Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at HST in Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, giving 11 hours, 28 minutes of daylight, 59 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, Pacific/Honolulu (UTC−10)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 29 | 11h 28m | −0m 59s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 27m | −0m 59s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 26m | −0m 58s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 11h 25m | −0m 57s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 11h 24m | −0m 57s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 11h 23m | −0m 56s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 11h 22m | −0m 56s |
Sunrise and sunset each day; steps in the lines are clock changes.
| March equinox | March 20, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| June solstice longest day | June 20, 2026 | |
| September equinox | September 22, 2026 | |
| December solstice shortest day | December 21, 2026 |
Hawaiian Paradise Park does not change its clocks in 2026.
81% illuminated · 18.9 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Hawaiian Paradise Park.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Hawaiian Paradise Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilo | 12 mi NW | 37 seconds later | ||
| Waimea | 54 mi WNW | 3 minutes 16 seconds later | ||
| Hōlualoa | 64 mi W | 3 minutes 56 seconds later | ||
| Kalaoa | 66 mi W | 4 minutes 11 seconds later | ||
| Kailua-Kona | 67 mi W | 4 minutes 9 seconds later | ||
| Kula | 121 mi NW | 6 minutes 43 seconds later | ||
| Makawao | 123 mi NW | 6 minutes 44 seconds later | ||
| Pukalani | 123 mi NW | 6 minutes 48 seconds later | ||
| Haiku-Pauwela | 126 mi NW | 6 minutes 46 seconds later | ||
| Haʻikū | 126 mi NW | 6 minutes 49 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 Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 6:20 AM HST, and sunset is at 5:47 PM.
Hawaiian Paradise Park gets 11 hours, 28 minutes of daylight today, 59 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Hawaiian Paradise Park runs from 5:17 PM to 6:01 PM HST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Hawaiian Paradise Park is June 20, 2026, with 13 hours, 19 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 57 minutes.
Hawaiian Paradise Park uses the Pacific/Honolulu time zone, currently HST (UTC−10).
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