Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Castle Pines North, Colorado, giving 10 hours, 39 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 21 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Denver (UTC−6)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 28 | 10h 39m | −2m 21s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 37m | −2m 19s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 35m | −2m 19s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 32m | −2m 17s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 30m | −2m 17s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 28m | −2m 15s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 25m | −2m 14s |
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 | MDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | MST |
91% illuminated · 17.6 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Castle Pines North.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Castle Pines North |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Tree | 5.5 mi N | same minute | ||
| Stonegate | 6.3 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Highlands Ranch | 6.9 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Castle Rock | 7.2 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Centennial | 7.5 mi N | same minute | ||
| Parker | 7.8 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Dove Valley | 8.1 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| The Pinery | 8.6 mi E | 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Cherry Creek | 9.8 mi N | same minute | ||
| Roxborough Park | 10 mi W | 46 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 Castle Pines North, Colorado today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is at 7:24 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:03 PM.
Castle Pines North gets 10 hours, 39 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 21 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Castle Pines North runs from 5:25 PM to 6:20 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Castle Pines North is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 58 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 23 minutes.
Castle Pines North uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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