Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Orcutt, California, giving 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 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 25 | 10h 58m | −2m 00s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 56m | −2m 00s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 54m | −1m 59s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 52m | −1m 58s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 51m | −1m 57s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 49m | −1m 57s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 47m | −1m 55s |
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 |
100% illuminated · 14.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Orcutt.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Orcutt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria | 6.1 mi N | same minute | ||
| Guadalupe | 11 mi NW | 41 seconds later | ||
| Vandenberg Village | 11 mi S | same minute | ||
| Nipomo | 12 mi N | same minute | ||
| Lompoc | 16 mi S | same minute | ||
| Oceano | 19 mi NNW | 1 minute later | ||
| Arroyo Grande | 20 mi NNW | 56 seconds later | ||
| Grover Beach | 21 mi NNW | 1 minute 4 seconds later | ||
| Buellton | 22 mi SE | 1 minute 17 seconds earlier | ||
| Pismo Beach | 22 mi NNW | 1 minute 10 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 Orcutt, California today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:16 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:15 PM.
Orcutt gets 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Orcutt runs from 5:40 PM to 6:31 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Orcutt is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 30 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 49 minutes.
Orcutt uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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