Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
Sunrise shoots reward people who plan. This checklist covers the night before, the drive out and the first light, so you are set up when…
Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Harpswell Center, Maine, giving 10 hours, 28 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 46 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/New_York (UTC−4)
| 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 28m | −2m 46s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 25m | −2m 44s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 22m | −2m 44s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 20m | −2m 43s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 17m | −2m 41s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 14m | −2m 40s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 12m | −2m 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 | EDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
97% illuminated · 16.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Harpswell Center.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Harpswell Center |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | 7.8 mi N | same minute | ||
| Topsham | 8.7 mi N | same minute | ||
| Yarmouth | 10 mi W | 49 seconds later | ||
| Bath | 11 mi NE | same minute | ||
| North Bath | 12 mi NE | same minute | ||
| South Portland | 17 mi SW | 45 seconds later | ||
| Portland | 17 mi SW | 51 seconds later | ||
| Lisbon | 17 mi NNW | 53 seconds later | ||
| New Gloucester | 19 mi NW | 1 minute 28 seconds later | ||
| South Portland Gardens | 20 mi SW | 1 minute 3 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 Harpswell Center, Maine today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:10 AM EDT, and sunset is at 5:37 PM.
Harpswell Center gets 10 hours, 28 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 46 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Harpswell Center runs from 4:57 PM to 5:56 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Harpswell Center is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 28 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 55 minutes.
Harpswell Center uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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