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, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Isla Vista, California, giving 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 58 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 26 | 10h 58m | −1m 58s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 56m | −1m 57s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 54m | −1m 56s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 52m | −1m 55s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 50m | −1m 55s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 48m | −1m 53s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 46m | −1m 53s |
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 |
99% illuminated · 15.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Isla Vista.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Isla Vista |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goleta | 2.5 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Santa Barbara | 9.3 mi E | 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Montecito | 13 mi E | 53 seconds earlier | ||
| Carpinteria | 20 mi E | 1 minute 23 seconds earlier | ||
| Solvang | 20 mi NW | 1 minute 20 seconds later | ||
| Buellton | 23 mi NW | 1 minute 35 seconds later | ||
| Mira Monte | 33 mi E | 2 minutes 17 seconds earlier | ||
| Ventura | 34 mi ESE | 2 minutes 27 seconds earlier | ||
| Ojai | 35 mi E | 2 minutes 26 seconds earlier | ||
| Lompoc | 37 mi WNW | 2 minutes 41 seconds later |
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 Isla Vista, California today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:14 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:12 PM.
Isla Vista gets 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 58 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Isla Vista runs from 5:37 PM to 6:28 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Isla Vista is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 28 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 51 minutes.
Isla Vista uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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