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 MDT in Ontario, Oregon, giving 10 hours, 35 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 50 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Boise (UTC−6)
| 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 35m | −2m 50s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 32m | −2m 49s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 29m | −2m 48s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 27m | −2m 47s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 24m | −2m 46s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 21m | −2m 45s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 18m | −2m 44s |
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 | MDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | MST |
97% illuminated · 13.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Ontario.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Ontario |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitland ID | 2.6 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Payette ID | 3.9 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Weiser ID | 16 mi N | same minute | ||
| Emmett ID | 25 mi ESE | 2 minutes 6 seconds earlier | ||
| Middleton ID | 28 mi SE | 1 minute 52 seconds earlier | ||
| Caldwell ID | 29 mi SSE | 1 minute 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Star ID | 33 mi SE | 2 minutes 24 seconds earlier | ||
| Eagle Foothills ID | 35 mi SE | 2 minutes 45 seconds earlier | ||
| Eagle ID | 38 mi SE | 2 minutes 57 seconds earlier | ||
| Nampa ID | 39 mi SSE | 2 minutes 22 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 Ontario, Oregon today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 8:14 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:49 PM.
Ontario gets 10 hours, 35 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 50 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Ontario runs from 6:09 PM to 7:07 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Ontario is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 30 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 53 minutes.
Ontario uses the America/Boise time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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