Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Rancho Mirage, California, giving 10 hours, 57 minutes 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 27 | 10h 57m | −1m 54s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 56m | −1m 53s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 54m | −1m 53s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 52m | −1m 51s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 50m | −1m 51s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 48m | −1m 49s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 46m | −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 |
96% illuminated · 16.6 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Rancho Mirage.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Rancho Mirage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Desert | 2.4 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Cathedral City | 4.1 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Indian Wells | 4.3 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Thousand Palms | 5.7 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Bermuda Dunes | 7.1 mi E | same minute | ||
| La Quinta | 7.9 mi SE | 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Palm Springs | 9.9 mi NW | 39 seconds later | ||
| Indio | 11 mi E | 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Garnet | 13 mi NNW | 30 seconds later | ||
| Coachella | 14 mi ESE | 1 minute 2 seconds earlier |
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 Rancho Mirage, California today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:01 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:58 PM.
Rancho Mirage gets 10 hours, 57 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 54 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Rancho Mirage runs from 5:24 PM to 6:14 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Rancho Mirage is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 24 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 55 minutes.
Rancho Mirage uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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