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 Fort Valley, Georgia, giving 11 hours, 4 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 50 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 04m | −1m 50s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 02m | −1m 49s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 01m | −1m 49s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 59m | −1m 48s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 57m | −1m 47s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 55m | −1m 47s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 53m | −1m 45s |
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 Fort Valley.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Fort Valley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron | 10 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Perry | 11 mi SE | 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Centerville | 13 mi ENE | 42 seconds earlier | ||
| Warner Robins | 16 mi ENE | 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Macon | 25 mi NE | 41 seconds earlier | ||
| Hawkinsville | 31 mi SE | 1 minute 59 seconds earlier | ||
| Thomaston | 34 mi NW | 2 minutes 9 seconds later | ||
| Barnesville | 38 mi NNW | 1 minute 40 seconds later | ||
| Americus | 39 mi SSW | 49 seconds later | ||
| Cordele | 41 mi S | 1 minute 7 seconds earlier |
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 Fort Valley, Georgia today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:47 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:52 PM.
Fort Valley gets 11 hours, 4 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 50 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Fort Valley runs from 6:18 PM to 7:07 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Fort Valley is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 18 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 1 minute.
Fort Valley uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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