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 Garden City Park, New York, giving 10 hours, 33 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 27 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 27s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 30m | −2m 25s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 28m | −2m 24s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 26m | −2m 23s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 23m | −2m 22s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 21m | −2m 20s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 19m | −2m 20s |
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 Garden City Park.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Garden City Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineola | 1.3 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| New Hyde Park | 1.4 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Williston Park | 1.4 mi NE | same minute | ||
| North New Hyde Park | 1.6 mi W | same minute | ||
| Garden City | 1.8 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Franklin Square | 2.4 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Albertson | 2.5 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Floral Park | 2.5 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| West Hempstead | 2.6 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| North Hills | 2.9 mi NNW | 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 Garden City Park, New York today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:22 AM EDT, and sunset is at 5:55 PM.
Garden City Park gets 10 hours, 33 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 27 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Garden City Park runs from 5:16 PM to 6:12 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Garden City Park is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 6 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 15 minutes.
Garden City Park uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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