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 Wailua Homesteads, Hawaii, giving 11 hours, 22 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 7 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 22m | −1m 07s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 21m | −1m 07s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 20m | −1m 06s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 11h 19m | −1m 06s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 11h 18m | −1m 05s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 11h 17m | −1m 04s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 11h 16m | −1m 04s |
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 |
Wailua Homesteads 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 Wailua Homesteads.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Wailua Homesteads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapa‘a | 3.7 mi E | same minute | ||
| Lihue | 6.3 mi S | same minute | ||
| Kekaha-Waimea | 21 mi WSW | 1 minute 9 seconds later | ||
| Mākaha-Kaʻena | 84 mi ESE | 5 minutes 14 seconds earlier | ||
| Mākaha | 86 mi ESE | 5 minutes 20 seconds earlier | ||
| Waianae | 88 mi ESE | 5 minutes 28 seconds earlier | ||
| Pupukea | 89 mi ESE | 5 minutes 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Sunset Beach-Pūpūkea | 89 mi ESE | 5 minutes 45 seconds earlier | ||
| Mā‘ili | 89 mi ESE | 5 minutes 32 seconds earlier | ||
| Nānākuli | 91 mi ESE | 5 minutes 38 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 Wailua Homesteads, Hawaii today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 6:40 AM HST, and sunset is at 6:02 PM.
Wailua Homesteads gets 11 hours, 22 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 7 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Wailua Homesteads runs from 5:31 PM to 6:16 PM HST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Wailua Homesteads is June 20, 2026, with 13 hours, 29 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 20, 2026, with 10 hours, 47 minutes.
Wailua Homesteads uses the Pacific/Honolulu time zone, currently HST (UTC−10).
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