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, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Fernie, British Columbia, giving 10 hours, 12 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 27 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Edmonton (UTC−6)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 25 | 10h 12m | −3m 27s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 09m | −3m 26s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 06m | −3m 25s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 02m | −3m 23s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 9h 59m | −3m 22s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 55m | −3m 21s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 52m | −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 | MDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | CST |
100% illuminated · 14.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Fernie.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Fernie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook | 51 km W | 2 minutes 48 seconds later | ||
| Kimberley | 68 km WNW | 3 minutes 59 seconds later | ||
| Creston | 113 km WSW | other time zone | ||
| Whitefish MT | 132 km SSE | other time zone | ||
| Columbia Falls MT | 141 km SSE | other time zone | ||
| High River AB | 148 km NE | 2 minutes 35 seconds earlier | ||
| Evergreen MT | 153 km SSE | other time zone | ||
| Kalispell MT | 155 km SSE | other time zone | ||
| Okotoks AB | 157 km NNE | 1 minute 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Sandpoint ID | 174 km SW | 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 Fernie, British Columbia today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 8:18 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:30 PM.
Fernie gets 10 hours, 12 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 27 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Fernie runs from 5:45 PM to 6:50 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Fernie is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 17 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 9 minutes.
Fernie uses the America/Edmonton time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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