Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Ballenger Creek, Maryland, giving 10 hours, 37 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 19 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 29 | 10h 37m | −2m 19s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 35m | −2m 18s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 33m | −2m 17s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 30m | −2m 16s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 28m | −2m 15s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 26m | −2m 13s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 24m | −2m 12s |
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 |
84% illuminated · 18.7 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Ballenger Creek.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Ballenger Creek |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick | 3.2 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Spring Ridge | 4.9 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Urbana | 5.5 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Linganore | 7.6 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Green Valley | 8.6 mi ESE | 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Walkersville | 9.0 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Brunswick | 11 mi WSW | 41 seconds later | ||
| Clarksburg | 12 mi SE | 50 seconds earlier | ||
| Damascus | 14 mi ESE | 1 minute 4 seconds earlier | ||
| Mount Airy | 15 mi E | 1 minute 7 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 Ballenger Creek, Maryland today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:35 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:12 PM.
Ballenger Creek gets 10 hours, 37 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 19 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Ballenger Creek runs from 5:34 PM to 6:29 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Ballenger Creek is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 57 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 24 minutes.
Ballenger Creek uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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