Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Hutchinson, Minnesota, giving 10 hours, 21 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 51 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Chicago (UTC−5)
| 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 21m | −2m 51s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 18m | −2m 50s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 15m | −2m 50s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 12m | −2m 48s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 10m | −2m 46s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 07m | −2m 46s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 04m | −2m 44s |
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 | CDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | CST |
91% illuminated · 17.6 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Hutchinson.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Hutchinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe | 13 mi SE | 1 minute 5 seconds earlier | ||
| Litchfield | 18 mi NNW | 1 minute 5 seconds later | ||
| Waconia | 29 mi E | 2 minutes 24 seconds earlier | ||
| Delano | 30 mi ENE | 2 minutes 2 seconds earlier | ||
| Buffalo | 31 mi NE | 1 minute 27 seconds earlier | ||
| Minnetrista | 32 mi E | 2 minutes 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Mound | 35 mi E | 2 minutes 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Belle Plaine | 35 mi ESE | 2 minutes 53 seconds earlier | ||
| Victoria | 35 mi E | 2 minutes 53 seconds earlier | ||
| Willmar | 37 mi WNW | 3 minutes 8 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 Hutchinson, Minnesota today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is at 7:50 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:11 PM.
Hutchinson gets 10 hours, 21 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 51 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Hutchinson runs from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Hutchinson is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 36 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 47 minutes.
Hutchinson uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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