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, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Samsula-Spruce Creek, Florida, giving 11 hours, 8 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 34 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 28 | 11h 08m | −1m 34s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 06m | −1m 33s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 04m | −1m 32s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 03m | −1m 32s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 11h 01m | −1m 30s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 11h 00m | −1m 30s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 58m | −1m 29s |
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 |
91% illuminated · 17.5 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Samsula-Spruce Creek.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Samsula-Spruce Creek |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Orange | 7.3 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| New Smyrna Beach | 8.3 mi E | 34 seconds earlier | ||
| South Daytona | 8.8 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Edgewater | 11 mi ESE | 43 seconds earlier | ||
| Daytona Beach | 11 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Holly Hill | 14 mi N | same minute | ||
| DeLand | 15 mi W | 56 seconds later | ||
| Orange City | 16 mi WSW | 50 seconds later | ||
| Deltona | 16 mi SW | 38 seconds later | ||
| Ormond Beach | 16 mi N | 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 Samsula-Spruce Creek, Florida today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is at 7:34 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:42 PM.
Samsula-Spruce Creek gets 11 hours, 8 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 34 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Samsula-Spruce Creek runs from 6:09 PM to 6:57 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Samsula-Spruce Creek is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 17 minutes.
Samsula-Spruce Creek uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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…
Sunrise shoots reward people who plan. This checklist covers the night before, the drive out and the first light, so you are set up when…
Warm, low light can turn an ordinary hillside into a photograph worth printing. These are the habits that get you in position and help you…