Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MST in Paulden, Arizona, giving 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 1 second shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Phoenix (UTC−7)
| 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 58m | −2m 01s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 56m | −2m 00s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 54m | −1m 59s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 52m | −1m 58s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 50m | −1m 57s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 49m | −1m 57s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 47m | −1m 55s |
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 |
Paulden does not change its clocks in 2026.
100% illuminated · 14.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Paulden.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Paulden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chino Valley | 8.9 mi S | same minute | ||
| Williamson | 14 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Prescott Valley | 21 mi SSE | 57 seconds earlier | ||
| Prescott | 24 mi S | same minute | ||
| Cottonwood | 28 mi ESE | 2 minutes 1 second earlier | ||
| Verde Village | 29 mi ESE | 2 minutes 3 seconds earlier | ||
| West Sedona | 38 mi E | 2 minutes 41 seconds earlier | ||
| Sedona | 40 mi E | 2 minutes 51 seconds earlier | ||
| Big Park | 41 mi E | 2 minutes 57 seconds earlier | ||
| Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) | 41 mi E | 2 minutes 57 seconds earlier |
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 Paulden, Arizona today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 6:44 AM MST, and sunset is at 5:43 PM.
Paulden gets 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 1 second shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Paulden runs from 5:08 PM to 5:59 PM MST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Paulden is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 30 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 49 minutes.
Paulden uses the America/Phoenix time zone, currently MST (UTC−7).
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