Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Los Altos Hills, California, giving 10 hours, 43 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 9 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 43m | −2m 09s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 41m | −2m 08s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 39m | −2m 07s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 37m | −2m 06s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 35m | −2m 05s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 33m | −2m 04s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 31m | −2m 02s |
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 Los Altos Hills.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Los Altos Hills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Altos | 1.3 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Mountain View | 3.0 mi E | same minute | ||
| Stanford | 3.4 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Palo Alto | 4.3 mi N | same minute | ||
| Sunnyvale | 5.6 mi E | same minute | ||
| Menlo Park | 5.7 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| East Palo Alto | 6.2 mi N | same minute | ||
| Atherton | 6.5 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Cupertino | 7.0 mi SE | 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Woodside | 7.3 mi WNW | 32 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 Los Altos Hills, California today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:30 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:14 PM.
Los Altos Hills gets 10 hours, 43 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 9 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Los Altos Hills runs from 5:37 PM to 6:30 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Los Altos Hills is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 45 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 35 minutes.
Los Altos Hills uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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