Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Belmont, North Carolina, giving 10 hours, 50 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 59 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 50m | −1m 59s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 48m | −1m 58s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 46m | −1m 57s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 44m | −1m 56s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 42m | −1m 56s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 40m | −1m 54s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 38m | −1m 53s |
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 Belmont.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Belmont |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holly | 4.0 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Gastonia | 8.6 mi W | 38 seconds later | ||
| Lake Wylie SC | 9.3 mi S | same minute | ||
| South Gastonia | 9.6 mi W | 38 seconds later | ||
| Charlotte | 11 mi E | 48 seconds earlier | ||
| Pineville | 14 mi SE | 48 seconds earlier | ||
| Clover SC | 14 mi SW | 34 seconds later | ||
| Bessemer City | 14 mi WNW | 1 minute 3 seconds later | ||
| Tega Cay SC | 15 mi S | same minute | ||
| Huntersville | 16 mi NE | 33 seconds earlier |
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 Belmont, North Carolina today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:43 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:32 PM.
Belmont gets 10 hours, 50 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 59 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Belmont runs from 5:57 PM to 6:49 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Belmont is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 32 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 47 minutes.
Belmont uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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