Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
Sunrise shoots reward people who plan. This checklist covers the night before, the drive out and the first light, so you are set up when…
Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Laguna Beach, California, giving 11 hours of daylight, 1 minute 54 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 | 11h 00m | −1m 54s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 58m | −1m 53s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 56m | −1m 52s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 54m | −1m 52s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 52m | −1m 50s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 51m | −1m 50s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 49m | −1m 49s |
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 Laguna Beach.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Laguna Beach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliso Viejo | 3.6 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Laguna Niguel | 4.6 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Laguna Woods | 5.8 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Laguna Hills | 6.3 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Dana Point | 7.1 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Turtle Rock | 7.2 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| San Juan Capistrano | 7.5 mi ESE | 32 seconds earlier | ||
| Mission Viejo | 7.5 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Ladera Ranch | 8.7 mi ENE | 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Lake Forest | 9.0 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 Laguna Beach, California today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:05 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:05 PM.
Laguna Beach gets 11 hours of daylight today, 1 minute 54 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Laguna Beach runs from 5:30 PM to 6:20 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Laguna Beach is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 23 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 56 minutes.
Laguna Beach uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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