Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Livingston, Montana, giving 10 hours, 15 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 55 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 29 | 10h 15m | −2m 55s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 12m | −2m 54s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 09m | −2m 53s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 06m | −2m 51s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 04m | −2m 50s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 01m | −2m 49s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 9h 58m | −2m 47s |
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 |
83% illuminated · 18.8 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Livingston.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Livingston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman | 23 mi W | 1 minute 57 seconds later | ||
| Belgrade | 31 mi WNW | 2 minutes 41 seconds later | ||
| Laurel | 86 mi E | 7 minutes 9 seconds earlier | ||
| Helena Valley Southeast | 93 mi NW | 7 minutes 20 seconds later | ||
| Helena | 95 mi NW | 7 minutes 45 seconds later | ||
| Butte | 98 mi WNW | 8 minutes 34 seconds later | ||
| Helena Valley West Central | 100 mi NW | 7 minutes 59 seconds later | ||
| Billings | 100 mi E | 8 minutes 1 second earlier | ||
| Lockwood | 104 mi E | 8 minutes 17 seconds earlier | ||
| Cody WY | 107 mi SE | 8 minutes 11 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 Livingston, Montana today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:58 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:13 PM.
Livingston gets 10 hours, 15 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 55 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Livingston runs from 5:31 PM to 6:32 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Livingston is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 43 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 41 minutes.
Livingston uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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