Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Williams Lake, British Columbia, giving 9 hours, 50 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 45 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 28 | 9h 50m | −3m 45s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 9h 46m | −3m 44s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 42m | −3m 43s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 39m | −3m 42s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 9h 35m | −3m 40s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 9h 31m | −3m 38s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 9h 28m | −3m 37s |
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 |
91% illuminated · 17.7 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Williams Lake.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Williams Lake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanceville | 66 km WSW | 3 minutes 3 seconds later | ||
| Quesnel | 96 km NNW | 3 minutes 31 seconds later | ||
| Prince George | 202 km NNW | 7 minutes 2 seconds later | ||
| Kamloops | 207 km SE | 10 minutes 51 seconds earlier | ||
| Whistler | 232 km SSW | 1 minute 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Merritt | 245 km SSE | 10 minutes 12 seconds earlier | ||
| Salmon Arm | 256 km SE | 14 minutes 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Armstrong | 278 km SE | 15 minutes 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Squamish | 281 km SSW | 1 minute 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Spallumcheen | 281 km SE | 15 minutes 51 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 Williams Lake, British Columbia today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is at 7:57 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:47 PM.
Williams Lake gets 9 hours, 50 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 45 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Williams Lake runs from 4:57 PM to 6:09 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Williams Lake is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 46 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 7 hours, 43 minutes.
Williams Lake uses the America/Vancouver time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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