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 Magog, Quebec, giving 10 hours, 31 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 58 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 31m | −2m 58s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 28m | −2m 57s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 26m | −2m 56s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 23m | −2m 55s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 20m | −2m 54s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 17m | −2m 53s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 14m | −2m 51s |
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 Magog.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Magog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherbrooke | 25 km NE | 47 seconds earlier | ||
| Lac-Brome | 29 km W | 1 minute 23 seconds later | ||
| Coaticook | 31 km ESE | 1 minute 37 seconds earlier | ||
| Windsor | 35 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Cookshire-Eaton | 44 km ENE | 1 minute 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Cowansville | 48 km W | 2 minutes 18 seconds later | ||
| Granby | 48 km WNW | 2 minutes 33 seconds later | ||
| Acton Vale | 54 km NW | 2 minutes 18 seconds later | ||
| Val-des-Sources | 58 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Saint-Pie | 65 km WNW | 3 minutes 26 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 Magog, Quebec today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:17 AM EDT, and sunset is at 5:48 PM.
Magog gets 10 hours, 31 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 58 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Magog runs from 5:07 PM to 6:07 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Magog is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 39 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 44 minutes.
Magog uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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