Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, the sun rises at and sets at GMT in Burnham, England, giving 10 hours, 5 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 44 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, Europe/London (UTC+0)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today 25 Oct | 10h 05m | −3m 44s | ||
| Mon 26 Oct | 10h 01m | −3m 43s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 9h 58m | −3m 41s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 9h 54m | −3m 41s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 9h 50m | −3m 39s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 9h 47m | −3m 38s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 9h 43m | −3m 36s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | 20 March 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice longest day | 21 June 2026 | |
| September equinox | 23 September 2026 | |
| December solstice shortest day | 21 December 2026 | |
| Clocks go forward | 29 March 2026 | BST |
| Clocks go back | 25 October 2026 | GMT |
99% illuminated · 14.0 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, 26 October 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Burnham.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Burnham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britwell | 1.6 mi E | same minute | ||
| Farnham Royal | 2.2 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Cookham | 2.5 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Maidenhead | 2.5 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Furze Platt | 3.1 mi W | same minute | ||
| Bourne End | 3.5 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Slough | 3.5 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Upton Lea | 4.0 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Pinkneys Green | 4.1 mi W | same minute | ||
| Windsor | 4.6 mi SE | 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 Burnham, England today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, is at 06:44 GMT, and sunset is at 16:49.
Burnham gets 10 hours, 5 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 44 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Burnham runs from 16:01 to 17:10 GMT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Burnham is 21 June 2026, with 16 hours, 39 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 December 2026, with 7 hours, 49 minutes.
Burnham uses the Europe/London time zone, currently GMT (UTC+1).
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