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 Eldorado at Santa Fe, New Mexico, giving 10 hours, 49 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 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 49m | −2m 00s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 47m | −2m 00s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 45m | −1m 58s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 43m | −1m 58s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 41m | −1m 56s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 39m | −1m 55s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 37m | −1m 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 Eldorado at Santa Fe.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Eldorado at Santa Fe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe | 11 mi N | same minute | ||
| White Rock | 26 mi NW | 1 minute 30 seconds later | ||
| Los Alamos | 33 mi NW | 2 minutes later | ||
| Española | 33 mi NNW | 1 minute 15 seconds later | ||
| Bernalillo | 38 mi WSW | 2 minutes 9 seconds later | ||
| Enchanted Hills | 39 mi WSW | 2 minutes 22 seconds later | ||
| Las Vegas | 40 mi E | 2 minutes 45 seconds earlier | ||
| Corrales | 43 mi WSW | 2 minutes 17 seconds later | ||
| Rio Rancho | 46 mi WSW | 2 minutes 30 seconds later | ||
| North Valley | 46 mi WSW | 2 minutes 15 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 Eldorado at Santa Fe, New Mexico today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:23 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:12 PM.
Eldorado at Santa Fe gets 10 hours, 49 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Eldorado at Santa Fe runs from 5:36 PM to 6:28 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Eldorado at Santa Fe is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 34 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 45 minutes.
Eldorado at Santa Fe uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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