Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Cochrane, Ontario, giving 10 hours, 14 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 23 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Toronto (UTC−4)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 25 | 10h 14m | −3m 23s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 11m | −3m 23s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 08m | −3m 21s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 04m | −3m 20s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 01m | −3m 19s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 58m | −3m 18s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 55m | −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 | EDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
100% illuminated · 14.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Cochrane.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Cochrane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timmins | 70 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Kapuskasing | 109 km WNW | 6 minutes 18 seconds later | ||
| Kirkland Lake | 126 km SE | 5 minutes 46 seconds earlier | ||
| La Sarre QC | 137 km ESE | 7 minutes 52 seconds earlier | ||
| Rouyn-Noranda QC | 174 km ESE | 9 minutes 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Temiskaming Shores | 200 km SSE | 8 minutes 16 seconds earlier | ||
| Amos QC | 221 km ESE | 12 minutes 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Val-d'Or QC | 261 km ESE | 14 minutes 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Valley East | 269 km S | 4 minutes 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Rayside-Balfour | 274 km S | 3 minutes 54 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 Cochrane, Ontario today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 8:01 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:15 PM.
Cochrane gets 10 hours, 14 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 23 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Cochrane runs from 5:30 PM to 6:35 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Cochrane is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 13 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 13 minutes.
Cochrane uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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