Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Canal Fulton, Ohio, giving 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 32 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 24 | 10h 45m | −2m 32s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 42m | −2m 30s | ||
| 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 27s |
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 |
97% illuminated · 13.1 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Canal Fulton.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Canal Fulton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Franklin | 4.6 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Green | 7.1 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Massillon | 7.6 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Barberton | 8.5 mi N | same minute | ||
| Portage Lakes | 8.9 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Perry Heights | 9.2 mi SE | 38 seconds earlier | ||
| Orrville | 9.3 mi WSW | 36 seconds later | ||
| Norton | 9.9 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| North Canton | 10 mi E | 48 seconds earlier | ||
| Rittman | 11 mi WNW | 52 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 Canal Fulton, Ohio today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:48 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:33 PM.
Canal Fulton gets 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 32 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Canal Fulton runs from 5:55 PM to 6:50 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Canal Fulton is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 7 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 14 minutes.
Canal Fulton uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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