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 PDT in Oliver, British Columbia, giving 10 hours, 14 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 24 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 24s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 10m | −3m 24s | ||
| 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 19s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 54m | −3m 17s |
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 Oliver.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Oliver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osoyoos | 18 km SSE | 38 seconds earlier | ||
| Penticton | 33 km N | 44 seconds later | ||
| Summerland | 47 km N | 1 minute 18 seconds later | ||
| Peachland | 67 km NNW | 1 minute 57 seconds later | ||
| West Kelowna | 76 km N | 1 minute 29 seconds later | ||
| Kelowna | 78 km N | 1 minute 8 seconds later | ||
| Lake Country | 93 km N | 1 minute 2 seconds later | ||
| Coldstream | 118 km NNE | 41 seconds later | ||
| Vernon | 122 km N | 1 minute 5 seconds later | ||
| Trail | 135 km E | 7 minutes 34 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 Oliver, British Columbia today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:35 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:49 PM.
Oliver gets 10 hours, 14 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 24 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Oliver runs from 5:03 PM to 6:09 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Oliver is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 14 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 12 minutes.
Oliver uses the America/Vancouver time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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