Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Knottsville, Kentucky, giving 10 hours, 47 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 13 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 27 | 10h 47m | −2m 13s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 44m | −2m 12s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 42m | −2m 11s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 40m | −2m 10s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 38m | −2m 09s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 36m | −2m 08s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 34m | −2m 07s |
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 |
97% illuminated · 16.5 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Knottsville.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Knottsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owensboro | 11 mi W | 50 seconds later | ||
| Tell City IN | 14 mi NNE | other time zone | ||
| Boonville IN | 28 mi NW | 1 minute 53 seconds later | ||
| Oak Grove | 31 mi SSE | 1 minute 12 seconds earlier | ||
| Central City | 35 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Huntingburg IN | 37 mi N | other time zone | ||
| Morehead | 38 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Henderson | 38 mi W | 2 minutes 50 seconds later | ||
| Evansville IN | 38 mi WNW | 2 minutes 54 seconds later | ||
| Leitchfield | 39 mi ESE | 2 minutes 51 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 Knottsville, Kentucky today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:08 AM CDT, and sunset is at 5:55 PM.
Knottsville gets 10 hours, 47 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 13 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Knottsville runs from 5:18 PM to 6:11 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Knottsville is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 47 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 33 minutes.
Knottsville uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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