Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Central 14th Street / WMATA Northern Bus Barn, District of Columbia, giving 10 hours, 39 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 17 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/New_York (UTC−4)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 29 | 10h 39m | −2m 17s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 36m | −2m 16s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 34m | −2m 15s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 32m | −2m 14s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 30m | −2m 12s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 28m | −2m 11s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 25m | −2m 11s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
Central 14th Street / WMATA Northern Bus Barn sunrise and sunset in 2027
| 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 | EDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
84% illuminated · 18.7 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Moon calendar for Central 14th Street / WMATA Northern Bus Barn
Today's times; the difference is against Central 14th Street / WMATA Northern Bus Barn.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Central 14th Street / WMATA Northern Bus Barn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petworth | 0.4 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Central 14th Street / Spring Road | 0.5 mi S | same minute | ||
| Colorado Triangle | 0.8 mi N | same minute | ||
| Park View | 1.0 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Mount Pleasant | 1.1 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Kennedy Street | 1.1 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Brightwood | 1.2 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Columbia Heights | 1.3 mi S | same minute | ||
| Pleasant Plains | 1.3 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Van Ness | 1.6 mi W | 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 Central 14th Street / WMATA Northern Bus Barn, District of Columbia today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:32 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:11 PM.
Central 14th Street / WMATA Northern Bus Barn gets 10 hours, 39 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 17 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Central 14th Street / WMATA Northern Bus Barn runs from 5:34 PM to 6:28 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Central 14th Street / WMATA Northern Bus Barn is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 54 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 26 minutes.
Central 14th Street / WMATA Northern Bus Barn uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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