Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Havre, Montana, giving 10 hours, 6 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 16 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 28 | 10h 06m | −3m 16s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 03m | −3m 15s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 00m | −3m 14s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 57m | −3m 13s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 9h 53m | −3m 11s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 9h 50m | −3m 10s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 9h 47m | −3m 08s |
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 |
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 Havre.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Havre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewistown | 103 mi S | 4 minutes 4 seconds earlier | ||
| Great Falls | 104 mi SW | 4 minutes 18 seconds later | ||
| Medicine Hat AB | 112 mi NNW | other time zone | ||
| Redcliff AB | 117 mi NNW | other time zone | ||
| Taber AB | 140 mi NW | other time zone | ||
| Swift Current SK | 147 mi NE | other time zone | ||
| Coaldale AB | 155 mi WNW | other time zone | ||
| Lethbridge AB | 162 mi WNW | other time zone | ||
| Helena Valley Southeast | 170 mi SW | 5 minutes 2 seconds later | ||
| Helena Valley West Central | 171 mi SW | 5 minutes 41 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 Havre, Montana today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is at 7:59 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:05 PM.
Havre gets 10 hours, 6 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 16 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Havre runs from 5:20 PM to 6:25 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Havre is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 8 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 17 minutes.
Havre uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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