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 Shanklin, England, giving 10 hours, 9 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 36 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 09m | −3m 36s | ||
| Mon 26 Oct | 10h 05m | −3m 35s | ||
| Tue 27 Oct | 10h 02m | −3m 34s | ||
| Wed 28 Oct | 9h 58m | −3m 33s | ||
| Thu 29 Oct | 9h 55m | −3m 32s | ||
| Fri 30 Oct | 9h 51m | −3m 30s | ||
| Sat 31 Oct | 9h 48m | −3m 29s |
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 Shanklin.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Shanklin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 1.9 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Ventnor | 2.5 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Newport | 7.2 mi NW | 37 seconds later | ||
| Ryde | 7.2 mi N | same minute | ||
| East Cowes | 10 mi NNW | 43 seconds later | ||
| Cowes | 11 mi NNW | 46 seconds later | ||
| Gosport | 12 mi N | same minute | ||
| Lee-on-the-Solent | 12 mi N | same minute | ||
| Portsmouth | 13 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| South Hayling | 14 mi NE | 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 Shanklin, England today, Sunday, 25 October 2026, is at 06:44 GMT, and sunset is at 16:53.
Shanklin gets 10 hours, 9 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 36 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Shanklin runs from 16:06 to 17:14 GMT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Shanklin is 21 June 2026, with 16 hours, 29 minutes of daylight. The shortest is 21 December 2026, with 7 hours, 58 minutes.
Shanklin uses the Europe/London time zone, currently GMT (UTC+0).
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