Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Erin, Ontario, giving 10 hours, 33 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 48 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 33m | −2m 48s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 31m | −2m 47s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 28m | −2m 45s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 25m | −2m 45s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 22m | −2m 43s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 20m | −2m 43s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 17m | −2m 41s |
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 Erin.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Erin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caledon | 12 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Acton | 16 km S | same minute | ||
| Orangeville | 16 km N | same minute | ||
| Georgetown | 18 km SE | 47 seconds earlier | ||
| Halton Hills | 18 km SE | 45 seconds earlier | ||
| Brampton | 26 km ESE | 1 minute 20 seconds earlier | ||
| Fergus | 26 km WSW | 1 minute 9 seconds later | ||
| Bolton | 29 km ENE | 1 minute 8 seconds earlier | ||
| Guelph | 30 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Elora | 31 km WSW | 1 minute 20 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 Erin, Ontario today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:47 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:21 PM.
Erin gets 10 hours, 33 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 48 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Erin runs from 5:40 PM to 6:39 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Erin is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 28 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 55 minutes.
Erin uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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