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, Monday, 26 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEDT in Benalla, Victoria, giving 13 hours, 24 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 11 seconds longer than yesterday.
Local time, Australia/Melbourne (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 26 Oct | 13h 24m | +2m 11s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 13h 26m | +2m 10s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 13h 28m | +2m 10s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 30m | +2m 09s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 32m | +2m 08s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 34m | +2m 06s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 36m | +2m 07s |
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 |
100% illuminated · 14.6 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Benalla.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Benalla |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wangaratta | 37 km NE | 1 minute 4 seconds earlier | ||
| Shepparton | 56 km WNW | 2 minutes 35 seconds later | ||
| Mooroopna | 59 km WNW | 2 minutes 45 seconds later | ||
| Yarrawonga | 59 km N | other time zone | ||
| Corowa NSW | 71 km NNE | other time zone | ||
| Cobram | 77 km NNW | 2 minutes 16 seconds later | ||
| Kyabram | 88 km WNW | 4 minutes 4 seconds later | ||
| West Wodonga | 91 km ENE | 2 minutes 52 seconds earlier | ||
| Seymour | 92 km SW | 2 minutes 42 seconds later | ||
| Wodonga | 94 km ENE | 3 minutes 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 Benalla, Victoria today, Monday, 26 October 2026, is at 6:19 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:42 PM.
Benalla gets 13 hours, 24 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 11 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Benalla runs from 7:07 PM to 7:59 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Benalla is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 40 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 40 minutes.
Benalla uses the Australia/Melbourne time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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