Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at NDT in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, giving 10 hours, 17 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 11 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/St_Johns (UTC−2:30)
| 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 | 10h 17m | −3m 11s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 14m | −3m 11s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 11m | −3m 09s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 08m | −3m 09s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 05m | −3m 07s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 02m | −3m 05s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 9h 59m | −3m 05s |
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 | NDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | NST |
100% illuminated · 15.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against St. John's.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs St. John's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pearl | 7.6 km SW | same minute | ||
| Torbay | 11 km N | same minute | ||
| Portugal Cove-St. Phillip’s | 13 km NW | 41 seconds later | ||
| Paradise | 14 km WSW | 37 seconds later | ||
| Conception Bay South | 23 km WSW | 1 minute 2 seconds later | ||
| Bay Roberts | 42 km W | 2 minutes 17 seconds later | ||
| Clarenville | 115 km NW | 6 minutes 11 seconds later | ||
| Marystown | 189 km WSW | 9 minutes 1 second later | ||
| Gander | 209 km NW | 10 minutes 21 seconds later | ||
| Grand Falls-Windsor | 267 km NW | 14 minutes 31 seconds later |
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 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:36 AM NDT, and sunset is at 5:53 PM.
St. John's gets 10 hours, 17 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 11 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in St. John's runs from 5:09 PM to 6:13 PM NDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in St. John's is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 59 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 26 minutes.
St. John's uses the America/St_Johns time zone, currently NDT (UTC−2:30).
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