Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
Sunrise shoots reward people who plan. This checklist covers the night before, the drive out and the first light, so you are set up when…
Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at ADT in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, giving 10 hours, 22 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 3 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Glace_Bay (UTC−3)
| 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 22m | −3m 03s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 19m | −3m 01s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 16m | −3m 00s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 13m | −2m 59s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 10m | −2m 58s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 07m | −2m 56s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 04m | −2m 55s |
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 | ADT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | AST |
100% illuminated · 15.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against North Sydney.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs North Sydney |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Mines | 4.3 km NE | same minute | ||
| Sydney | 9.8 km SE | same minute | ||
| New Waterford | 14 km ENE | 37 seconds earlier | ||
| Glace Bay | 23 km E | 1 minute 13 seconds earlier | ||
| Princeville | 94 km WSW | other time zone | ||
| Antigonish | 150 km WSW | other time zone | ||
| Three Rivers PE | 178 km W | other time zone | ||
| Cap-aux-Meules QC | 179 km NW | other time zone | ||
| New Glasgow | 198 km WSW | other time zone | ||
| Stratford PE | 217 km W | 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 North Sydney, Nova Scotia today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:34 AM ADT, and sunset is at 5:56 PM.
North Sydney gets 10 hours, 22 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 3 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in North Sydney runs from 5:13 PM to 6:15 PM ADT today.
The longest day of 2026 in North Sydney is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 47 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 37 minutes.
North Sydney uses the America/Glace_Bay time zone, currently ADT (UTC−3).
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