Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, giving 10 hours, 42 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 31 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 31s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 40m | −2m 30s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 37m | −2m 29s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 35m | −2m 28s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 32m | −2m 27s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 30m | −2m 26s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 28m | −2m 24s |
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 Cold Spring Harbor.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Cold Spring Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington | 1.6 mi E | same minute | ||
| Huntington Station | 2.7 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Woodbury | 3.2 mi S | same minute | ||
| Syosset | 3.9 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Oyster Bay | 4.0 mi W | same minute | ||
| West Hills | 4.0 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Centerport | 4.3 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| South Huntington | 4.5 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Greenlawn | 4.8 mi E | same minute | ||
| Melville | 5.8 mi SSE | same minute |
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 Cold Spring Harbor, New York today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:16 AM EDT, and sunset is at 5:59 PM.
Cold Spring Harbor gets 10 hours, 42 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 31 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Cold Spring Harbor runs from 5:21 PM to 6:16 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Cold Spring Harbor is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 7 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 14 minutes.
Cold Spring Harbor uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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