Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, giving 11 hours, 10 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 40 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 25 | 11h 10m | −1m 40s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 08m | −1m 40s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 06m | −1m 39s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 05m | −1m 38s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 03m | −1m 38s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 01m | −1m 37s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 00m | −1m 36s |
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 |
100% illuminated · 14.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Ponte Vedra Beach.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Ponte Vedra Beach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Beach | 3.8 mi N | same minute | ||
| Palm Valley | 4.3 mi S | same minute | ||
| Neptune Beach | 5.0 mi N | same minute | ||
| Atlantic Beach | 6.6 mi N | same minute | ||
| Jacksonville | 17 mi WNW | 1 minute 11 seconds later | ||
| Fruit Cove | 18 mi WSW | 53 seconds later | ||
| Orange Park | 20 mi WSW | 1 minute 12 seconds later | ||
| Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace | 22 mi W | 1 minute 22 seconds later | ||
| Fleming Island | 22 mi WSW | 1 minute 10 seconds later | ||
| Lakeside | 24 mi WSW | 1 minute 24 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 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:35 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:44 PM.
Ponte Vedra Beach gets 11 hours, 10 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 40 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Ponte Vedra Beach runs from 6:11 PM to 6:59 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Ponte Vedra Beach is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 6 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 12 minutes.
Ponte Vedra Beach uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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