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 Orchard Homes, Montana, giving 10 hours, 10 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 3 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 10m | −3m 03s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 07m | −3m 02s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 04m | −3m 01s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 01m | −2m 59s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 9h 58m | −2m 58s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 9h 55m | −2m 57s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 9h 52m | −2m 55s |
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 Orchard Homes.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Orchard Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missoula | 2.6 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Anaconda | 73 mi SE | 5 minutes 54 seconds earlier | ||
| Kalispell | 93 mi N | 3 minutes 50 seconds later | ||
| Butte | 93 mi SE | 7 minutes 47 seconds earlier | ||
| Evergreen | 95 mi N | 3 minutes 45 seconds later | ||
| Helena Valley West Central | 95 mi E | 8 minutes 22 seconds earlier | ||
| Helena | 97 mi E | 8 minutes 36 seconds earlier | ||
| Helena Valley Southeast | 102 mi E | 9 minutes 1 second earlier | ||
| Columbia Falls | 104 mi N | 3 minutes 42 seconds later | ||
| Whitefish | 108 mi N | 4 minutes 24 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 Orchard Homes, Montana today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 8:14 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:25 PM.
Orchard Homes gets 10 hours, 10 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 3 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Orchard Homes runs from 5:41 PM to 6:44 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Orchard Homes is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 53 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 32 minutes.
Orchard Homes uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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