Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Monday, 26 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at NZDT in Mosgiel, Otago, giving 13 hours, 55 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 4 seconds longer than yesterday.
Local time, Pacific/Auckland (UTC+13)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 26 Oct | 13h 55m | +3m 04s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 13h 58m | +3m 04s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 14h 01m | +3m 03s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 14h 04m | +3m 02s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 14h 07m | +3m 01s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 14h 10m | +3m 00s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 14h 13m | +2m 58s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | 21 March 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice shortest day | 21 June 2026 | |
| September equinox | 23 September 2026 | |
| December solstice longest day | 22 December 2026 | |
| Clocks go back | 5 April 2026 | NZST |
| Clocks go forward | 27 September 2026 | NZDT |
100% illuminated · 14.5 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, 26 October 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Mosgiel.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Mosgiel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunedin | 12 km E | 37 seconds earlier | ||
| North East Valley | 15 km E | 42 seconds earlier | ||
| Oamaru | 99 km NNE | 1 minute earlier | ||
| Papatowai | 102 km SW | 2 minutes 9 seconds later | ||
| Alexandra | 103 km NW | 5 minutes 6 seconds later | ||
| Gore Southland | 111 km WSW | 5 minutes 10 seconds later | ||
| Cromwell | 129 km NW | 6 minutes 11 seconds later | ||
| Wanaka | 161 km NW | 7 minutes 1 second later | ||
| Queenstown | 162 km NW | 8 minutes 21 seconds later | ||
| Invercargill Southland | 165 km WSW | 6 minutes 57 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 Mosgiel, Otago today, Monday, 26 October 2026, is at 6:26 AM NZDT, and sunset is at 8:20 PM.
Mosgiel gets 13 hours, 55 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 4 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Mosgiel runs from 7:40 PM to 8:40 PM NZDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Mosgiel is 22 December 2026, with 15 hours, 44 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 8 hours, 39 minutes.
Mosgiel uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, currently NZDT (UTC+13).
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