Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
Sunrise shoots reward people who plan. This checklist covers the night before, the drive out and the first light, so you are set up when…
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in North Hills, 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 24s | ||
| 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 North Hills.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs North Hills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roslyn Heights | 1.6 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Manhasset | 1.7 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Albertson | 1.8 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Williston Park | 2.4 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Great Neck Plaza | 2.6 mi W | same minute | ||
| East Hills | 2.7 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| North New Hyde Park | 2.8 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Garden City Park | 2.9 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Mineola | 2.9 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Great Neck | 3.0 mi WNW | 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 North Hills, New York today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:22 AM EDT, and sunset is at 5:55 PM.
North Hills gets 10 hours, 33 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 27 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in North Hills runs from 5:16 PM to 6:12 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in North Hills is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 6 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 15 minutes.
North Hills uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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