Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Owen Sound, Ontario, giving 10 hours, 25 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 51 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 27 | 10h 25m | −2m 51s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 22m | −2m 49s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 19m | −2m 49s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 17m | −2m 47s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 14m | −2m 46s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 11m | −2m 45s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 08m | −2m 43s |
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 |
97% illuminated · 16.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Owen Sound.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Owen Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Elgin | 38 km WSW | 1 minute 33 seconds later | ||
| The Blue Mountains | 38 km E | 1 minute 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Hanover | 47 km S | same minute | ||
| Collingwood | 58 km E | 3 minutes 3 seconds earlier | ||
| Mount Forest | 68 km SSE | 1 minute 55 seconds earlier | ||
| Kincardine | 69 km SW | 2 minutes 5 seconds later | ||
| Wasaga Beach | 74 km E | 3 minutes 48 seconds earlier | ||
| Shelburne | 80 km SE | 3 minutes 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Penetanguishene | 85 km ENE | 3 minutes 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Midland | 86 km ENE | 3 minutes 55 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 Owen Sound, Ontario today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:55 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:20 PM.
Owen Sound gets 10 hours, 25 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 51 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Owen Sound runs from 5:39 PM to 6:38 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Owen Sound is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 34 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 49 minutes.
Owen Sound uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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