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, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Poinciana, Florida, giving 11 hours, 13 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 32 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 13m | −1m 32s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 11m | −1m 31s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 10m | −1m 30s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 08m | −1m 29s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 07m | −1m 29s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 05m | −1m 28s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 11h 04m | −1m 27s |
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 Poinciana.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Poinciana |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haines City | 10 mi W | 37 seconds later | ||
| Kissimmee | 12 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Saint Cloud | 13 mi NE | 35 seconds earlier | ||
| Celebration | 14 mi NNW | 30 seconds later | ||
| Buenaventura Lakes | 15 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Hunters Creek | 15 mi N | same minute | ||
| Lake Alfred | 16 mi WSW | 1 minute later | ||
| Cypress Gardens | 17 mi SW | 46 seconds later | ||
| Citrus Ridge | 17 mi NW | 57 seconds later | ||
| Four Corners | 18 mi NW | 58 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 Poinciana, Florida today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:33 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:46 PM.
Poinciana gets 11 hours, 13 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 32 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Poinciana runs from 6:14 PM to 7:01 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Poinciana is June 20, 2026, with 13 hours, 56 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 21 minutes.
Poinciana uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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