Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Saint Augustine Beach, Florida, giving 11 hours, 11 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 25 | 11h 11m | −1m 39s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 09m | −1m 38s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 07m | −1m 38s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 06m | −1m 37s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 04m | −1m 36s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 02m | −1m 35s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 01m | −1m 35s |
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 Saint Augustine Beach.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Saint Augustine Beach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Augustine Shores | 3.8 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Saint Augustine | 4.2 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Palm Coast | 19 mi S | 32 seconds earlier | ||
| Palm Valley | 24 mi NNW | 51 seconds later | ||
| Palatka | 26 mi WSW | 1 minute 16 seconds later | ||
| Green Cove Springs | 27 mi WNW | 1 minute 49 seconds later | ||
| Ponte Vedra Beach | 28 mi NNW | 55 seconds later | ||
| Fruit Cove | 29 mi NW | 1 minute 48 seconds later | ||
| Jacksonville Beach | 32 mi NNW | 1 minute 1 second later | ||
| Fleming Island | 32 mi WNW | 2 minutes 5 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 Saint Augustine Beach, Florida today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:34 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:44 PM.
Saint Augustine Beach gets 11 hours, 11 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 39 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Saint Augustine Beach runs from 6:11 PM to 6:59 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Saint Augustine Beach is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 4 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 14 minutes.
Saint Augustine Beach uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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