Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Lighthouse Point, Florida, giving 11 hours, 17 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 24 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 26 | 11h 17m | −1m 24s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 15m | −1m 23s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 14m | −1m 23s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 13m | −1m 23s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 11m | −1m 22s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 10m | −1m 21s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 11h 09m | −1m 20s |
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 |
99% illuminated · 15.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Lighthouse Point.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Lighthouse Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pompano Beach Highlands | 1.3 mi WNW | same minute | ||
| Deerfield Beach | 3.1 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Pompano Beach | 3.5 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Boca Raton | 5.7 mi N | same minute | ||
| Lauderdale-by-the-Sea | 5.8 mi S | same minute | ||
| Coconut Creek | 5.9 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Boca Del Mar | 6.0 mi NW | same minute | ||
| North Andrews Gardens | 6.8 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Sandalfoot Cove | 7.6 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Oakland Park | 7.7 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 Lighthouse Point, Florida today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:26 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:43 PM.
Lighthouse Point gets 11 hours, 17 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 24 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Lighthouse Point runs from 6:11 PM to 6:57 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Lighthouse Point is June 20, 2026, with 13 hours, 47 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 30 minutes.
Lighthouse Point uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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