Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
Sunrise shoots reward people who plan. This checklist covers the night before, the drive out and the first light, so you are set up when…
Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Kelowna, British Columbia, giving 10 hours, 11 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 30 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 25 | 10h 11m | −3m 30s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 07m | −3m 29s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 04m | −3m 27s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 00m | −3m 27s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 9h 57m | −3m 25s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 54m | −3m 24s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 50m | −3m 23s |
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 |
100% illuminated · 14.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Kelowna.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Kelowna |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Kelowna | 7.4 km WSW | same minute | ||
| Lake Country | 15 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Peachland | 23 km SW | 49 seconds later | ||
| Summerland | 34 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Coldstream | 42 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Penticton | 45 km S | same minute | ||
| Vernon | 45 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Spallumcheen | 61 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Armstrong | 66 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Oliver | 78 km S | 1 minute 8 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 Kelowna, British Columbia today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:36 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:47 PM.
Kelowna gets 10 hours, 11 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 30 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Kelowna runs from 5:01 PM to 6:08 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Kelowna is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 21 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 5 minutes.
Kelowna uses the America/Vancouver time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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