Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Hilliard, Ohio, giving 10 hours, 45 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 25 | 10h 45m | −2m 26s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 42m | −2m 26s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 40m | −2m 24s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 38m | −2m 24s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 35m | −2m 22s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 33m | −2m 21s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 30m | −2m 21s |
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 |
100% illuminated · 14.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Hilliard.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Hilliard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 5.1 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Lincoln Village | 5.6 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Upper Arlington | 5.7 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Grandview Heights | 7.2 mi ESE | 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Worthington | 8.5 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Powell | 9.7 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Columbus | 9.8 mi ESE | 45 seconds earlier | ||
| Grove City | 11 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Bexley | 12 mi ESE | 59 seconds earlier | ||
| Westerville | 14 mi ENE | 47 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 Hilliard, Ohio today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:54 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:39 PM.
Hilliard gets 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 26 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Hilliard runs from 6:01 PM to 6:56 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Hilliard is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 1 minute of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 19 minutes.
Hilliard uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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