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, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, giving 9 hours, 46 minutes of daylight, 4 minutes 7 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 | 9h 46m | −4m 07s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 9h 42m | −4m 07s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 9h 38m | −4m 06s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 9h 34m | −4m 04s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 30m | −4m 04s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 26m | −4m 01s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 9h 22m | −4m 01s |
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 Prince Rupert.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Prince Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitimat | 112 km ESE | 7 minutes 21 seconds earlier | ||
| Terrace | 113 km ENE | 6 minutes 21 seconds earlier | ||
| Ketchikan AK | 142 km NW | other time zone | ||
| Smithers | 209 km ENE | 11 minutes 23 seconds earlier | ||
| Sitka AK | 437 km NW | other time zone | ||
| Prince George | 495 km E | 31 minutes 20 seconds earlier | ||
| Juneau AK | 510 km NNW | other time zone | ||
| Quesnel | 537 km ESE | 34 minutes 42 seconds earlier | ||
| Hanceville | 554 km ESE | 35 minutes earlier | ||
| Campbell River | 590 km SE | 30 minutes 24 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 Prince Rupert, British Columbia today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 8:32 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:18 PM.
Prince Rupert gets 9 hours, 46 minutes of daylight today, 4 minutes 7 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Prince Rupert runs from 5:26 PM to 6:41 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Prince Rupert is June 20, 2026, with 17 hours, 13 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 7 hours, 19 minutes.
Prince Rupert uses the America/Vancouver time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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