Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Monday, 26 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEDT in Red Cliffs, Victoria, giving 13 hours, 17 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 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 17m | +2m 00s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 13h 19m | +2m 00s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 13h 21m | +1m 59s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 23m | +1m 58s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 25m | +1m 58s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 27m | +1m 56s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 29m | +1m 56s |
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 Hunter's Moon, Monday, 26 October 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Red Cliffs.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Red Cliffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irymple | 8.4 km NNW | same minute | ||
| Mildura | 14 km N | same minute | ||
| Swan Hill | 169 km SE | 6 minutes 51 seconds earlier | ||
| Horsham | 267 km S | 3 minutes 23 seconds earlier | ||
| Broken Hill NSW | 270 km NNW | other time zone | ||
| Murray Bridge SA | 281 km WSW | other time zone | ||
| Deniliquin NSW | 286 km ESE | other time zone | ||
| Nuriootpa SA | 293 km W | other time zone | ||
| Moama NSW | 307 km SE | other time zone | ||
| Echuca | 309 km SE | 12 minutes 46 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 Red Cliffs, Victoria today, Monday, 26 October 2026, is at 6:37 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:54 PM.
Red Cliffs gets 13 hours, 17 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Red Cliffs runs from 7:20 PM to 8:10 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Red Cliffs is 21 December 2026, with 14 hours, 27 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 52 minutes.
Red Cliffs uses the Australia/Melbourne time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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