Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Holly Springs, Mississippi, giving 11 hours of daylight, 1 minute 42 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 29 | 11h 00m | −1m 42s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 59m | −1m 41s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 57m | −1m 41s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 55m | −1m 39s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 54m | −1m 39s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 52m | −1m 38s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 50m | −1m 36s |
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 |
83% 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 Holly Springs.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Holly Springs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 9.4 mi ESE | 39 seconds earlier | ||
| McComb | 29 mi W | 1 minute 49 seconds later | ||
| Brookhaven | 33 mi NW | 2 minutes 12 seconds later | ||
| West Hattiesburg | 36 mi E | 2 minutes 24 seconds earlier | ||
| Bogalusa LA | 37 mi SSE | 1 minute 11 seconds earlier | ||
| Hattiesburg | 41 mi E | 2 minutes 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Petal | 42 mi E | 2 minutes 50 seconds earlier | ||
| Carriere | 52 mi SSE | 2 minutes 12 seconds earlier | ||
| Laurel | 56 mi ENE | 2 minutes 54 seconds earlier | ||
| Picayune | 57 mi SSE | 2 minutes 13 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 Holly Springs, Mississippi today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:13 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:14 PM.
Holly Springs gets 11 hours of daylight today, 1 minute 42 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Holly Springs runs from 5:40 PM to 6:29 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Holly Springs is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 11 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 7 minutes.
Holly Springs uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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