Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Campbell River, British Columbia, giving 10 hours, 3 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 29 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 03m | −3m 29s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 00m | −3m 27s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 9h 56m | −3m 27s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 53m | −3m 25s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 50m | −3m 23s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 9h 46m | −3m 23s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 9h 43m | −3m 20s |
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 Campbell River.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Campbell River |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtenay | 41 km SSE | 1 minute 43 seconds earlier | ||
| Comox | 43 km SSE | 1 minute 57 seconds earlier | ||
| Powell River | 55 km ESE | 3 minutes 17 seconds earlier | ||
| Port Alberni | 92 km SSE | 3 minutes 26 seconds earlier | ||
| Qualicum Beach | 94 km SE | 4 minutes 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Parksville | 102 km SE | 5 minutes 13 seconds earlier | ||
| Nanoose Bay | 112 km SE | 5 minutes 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Sechelt | 123 km ESE | 7 minutes 7 seconds earlier | ||
| Nanaimo | 133 km SE | 7 minutes 3 seconds earlier | ||
| Harewood | 134 km SE | 7 minutes 3 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 Campbell River, British Columbia today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 8:03 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:06 PM.
Campbell River gets 10 hours, 3 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 29 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Campbell River runs from 5:20 PM to 6:27 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Campbell River is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 22 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 4 minutes.
Campbell River uses the America/Vancouver time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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