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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Venice Gardens, Florida, giving 11 hours, 17 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 28 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 17m | −1m 28s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 15m | −1m 27s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 14m | −1m 27s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 12m | −1m 26s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 11m | −1m 25s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 09m | −1m 25s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 08m | −1m 24s |
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 Venice Gardens.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Venice Gardens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Venice | 1.7 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Venice | 3.4 mi WNW | same minute | ||
| Laurel | 5.9 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Englewood | 8.4 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Warm Mineral Springs | 9.1 mi E | 36 seconds earlier | ||
| Osprey | 9.9 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| North Port | 11 mi E | 43 seconds earlier | ||
| Gulf Gate Estates | 14 mi NNW | 37 seconds later | ||
| Rotonda West | 15 mi SSE | 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Bee Ridge | 15 mi NNW | 31 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 Venice Gardens, Florida today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:35 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:52 PM.
Venice Gardens gets 11 hours, 17 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 28 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Venice Gardens runs from 6:20 PM to 7:06 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Venice Gardens is June 20, 2026, with 13 hours, 51 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 26 minutes.
Venice Gardens uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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