Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Ladysmith, British Columbia, giving 10 hours, 14 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 25 | 10h 14m | −3m 23s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 11m | −3m 22s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 08m | −3m 20s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 04m | −3m 20s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 01m | −3m 19s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 58m | −3m 17s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 54m | −3m 15s |
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 Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Ladysmith.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Ladysmith |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Cowichan | 19 km SSE | 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Harewood | 20 km NNW | 50 seconds later | ||
| Nanaimo | 22 km NNW | 50 seconds later | ||
| Duncan | 25 km SSE | 52 seconds earlier | ||
| Ganges | 28 km ESE | 1 minute 32 seconds earlier | ||
| Nanoose Bay | 42 km NW | 2 minutes 4 seconds later | ||
| Mill Bay | 43 km SSE | 1 minute 44 seconds earlier | ||
| North Saanich | 46 km SE | 2 minutes 13 seconds earlier | ||
| Sidney | 49 km SE | 2 minutes 19 seconds earlier | ||
| Gibsons | 50 km NNE | same minute |
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 Ladysmith, British Columbia today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:52 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:06 PM.
Ladysmith gets 10 hours, 14 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 23 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Ladysmith runs from 5:21 PM to 6:26 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Ladysmith is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 12 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 14 minutes.
Ladysmith uses the America/Vancouver time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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