Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Clarinda, Iowa, giving 10 hours, 43 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 30 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Chicago (UTC−5)
| 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 | 10h 43m | −2m 30s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 40m | −2m 30s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 38m | −2m 28s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 35m | −2m 27s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 33m | −2m 26s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 30m | −2m 25s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 28m | −2m 24s |
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 | CDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | CST |
100% illuminated · 14.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Clarinda.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Clarinda |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah | 18 mi W | 1 minute 23 seconds later | ||
| Red Oak | 21 mi NNW | 1 minute 9 seconds later | ||
| Maryville MO | 29 mi SSE | 1 minute 14 seconds earlier | ||
| Creston | 42 mi ENE | 2 minutes 14 seconds earlier | ||
| Glenwood | 42 mi WNW | 3 minutes 16 seconds later | ||
| Nebraska City NE | 43 mi W | 3 minutes 12 seconds later | ||
| Atlantic | 46 mi N | 53 seconds later | ||
| Plattsmouth NE | 48 mi WNW | 3 minutes 47 seconds later | ||
| Bellevue NE | 52 mi WNW | 4 minutes later | ||
| Council Bluffs | 56 mi NW | 4 minutes 4 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 Clarinda, Iowa today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:43 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:25 PM.
Clarinda gets 10 hours, 43 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 30 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Clarinda runs from 5:47 PM to 6:42 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Clarinda is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 6 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 15 minutes.
Clarinda uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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