Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Harewood, British Columbia, giving 10 hours, 10 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 23 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 26 | 10h 10m | −3m 23s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 07m | −3m 22s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 04m | −3m 21s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 00m | −3m 20s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 57m | −3m 18s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 54m | −3m 17s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 9h 50m | −3m 16s |
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 |
99% illuminated · 15.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Harewood.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Harewood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanaimo | 2.2 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Ladysmith | 20 km SSE | 50 seconds earlier | ||
| Nanoose Bay | 23 km NW | 1 minute 14 seconds later | ||
| Parksville | 33 km NW | 1 minute 50 seconds later | ||
| Sechelt | 39 km NNE | same minute | ||
| North Cowichan | 39 km SSE | 1 minute 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Qualicum Beach | 42 km WNW | 2 minutes 24 seconds later | ||
| Gibsons | 42 km NE | 1 minute 16 seconds earlier | ||
| Duncan | 44 km SSE | 1 minute 43 seconds earlier | ||
| Ganges | 46 km SE | 2 minutes 23 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 Harewood, British Columbia today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:54 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:05 PM.
Harewood gets 10 hours, 10 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 23 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Harewood runs from 5:19 PM to 6:25 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Harewood is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 14 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 12 minutes.
Harewood uses the America/Vancouver time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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