Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Valley East, Ontario, giving 10 hours, 21 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 26 | 10h 21m | −3m 05s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 17m | −3m 04s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 14m | −3m 03s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 11m | −3m 02s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 08m | −3m 01s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 05m | −2m 59s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 02m | −2m 58s |
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 |
99% illuminated · 15.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Valley East.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Valley East |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayside-Balfour | 17 km WSW | 47 seconds later | ||
| Greater Sudbury | 17 km S | same minute | ||
| Lively | 26 km SSW | same minute | ||
| West Nipissing | 88 km ESE | 4 minutes 48 seconds earlier | ||
| Sturgeon Falls | 88 km ESE | 4 minutes 50 seconds earlier | ||
| North Bay | 123 km ESE | 6 minutes 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Elliot Lake | 129 km WSW | 6 minutes 4 seconds later | ||
| Temiskaming Shores | 135 km NE | 3 minutes 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Parry Sound | 162 km SSE | 6 minutes 11 seconds earlier | ||
| Huntsville | 200 km SE | 9 minutes 29 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 Valley East, Ontario today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:57 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:18 PM.
Valley East gets 10 hours, 21 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 5 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Valley East runs from 5:35 PM to 6:37 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Valley East is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 51 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 33 minutes.
Valley East uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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