Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, giving 10 hours, 24 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 40 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 29 | 10h 24m | −2m 40s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 22m | −2m 39s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 19m | −2m 38s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 16m | −2m 37s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 14m | −2m 35s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 11m | −2m 34s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 09m | −2m 33s |
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 Muskegon Heights.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Muskegon Heights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskegon | 2.3 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Norton Shores | 2.6 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Grand Haven | 9.6 mi S | same minute | ||
| Allendale | 21 mi SE | 1 minute 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Walker | 27 mi ESE | 2 minutes 14 seconds earlier | ||
| Zeeland | 29 mi SSE | 1 minute 34 seconds earlier | ||
| Holland | 29 mi SSE | 1 minute 15 seconds earlier | ||
| Hudsonville | 30 mi SE | 2 minutes 5 seconds earlier | ||
| Jenison | 30 mi SE | 2 minutes 19 seconds earlier | ||
| Comstock Park | 31 mi ESE | 2 minutes 34 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 Muskegon Heights, Michigan today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 8:16 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:41 PM.
Muskegon Heights gets 10 hours, 24 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 40 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Muskegon Heights runs from 6:00 PM to 6:59 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Muskegon Heights is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 23 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 59 minutes.
Muskegon Heights uses the America/Detroit time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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