Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Lone Tree, Colorado, giving 10 hours, 46 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 23 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 25 | 10h 46m | −2m 23s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 44m | −2m 23s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 41m | −2m 22s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 39m | −2m 21s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 37m | −2m 20s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 34m | −2m 19s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 32m | −2m 18s |
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 |
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 Lone Tree.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Lone Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | 2.0 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Dove Valley | 3.5 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Cherry Creek | 4.3 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Highlands Ranch | 4.4 mi W | same minute | ||
| Stonegate | 4.6 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Castle Pines North | 5.5 mi S | same minute | ||
| Greenwood Village | 5.7 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Parker | 7.0 mi ESE | 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Cherry Hills Village | 7.3 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Littleton | 8.1 mi WNW | 37 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 Lone Tree, Colorado today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:20 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:06 PM.
Lone Tree gets 10 hours, 46 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 23 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Lone Tree runs from 5:29 PM to 6:23 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Lone Tree is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 58 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 22 minutes.
Lone Tree uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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