Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Florence-Graham, California, giving 11 hours, 3 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 57 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 24 | 11h 03m | −1m 57s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 11h 01m | −1m 57s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 59m | −1m 55s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 57m | −1m 55s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 55m | −1m 54s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 53m | −1m 54s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 51m | −1m 52s |
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 |
97% illuminated · 13.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Florence-Graham.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Florence-Graham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Park | 1.1 mi E | same minute | ||
| Huntington Park | 1.5 mi NE | same minute | ||
| South Gate | 2.1 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Lynwood | 3.2 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Bell | 3.4 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Cudahy | 3.4 mi E | same minute | ||
| Willowbrook | 3.6 mi S | same minute | ||
| Maywood | 3.6 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Westmont | 3.8 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| West Athens | 4.6 mi SW | 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 Florence-Graham, California today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:06 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:08 PM.
Florence-Graham gets 11 hours, 3 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 57 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Florence-Graham runs from 5:34 PM to 6:24 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Florence-Graham is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 25 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 53 minutes.
Florence-Graham uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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