Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Boulder City, Nevada, giving 10 hours, 56 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 6 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Los_Angeles (UTC−7)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 25 | 10h 56m | −2m 06s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 54m | −2m 05s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 51m | −2m 04s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 49m | −2m 03s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 47m | −2m 02s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 45m | −2m 02s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 43m | −2m 00s |
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 | PDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | PST |
100% illuminated · 14.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Boulder City.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Boulder City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson | 9.4 mi WNW | 41 seconds later | ||
| Whitney | 14 mi NW | 58 seconds later | ||
| Winchester | 19 mi WNW | 1 minute 20 seconds later | ||
| Paradise | 19 mi WNW | 1 minute 25 seconds later | ||
| Sunrise Manor | 21 mi NW | 1 minute 16 seconds later | ||
| Las Vegas | 22 mi NW | 1 minute 28 seconds later | ||
| North Las Vegas | 22 mi NW | 1 minute 25 seconds later | ||
| Enterprise | 23 mi W | 1 minute 42 seconds later | ||
| Spring Valley | 25 mi WNW | 1 minute 49 seconds later | ||
| Summerlin South | 29 mi WNW | 2 minutes 10 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 Boulder City, Nevada today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 6:55 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:51 PM.
Boulder City gets 10 hours, 56 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 6 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Boulder City runs from 5:16 PM to 6:07 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Boulder City is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 36 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 43 minutes.
Boulder City uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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