Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, giving 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 37 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Detroit (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 28 | 10h 30m | −2m 37s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 27m | −2m 36s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 25m | −2m 34s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 22m | −2m 33s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 20m | −2m 32s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 17m | −2m 31s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 15m | −2m 30s |
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 |
91% illuminated · 17.5 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Grosse Pointe Farms.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Grosse Pointe Farms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grosse Pointe | 1.9 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Harper Woods | 2.3 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Grosse Pointe Woods | 2.5 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Grosse Pointe Park | 3.3 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Eastpointe | 5.2 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Saint Clair Shores | 6.1 mi N | same minute | ||
| Tecumseh ON | 6.5 mi S | other time zone | ||
| Roseville | 6.5 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Hamtramck | 8.1 mi W | 36 seconds later | ||
| Warren | 8.3 mi NW | 37 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 Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is at 8:00 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:30 PM.
Grosse Pointe Farms gets 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 37 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Grosse Pointe Farms runs from 5:50 PM to 6:48 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Grosse Pointe Farms is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 18 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 4 minutes.
Grosse Pointe Farms uses the America/Detroit time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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