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 Lively, Ontario, giving 10 hours, 24 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 5 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 24m | −3m 05s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 21m | −3m 04s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 18m | −3m 02s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 15m | −3m 02s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 12m | −3m 00s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 09m | −3m 00s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 06m | −2m 57s |
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 Lively.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Lively |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Sudbury | 14 km ENE | 32 seconds earlier | ||
| Rayside-Balfour | 20 km NNW | 33 seconds later | ||
| Valley East | 26 km NNE | same minute | ||
| West Nipissing | 94 km E | 5 minutes 1 second earlier | ||
| Sturgeon Falls | 95 km E | 5 minutes 3 seconds earlier | ||
| Elliot Lake | 114 km W | 5 minutes 51 seconds later | ||
| North Bay | 130 km E | 6 minutes 57 seconds earlier | ||
| Parry Sound | 148 km SE | 6 minutes 21 seconds earlier | ||
| Temiskaming Shores | 160 km NE | 3 minutes 50 seconds earlier | ||
| Huntsville | 193 km SE | 9 minutes 39 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 Lively, Ontario today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:56 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:20 PM.
Lively gets 10 hours, 24 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 5 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Lively runs from 5:38 PM to 6:40 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Lively is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 49 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 35 minutes.
Lively uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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