Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Glenwood, Iowa, giving 10 hours, 39 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 31 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 26 | 10h 39m | −2m 31s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 37m | −2m 30s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 34m | −2m 29s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 32m | −2m 28s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 29m | −2m 26s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 27m | −2m 26s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 24m | −2m 25s |
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 |
99% illuminated · 15.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Glenwood.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Glenwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plattsmouth NE | 7.7 mi WSW | 30 seconds later | ||
| Bellevue NE | 9.9 mi NW | 44 seconds later | ||
| Council Bluffs | 16 mi NNW | 48 seconds later | ||
| Papillion NE | 17 mi WNW | 1 minute 22 seconds later | ||
| Omaha NE | 18 mi NW | 1 minute 7 seconds later | ||
| La Vista NE | 18 mi WNW | 1 minute 22 seconds later | ||
| Ralston NE | 19 mi NW | 1 minute 27 seconds later | ||
| Chalco NE | 23 mi WNW | 1 minute 50 seconds later | ||
| Nebraska City NE | 26 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Hillsborough NE | 27 mi NW | 1 minute 56 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 Glenwood, Iowa today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:47 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:26 PM.
Glenwood gets 10 hours, 39 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 31 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Glenwood runs from 5:48 PM to 6:44 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Glenwood is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 8 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 13 minutes.
Glenwood uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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