Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Salisbury, Maryland, giving 10 hours, 47 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 16 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 26 | 10h 47m | −2m 16s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 45m | −2m 16s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 43m | −2m 15s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 40m | −2m 14s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 38m | −2m 13s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 36m | −2m 12s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 34m | −2m 11s |
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 |
99% illuminated · 15.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Salisbury.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitland | 2.9 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Seaford DE | 19 mi N | same minute | ||
| Berlin | 21 mi E | 1 minute 35 seconds earlier | ||
| Ocean Pines | 24 mi E | 1 minute 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Georgetown DE | 26 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Ocean City | 28 mi E | 2 minutes 6 seconds earlier | ||
| Cambridge | 29 mi WNW | 2 minutes 12 seconds later | ||
| Easton | 38 mi NW | 2 minutes 30 seconds later | ||
| Milford DE | 39 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Chesapeake Ranch Estates | 44 mi W | 3 minutes 15 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 Salisbury, Maryland today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:22 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:10 PM.
Salisbury gets 10 hours, 47 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 16 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Salisbury runs from 5:33 PM to 6:26 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Salisbury is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 51 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 29 minutes.
Salisbury uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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