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 Green Cove Springs, Florida, giving 11 hours, 4 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 37 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 | 11h 04m | −1m 37s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 02m | −1m 36s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 00m | −1m 35s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 59m | −1m 34s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 57m | −1m 34s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 56m | −1m 32s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 54m | −1m 32s |
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 | 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 .
Today's times; the difference is against Green Cove Springs.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Green Cove Springs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming Island | 7.4 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Fruit Cove | 8.5 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Asbury Lake | 9.4 mi WNW | 39 seconds later | ||
| Lakeside | 11 mi NNW | 32 seconds later | ||
| Middleburg | 12 mi WNW | 50 seconds later | ||
| Orange Park | 12 mi N | same minute | ||
| Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace | 13 mi NNW | 30 seconds later | ||
| Oakleaf Plantation | 16 mi NW | 51 seconds later | ||
| Palm Valley | 22 mi NE | 56 seconds earlier | ||
| Saint Augustine | 23 mi ESE | 1 minute 35 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 Green Cove Springs, Florida today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:38 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:42 PM.
Green Cove Springs gets 11 hours, 4 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 37 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Green Cove Springs runs from 6:09 PM to 6:57 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Green Cove Springs is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 5 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 13 minutes.
Green Cove Springs uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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