Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Desert Hot Springs, California, giving 10 hours, 53 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 53 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Los_Angeles (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 29 | 10h 53m | −1m 53s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 51m | −1m 53s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 49m | −1m 51s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 47m | −1m 51s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 46m | −1m 49s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 44m | −1m 49s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 42m | −1m 47s |
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 | |
| Clocks go forward | March 8, 2026 | PDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | PST |
83% illuminated · 18.8 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Desert Hot Springs.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Desert Hot Springs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garnet | 2.8 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Palm Springs | 9.4 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Yucca Valley | 11 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Thousand Palms | 12 mi SSE | 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Cathedral City | 13 mi S | same minute | ||
| Joshua Tree | 16 mi NE | 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Rancho Mirage | 16 mi SSE | 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Palm Desert | 18 mi SSE | 50 seconds earlier | ||
| Indian Wells | 19 mi SSE | 59 seconds earlier | ||
| Bermuda Dunes | 19 mi SE | 1 minute 9 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 Desert Hot Springs, California today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:03 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:56 PM.
Desert Hot Springs gets 10 hours, 53 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 53 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Desert Hot Springs runs from 5:21 PM to 6:12 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Desert Hot Springs is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 25 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 54 minutes.
Desert Hot Springs uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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