Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, giving 10 hours, 35 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 50 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 24 | 10h 35m | −2m 50s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 33m | −2m 49s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 30m | −2m 48s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 27m | −2m 47s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 24m | −2m 46s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 22m | −2m 45s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 19m | −2m 44s |
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 · 13.1 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Whitchurch-Stouffville.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Whitchurch-Stouffville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stouffville | 6.5 km SE | same minute | ||
| Aurora | 12 km W | 36 seconds later | ||
| Newmarket | 13 km WNW | 41 seconds later | ||
| East Gwillimbury | 15 km NW | 39 seconds later | ||
| Markham | 15 km SSE | same minute | ||
| Richmond Hill | 17 km SW | same minute | ||
| Pickering | 18 km SE | 53 seconds earlier | ||
| King City | 19 km WSW | 44 seconds later | ||
| Uxbridge | 19 km NE | 39 seconds earlier | ||
| King | 22 km W | 1 minute 2 seconds later |
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 Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:43 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:19 PM.
Whitchurch-Stouffville gets 10 hours, 35 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 50 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Whitchurch-Stouffville runs from 5:39 PM to 6:37 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Whitchurch-Stouffville is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 29 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 53 minutes.
Whitchurch-Stouffville uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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