +1m 49s |
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 | ACST |
| Clocks go forward | 4 October 2026 | ACDT |
99% illuminated · 15.7 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Whyalla.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Whyalla |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Pirie | 46 km ESE | 2 minutes 1 second earlier | ||
| Port Augusta | 63 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Gawler | 206 km SSE | 6 minutes 53 seconds earlier | ||
| Nuriootpa | 207 km SE | 7 minutes 41 seconds earlier | ||
| Salisbury | 217 km SSE | 6 minutes 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Grange | 225 km SSE | 6 minutes 16 seconds earlier | ||
| Prospect | 226 km SSE | 6 minutes 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Klemzig | 228 km SSE | 6 minutes 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Campbelltown | 230 km SSE | 6 minutes 57 seconds earlier | ||
| Athelstone | 230 km SSE | 7 minutes 4 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 Whyalla, South Australia today, Tuesday, 27 October 2026, is at 6:26 AM ACDT, and sunset is at 7:42 PM.
Whyalla gets 13 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 54 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Whyalla runs from 7:08 PM to 7:58 PM ACDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Whyalla is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 20 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 58 minutes.
Whyalla uses the Australia/Adelaide time zone, currently ACDT (UTC+10:30).
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