Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Nassau Village-Ratliff, Florida, giving 11 hours, 2 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 39 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 02m | −1m 39s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 01m | −1m 38s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 59m | −1m 37s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 57m | −1m 36s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 56m | −1m 36s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 54m | −1m 34s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 53m | −1m 34s |
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 Nassau Village-Ratliff.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Nassau Village-Ratliff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yulee | 15 mi NE | 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Jacksonville | 15 mi SE | 50 seconds earlier | ||
| Kingsland GA | 21 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| St. Marys GA | 22 mi NE | 46 seconds earlier | ||
| Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace | 23 mi S | 41 seconds earlier | ||
| Fernandina Beach | 23 mi ENE | 1 minute 11 seconds earlier | ||
| Oakleaf Plantation | 24 mi S | same minute | ||
| Macclenny | 24 mi SW | 58 seconds later | ||
| Orange Park | 25 mi SSE | 51 seconds earlier | ||
| Folkston GA | 25 mi NNW | 1 minute 13 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 Nassau Village-Ratliff, Florida today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:40 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:42 PM.
Nassau Village-Ratliff gets 11 hours, 2 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 39 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Nassau Village-Ratliff runs from 6:09 PM to 6:57 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Nassau Village-Ratliff is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 7 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 11 minutes.
Nassau Village-Ratliff uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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