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 Valdosta, Georgia, giving 11 hours, 8 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 43 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 08m | −1m 43s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 07m | −1m 42s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 05m | −1m 41s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 03m | −1m 41s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 02m | −1m 40s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 00m | −1m 40s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 58m | −1m 38s |
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 Valdosta.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Valdosta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adel | 23 mi NNW | 55 seconds later | ||
| Moultrie | 38 mi NW | 2 minutes 26 seconds later | ||
| Live Oak FL | 41 mi SSE | 1 minute 48 seconds earlier | ||
| Thomasville | 41 mi W | 2 minutes 48 seconds later | ||
| Tifton | 45 mi NNW | 1 minute 37 seconds later | ||
| Perry FL | 53 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Douglas | 53 mi NNE | 57 seconds earlier | ||
| Cairo | 55 mi W | 3 minutes 44 seconds later | ||
| Sylvester | 58 mi NW | 3 minutes 2 seconds later | ||
| Lake City FL | 59 mi SE | 3 minutes 18 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 Valdosta, Georgia today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:43 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:51 PM.
Valdosta gets 11 hours, 8 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 43 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Valdosta runs from 6:18 PM to 7:06 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Valdosta is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 9 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 9 minutes.
Valdosta uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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