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 Lavaltrie, Quebec, giving 10 hours, 29 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 2 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 29m | −3m 02s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 26m | −3m 01s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 23m | −3m 00s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 20m | −2m 59s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 17m | −2m 58s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 14m | −2m 57s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 12m | −2m 55s |
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 Lavaltrie.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Lavaltrie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Assomption | 13 km WSW | same minute | ||
| Joliette | 18 km NW | 47 seconds later | ||
| Repentigny | 20 km SW | same minute | ||
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies | 22 km NNW | 53 seconds later | ||
| Sorel-Tracy | 22 km NE | same minute | ||
| Saint-Charles-Borromée | 23 km NW | 1 minute 1 second later | ||
| Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | 24 km W | 1 minute 11 seconds later | ||
| Charlemagne | 24 km SW | 31 seconds later | ||
| Varennes | 25 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Saint-Amable | 26 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 Lavaltrie, Quebec today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:22 AM EDT, and sunset is at 5:52 PM.
Lavaltrie gets 10 hours, 29 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 2 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Lavaltrie runs from 5:10 PM to 6:10 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Lavaltrie is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 44 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 39 minutes.
Lavaltrie uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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