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 Leesville, Louisiana, giving 11 hours, 8 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 44 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 | 11h 08m | −1m 44s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 06m | −1m 44s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 04m | −1m 43s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 02m | −1m 42s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 01m | −1m 41s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 59m | −1m 41s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 57m | −1m 39s |
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 Leesville.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Leesville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Polk South | 6.9 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| DeRidder | 21 mi S | same minute | ||
| Oakdale | 42 mi ESE | 2 minutes 47 seconds earlier | ||
| Natchitoches | 44 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Jasper TX | 46 mi WSW | 2 minutes 41 seconds later | ||
| Alexandria | 50 mi ENE | 3 minutes 4 seconds earlier | ||
| Pineville | 50 mi ENE | 3 minutes 6 seconds earlier | ||
| Moss Bluff | 58 mi S | 1 minute 14 seconds earlier | ||
| Sulphur | 63 mi S | 34 seconds earlier | ||
| Lake Charles | 64 mi S | 1 minute 17 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 Leesville, Louisiana today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:23 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:31 PM.
Leesville gets 11 hours, 8 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 44 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Leesville runs from 5:57 PM to 6:46 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Leesville is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 10 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 7 minutes.
Leesville uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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