Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Belgrade, Montana, giving 10 hours, 20 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 58 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Denver (UTC−6)
| 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 20m | −2m 58s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 17m | −2m 57s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 15m | −2m 56s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 12m | −2m 55s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 09m | −2m 53s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 06m | −2m 52s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 03m | −2m 51s |
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 | MDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | MST |
96% illuminated · 16.5 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Belgrade.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Belgrade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman | 9.4 mi SE | 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Livingston | 31 mi ESE | 2 minutes 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Butte | 67 mi WNW | 5 minutes 51 seconds later | ||
| Helena Valley Southeast | 68 mi NNW | 4 minutes 33 seconds later | ||
| Helena | 70 mi NW | 4 minutes 58 seconds later | ||
| Helena Valley West Central | 74 mi NW | 5 minutes 12 seconds later | ||
| Anaconda | 88 mi WNW | 7 minutes 43 seconds later | ||
| Laurel | 116 mi E | 9 minutes 50 seconds earlier | ||
| Great Falls | 119 mi N | 3 minutes 47 seconds later | ||
| Lewistown | 122 mi NE | 4 minutes 35 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 Belgrade, Montana today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:58 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:18 PM.
Belgrade gets 10 hours, 20 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 58 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Belgrade runs from 5:36 PM to 6:37 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Belgrade is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 43 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 40 minutes.
Belgrade uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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