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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Val-des-Monts, Quebec, giving 10 hours, 27 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 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 25 | 10h 27m | −2m 59s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 24m | −2m 59s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 21m | −2m 57s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 18m | −2m 57s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 15m | −2m 55s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 12m | −2m 54s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 10m | −2m 53s |
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 |
100% illuminated · 14.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Val-des-Monts.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Val-des-Monts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantley | 13 km SW | same minute | ||
| Chelsea | 19 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Gatineau | 19 km S | same minute | ||
| Buckingham | 20 km ESE | 1 minute 6 seconds earlier | ||
| Viscount Alexander Park ON | 22 km S | same minute | ||
| Vanier ON | 23 km S | same minute | ||
| Queenswood Heights ON | 24 km SSE | 57 seconds earlier | ||
| Fallingbrook ON | 24 km SE | 1 minute 2 seconds earlier | ||
| Lowertown ON | 24 km S | same minute | ||
| Overbrook ON | 25 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 Val-des-Monts, Quebec today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:33 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:00 PM.
Val-des-Monts gets 10 hours, 27 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Val-des-Monts runs from 5:18 PM to 6:19 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Val-des-Monts is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 42 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 41 minutes.
Val-des-Monts uses the America/Toronto time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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