Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Hawkesbury, Ontario, giving 10 hours, 16 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 55 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 29 | 10h 16m | −2m 55s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 13m | −2m 54s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 10m | −2m 52s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 07m | −2m 51s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 04m | −2m 50s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 01m | −2m 49s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 9h 58m | −2m 47s |
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 |
84% 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 Hawkesbury.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Hawkesbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsburg-Chatham QC | 18 km ENE | 38 seconds earlier | ||
| Lachute QC | 23 km ENE | 1 minute 2 seconds earlier | ||
| Plantagenet | 30 km WSW | 1 minute 23 seconds later | ||
| Hudson QC | 40 km ESE | 2 minutes 9 seconds earlier | ||
| Mirabel QC | 42 km E | 2 minutes 2 seconds earlier | ||
| Saint-Canut QC | 43 km ENE | 1 minute 54 seconds earlier | ||
| Saint-Lazare QC | 44 km ESE | 2 minutes 19 seconds earlier | ||
| Les Coteaux QC | 46 km SE | 2 minutes 9 seconds earlier | ||
| Saint-Sauveur QC | 47 km NE | 1 minute 11 seconds earlier | ||
| Coteau-du-Lac QC | 47 km SE | 2 minutes 19 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 Hawkesbury, Ontario today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:34 AM EDT, and sunset is at 5:50 PM.
Hawkesbury gets 10 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 55 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Hawkesbury runs from 5:07 PM to 6:09 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Hawkesbury is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 42 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 41 minutes.
Hawkesbury uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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