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, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in South Gate Ridge, Florida, giving 11 hours, 16 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 29 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 16m | −1m 29s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 15m | −1m 28s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 13m | −1m 28s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 12m | −1m 26s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 10m | −1m 27s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 09m | −1m 25s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 07m | −1m 25s |
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 South Gate Ridge.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs South Gate Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Ridge | 1.0 mi E | same minute | ||
| Southgate | 1.7 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Sarasota Springs | 1.9 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Gulf Gate Estates | 2.6 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Siesta Key | 3.2 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Fruitville | 3.8 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Sarasota | 4.0 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| North Sarasota | 6.2 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Osprey | 6.3 mi S | same minute | ||
| Laurel | 10 mi SSE | 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 South Gate Ridge, Florida today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:36 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:52 PM.
South Gate Ridge gets 11 hours, 16 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 29 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in South Gate Ridge runs from 6:20 PM to 7:07 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in South Gate Ridge is June 20, 2026, with 13 hours, 52 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 25 minutes.
South Gate Ridge uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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