Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in West Melbourne, Florida, giving 11 hours, 14 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 31 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 14m | −1m 31s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 13m | −1m 31s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 11m | −1m 31s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 10m | −1m 30s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 08m | −1m 29s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 07m | −1m 28s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 05m | −1m 28s |
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 West Melbourne.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs West Melbourne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 2.9 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Palm Bay | 4.7 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Indian Harbour Beach | 6.6 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Satellite Beach | 8.2 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| South Patrick Shores | 9.4 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Viera West | 13 mi NNW | 31 seconds later | ||
| Viera East | 14 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Micco | 16 mi SE | 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Cocoa Beach | 17 mi N | same minute | ||
| Rockledge | 20 mi NNW | 35 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 West Melbourne, Florida today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:29 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:44 PM.
West Melbourne gets 11 hours, 14 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 31 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in West Melbourne runs from 6:12 PM to 6:58 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in West Melbourne is June 20, 2026, with 13 hours, 56 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 22 minutes.
West Melbourne uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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