Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Monday, 26 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AEDT in Torquay, Victoria, giving 13 hours, 29 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 20 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 29m | +2m 20s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 13h 31m | +2m 20s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 13h 34m | +2m 18s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 36m | +2m 18s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 38m | +2m 16s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 40m | +2m 16s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 43m | +2m 15s |
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 Torquay.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Torquay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Grove | 19 km ENE | 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Geelong | 21 km N | same minute | ||
| Clifton Springs | 28 km NE | 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Bannockburn | 34 km NNW | 1 minute 3 seconds later | ||
| Colac | 65 km W | 2 minutes 57 seconds later | ||
| Laverton | 65 km NE | 1 minute 4 seconds earlier | ||
| Frankston East | 74 km ENE | 2 minutes 56 seconds earlier | ||
| Bacchus Marsh | 74 km N | 32 seconds later | ||
| Aintree | 74 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Darley | 76 km N | 32 seconds later |
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 Torquay, Victoria today, Monday, 26 October 2026, is at 6:23 AM AEDT, and sunset is at 7:51 PM.
Torquay gets 13 hours, 29 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 20 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Torquay runs from 7:16 PM to 8:08 PM AEDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Torquay is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 51 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 30 minutes.
Torquay uses the Australia/Melbourne time zone, currently AEDT (UTC+11).
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