Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
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Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in South Daytona, Florida, giving 11 hours, 10 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 36 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 10m | −1m 36s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 09m | −1m 35s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 07m | −1m 34s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 06m | −1m 33s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 04m | −1m 33s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 03m | −1m 32s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 11h 01m | −1m 31s |
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 South Daytona.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs South Daytona |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Orange | 2.0 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Daytona Beach | 3.3 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Holly Hill | 5.7 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Samsula-Spruce Creek | 8.8 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Ormond Beach | 8.9 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| New Smyrna Beach | 11 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Ormond-by-the-Sea | 13 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Edgewater | 14 mi SSE | 37 seconds earlier | ||
| DeLand | 20 mi WSW | 1 minute 2 seconds later | ||
| Orange City | 23 mi SW | 56 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 South Daytona, Florida today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:33 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:43 PM.
South Daytona gets 11 hours, 10 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 36 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in South Daytona runs from 6:10 PM to 6:58 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in South Daytona is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 1 minute of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 17 minutes.
South Daytona uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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