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, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Mississippi Mills, Ontario, giving 10 hours, 17 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 53 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 17m | −2m 53s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 14m | −2m 51s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 11m | −2m 50s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 08m | −2m 49s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 06m | −2m 48s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 03m | −2m 46s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 00m | −2m 45s |
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 Mississippi Mills.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Mississippi Mills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almonte | 0.5 km SE | same minute | ||
| Carleton Place | 12 km SSE | same minute | ||
| Stittsville | 22 km E | 1 minute 6 seconds earlier | ||
| Kanata | 23 km ENE | 1 minute earlier | ||
| Arnprior | 25 km NNW | 59 seconds later | ||
| Glen Cairn | 26 km ENE | 1 minute 10 seconds earlier | ||
| Bridlewood | 27 km ENE | 1 minute 16 seconds earlier | ||
| Bells Corners | 30 km ENE | 1 minute 19 seconds earlier | ||
| Aylmer QC | 36 km ENE | 1 minute 15 seconds earlier | ||
| Perth | 37 km S | same minute |
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 Mississippi Mills, Ontario today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:40 AM EDT, and sunset is at 5:57 PM.
Mississippi Mills gets 10 hours, 17 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 53 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Mississippi Mills runs from 5:15 PM to 6:15 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Mississippi Mills is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 39 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 44 minutes.
Mississippi Mills uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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