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, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Aldergrove, British Columbia, giving 10 hours, 7 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 21 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Vancouver (UTC−7)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 27 | 10h 07m | −3m 21s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 04m | −3m 20s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 01m | −3m 19s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 57m | −3m 18s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 54m | −3m 16s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 9h 51m | −3m 15s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 9h 48m | −3m 13s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | March 20, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice longest day | June 21, 2026 | |
| September equinox | September 22, 2026 | |
| December solstice shortest day | December 21, 2026 | |
| Clocks go forward | March 8, 2026 | PDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | MST |
96% illuminated · 16.6 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Aldergrove.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Aldergrove |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynden WA | 12 km S | other time zone | ||
| Langley | 15 km WNW | 51 seconds later | ||
| Mission | 15 km NE | 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Clayburn | 15 km E | 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Abbotsford | 16 km E | 52 seconds earlier | ||
| Maple Ridge | 20 km NNW | 52 seconds later | ||
| Blaine WA | 21 km WSW | other time zone | ||
| White Rock | 24 km W | 1 minute 13 seconds later | ||
| Pitt Meadows | 24 km NW | 1 minute 13 seconds later | ||
| Ferndale WA | 25 km SSW | other time zone |
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 Aldergrove, British Columbia today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:50 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:57 PM.
Aldergrove gets 10 hours, 7 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 21 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Aldergrove runs from 5:12 PM to 6:17 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Aldergrove is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 13 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 13 minutes.
Aldergrove uses the America/Vancouver time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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