Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, giving 9 hours, 57 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 26 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Winnipeg (UTC−5)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 29 | 9h 57m | −3m 26s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 53m | −3m 25s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 50m | −3m 23s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 9h 47m | −3m 22s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 9h 43m | −3m 21s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 9h 40m | −3m 19s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 9h 37m | −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 | CDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
83% illuminated · 18.7 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Portage la Prairie.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Portage la Prairie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West St. Paul | 82 km E | 4 minutes 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Winnipeg | 83 km E | 4 minutes 47 seconds earlier | ||
| Morden | 88 km S | 2 minutes 32 seconds earlier | ||
| Winkler | 92 km SSE | 3 minutes 12 seconds earlier | ||
| Selkirk | 102 km E | 5 minutes 15 seconds earlier | ||
| Brandon | 120 km W | 6 minutes 22 seconds later | ||
| Steinbach | 126 km ESE | 7 minutes 28 seconds earlier | ||
| Dauphin | 180 km NW | 9 minutes 50 seconds later | ||
| Devils Lake ND | 211 km SSW | other time zone | ||
| East Grand Forks MN | 245 km SSE | other time zone |
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 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 8:18 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:15 PM.
Portage la Prairie gets 9 hours, 57 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 26 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Portage la Prairie runs from 5:28 PM to 6:36 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Portage la Prairie is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 22 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 5 minutes.
Portage la Prairie uses the America/Winnipeg time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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