Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in East Moriches, New York, giving 10 hours, 33 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 26 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 29 | 10h 33m | −2m 26s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 30m | −2m 26s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 28m | −2m 24s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 25m | −2m 24s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 23m | −2m 22s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 21m | −2m 21s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 18m | −2m 19s |
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 |
84% illuminated · 18.7 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against East Moriches.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs East Moriches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Moriches | 1.5 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Mastic | 4.2 mi W | same minute | ||
| Manorville | 5.3 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Mastic Beach | 5.5 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Shirley | 5.6 mi W | same minute | ||
| Calverton | 7.1 mi N | same minute | ||
| Yaphank | 8.5 mi WNW | 41 seconds later | ||
| Riverhead | 9.3 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Ridge | 9.4 mi NW | 41 seconds later | ||
| North Bellport | 9.8 mi WSW | 41 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 East Moriches, New York today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:18 AM EDT, and sunset is at 5:51 PM.
East Moriches gets 10 hours, 33 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 26 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in East Moriches runs from 5:12 PM to 6:08 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in East Moriches is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 6 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 15 minutes.
East Moriches uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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