Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Spring Ridge, Maryland, giving 10 hours, 49 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 24 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 24 | 10h 49m | −2m 24s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 47m | −2m 23s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 44m | −2m 22s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 42m | −2m 21s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 40m | −2m 20s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 37m | −2m 19s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 35m | −2m 19s |
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 · 13.1 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Spring Ridge.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Spring Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linganore | 2.8 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Frederick | 3.2 mi WNW | same minute | ||
| Ballenger Creek | 4.9 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Urbana | 5.2 mi S | same minute | ||
| Walkersville | 5.9 mi N | same minute | ||
| Green Valley | 7.0 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Mount Airy | 11 mi E | 50 seconds earlier | ||
| Damascus | 11 mi SE | 45 seconds earlier | ||
| Clarksburg | 12 mi SSE | 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Thurmont | 16 mi NNW | 32 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 Spring Ridge, Maryland today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:29 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:18 PM.
Spring Ridge gets 10 hours, 49 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 24 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Spring Ridge runs from 5:41 PM to 6:35 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Spring Ridge is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 57 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 23 minutes.
Spring Ridge uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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