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 PDT in Hermiston, Oregon, giving 10 hours, 29 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 1 second shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Los_Angeles (UTC−7)
| 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 29m | −3m 01s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 26m | −3m 01s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 23m | −3m 00s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 20m | −2m 58s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 17m | −2m 58s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 14m | −2m 56s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 11m | −2m 55s |
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 | PDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | PST |
97% illuminated · 13.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Hermiston.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Hermiston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umatilla | 5.9 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Finley WA | 25 mi NNE | 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Kennewick WA | 27 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Pendleton | 27 mi ESE | 2 minutes 17 seconds earlier | ||
| Tri-Cities WA | 28 mi N | same minute | ||
| Pasco WA | 29 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Richland WA | 31 mi N | 44 seconds later | ||
| West Richland WA | 32 mi N | 1 minute 5 seconds later | ||
| Prosser WA | 34 mi NW | 2 minutes 32 seconds later | ||
| Grandview WA | 41 mi NW | 3 minutes 9 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 Hermiston, Oregon today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:26 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:56 PM.
Hermiston gets 10 hours, 29 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 1 second shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Hermiston runs from 5:14 PM to 6:14 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Hermiston is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 44 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 40 minutes.
Hermiston uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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