Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in West Monroe, Louisiana, giving 10 hours, 59 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 48 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 28 | 10h 59m | −1m 48s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 57m | −1m 47s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 55m | −1m 46s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 54m | −1m 46s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 52m | −1m 44s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 50m | −1m 44s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 48m | −1m 43s |
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 |
91% illuminated · 17.6 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against West Monroe.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs West Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe | 1.8 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Claiborne | 2.6 mi W | same minute | ||
| Bastrop | 23 mi NE | 37 seconds earlier | ||
| Ruston | 29 mi W | 1 minute 58 seconds later | ||
| Grambling | 33 mi W | 2 minutes 17 seconds later | ||
| Crossett AR | 43 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| El Dorado AR | 56 mi NNW | 2 minutes 58 seconds later | ||
| Tallulah | 57 mi E | 3 minutes 59 seconds earlier | ||
| Minden | 67 mi W | 4 minutes 41 seconds later | ||
| Vicksburg MS | 75 mi E | 5 minutes 18 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 West Monroe, Louisiana today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is at 7:23 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:22 PM.
West Monroe gets 10 hours, 59 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 48 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in West Monroe runs from 5:48 PM to 6:37 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in West Monroe is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 17 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 1 minute.
West Monroe uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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