Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Ringwood, New Jersey, giving 10 hours, 42 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 32 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/New_York (UTC−4)
| 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 42m | −2m 32s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 39m | −2m 31s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 37m | −2m 30s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 34m | −2m 30s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 32m | −2m 28s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 29m | −2m 27s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 27m | −2m 27s |
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 | EDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
100% illuminated · 14.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Ringwood.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Ringwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffern NY | 5.0 mi E | same minute | ||
| Mahwah | 5.6 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Wanaque | 5.8 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| West Milford | 6.5 mi W | 31 seconds later | ||
| Ramsey | 6.7 mi SE | 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Airmont NY | 6.8 mi E | 32 seconds earlier | ||
| Franklin Lakes | 7.0 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Oakland | 7.0 mi S | same minute | ||
| Pompton Lakes | 7.8 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Allendale | 7.8 mi SE | 34 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 Ringwood, New Jersey today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:20 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:02 PM.
Ringwood gets 10 hours, 42 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 32 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Ringwood runs from 5:23 PM to 6:19 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Ringwood is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 8 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 13 minutes.
Ringwood uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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