Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Monday, 26 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at NZDT in Pokeno, Waikato, giving 13 hours, 25 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 14 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 25m | +2m 14s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 13h 28m | +2m 14s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 13h 30m | +2m 13s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 13h 32m | +2m 12s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 13h 34m | +2m 12s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 13h 36m | +2m 10s | ||
| Sun 1 Nov | 13h 39m | +2m 10s |
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 Beaver Moon, Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Pokeno.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Pokeno |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuakau | 7.4 km WSW | same minute | ||
| Pukekohe East Auckland | 8.0 km NW | same minute | ||
| Papakura Auckland | 21 km NNW | 34 seconds later | ||
| Takanini Auckland | 24 km NNW | 40 seconds later | ||
| Waiuku Auckland | 25 km W | 1 minute 8 seconds later | ||
| Manurewa Auckland | 28 km NNW | 53 seconds later | ||
| Homai Auckland | 28 km NNW | 53 seconds later | ||
| Manukau City Auckland | 31 km NNW | 56 seconds later | ||
| Papatoetoe Auckland | 35 km NNW | 1 minute 7 seconds later | ||
| Otara Auckland | 36 km NNW | 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 Pokeno, Waikato today, Monday, 26 October 2026, is at 6:22 AM NZDT, and sunset is at 7:47 PM.
Pokeno gets 13 hours, 25 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 14 seconds longer than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Pokeno runs from 7:12 PM to 8:04 PM NZDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Pokeno is 22 December 2026, with 14 hours, 44 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 June 2026, with 9 hours, 36 minutes.
Pokeno uses the Pacific/Auckland time zone, currently NZDT (UTC+13).
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