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 Saratoga, California, giving 10 hours, 48 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 10 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 48m | −2m 10s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 46m | −2m 09s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 44m | −2m 09s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 41m | −2m 08s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 39m | −2m 06s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 37m | −2m 05s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 35m | −2m 05s |
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 Saratoga.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Saratoga |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Gatos | 3.7 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Cupertino | 4.1 mi N | same minute | ||
| Campbell | 4.3 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Santa Clara | 7.3 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Sunnyvale | 7.3 mi N | same minute | ||
| San Jose | 8.8 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Mountain View | 9.1 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Los Altos | 9.8 mi NNW | 32 seconds later | ||
| Los Altos Hills | 10 mi NW | 37 seconds later | ||
| Ben Lomond | 13 mi SSW | 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 Saratoga, California today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:28 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:16 PM.
Saratoga gets 10 hours, 48 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 10 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Saratoga runs from 5:39 PM to 6:32 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Saratoga is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 44 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 36 minutes.
Saratoga uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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