Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Monday, 26 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at AWST in Maylands, Western Australia, giving 13 hours, 11 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 50 seconds longer than yesterday.
Local time, Australia/Perth (UTC+8)
| 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 11m | +1m 50s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 13h 13m | +1m 49s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 13h 15m | +1m 48s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 17m | +1m 48s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 18m | +1m 47s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 20m | +1m 46s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 22m | +1m 46s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | 20 March 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice shortest day | 21 June 2026 | |
| September equinox | 23 September 2026 | |
| December solstice longest day | 22 December 2026 |
Maylands does not change its clocks in 2026.
100% illuminated · 14.8 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Maylands.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Maylands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 3.2 km ESE | same minute | ||
| Perth | 3.9 km SW | same minute | ||
| Bentley | 8.4 km SSE | same minute | ||
| Bennett Springs | 9.3 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Claremont | 12 km WSW | same minute | ||
| Cottesloe | 15 km WSW | same minute | ||
| Mosman Park | 15 km SW | same minute | ||
| Kalamunda | 16 km ESE | 42 seconds earlier | ||
| East Fremantle | 17 km SW | same minute | ||
| Mullaloo | 23 km NW | 50 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 Maylands, Western Australia today, Monday, 26 October 2026, is at 5:25 AM AWST, and sunset is at 6:36 PM.
Maylands gets 13 hours, 11 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 50 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Maylands runs from 6:03 PM to 6:52 PM AWST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Maylands is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 15 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 10 hours, 4 minutes.
Maylands uses the Australia/Perth time zone, currently AWST (UTC+8).
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