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, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Westwood, Michigan, giving 10 hours, 33 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 27 | 10h 33m | −2m 37s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 30m | −2m 36s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 28m | −2m 35s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 25m | −2m 33s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 22m | −2m 33s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 20m | −2m 32s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 17m | −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 |
97% illuminated · 16.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Westwood.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Westwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo | 2.5 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Eastwood | 4.3 mi E | same minute | ||
| Comstock Northwest | 6.1 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Portage | 7.5 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Allegan | 19 mi NW | 1 minute 15 seconds later | ||
| Springfield | 20 mi E | 1 minute 32 seconds earlier | ||
| Battle Creek | 23 mi E | 1 minute 48 seconds earlier | ||
| Three Rivers | 25 mi S | 35 seconds earlier | ||
| Hastings | 29 mi NE | 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Dowagiac | 33 mi SW | 1 minute 23 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 Westwood, Michigan today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 8:10 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:42 PM.
Westwood gets 10 hours, 33 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 37 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Westwood runs from 6:03 PM to 7:00 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Westwood is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 17 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 5 minutes.
Westwood uses the America/Detroit time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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