Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Fulton, Missouri, giving 10 hours, 46 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 19 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 26 | 10h 46m | −2m 19s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 43m | −2m 19s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 41m | −2m 17s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 39m | −2m 16s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 37m | −2m 16s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 34m | −2m 14s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 32m | −2m 13s |
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 |
99% illuminated · 15.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Fulton.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Fulton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 22 mi WNW | 1 minute 42 seconds later | ||
| Jefferson City | 22 mi SSW | 31 seconds later | ||
| Mexico | 23 mi N | same minute | ||
| Warrenton | 43 mi E | 3 minutes 17 seconds earlier | ||
| Boonville | 44 mi WNW | 3 minutes 22 seconds later | ||
| Moberly | 47 mi NNW | 2 minutes 47 seconds later | ||
| Troy | 53 mi E | 3 minutes 41 seconds earlier | ||
| Bowling Green | 53 mi NE | 2 minutes 18 seconds earlier | ||
| Washington | 54 mi ESE | 4 minutes 9 seconds earlier | ||
| Union | 58 mi ESE | 4 minutes 19 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 Fulton, Missouri today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:29 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:14 PM.
Fulton gets 10 hours, 46 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 19 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Fulton runs from 5:37 PM to 6:31 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Fulton is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 54 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 27 minutes.
Fulton uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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