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 Pendleton, Oregon, giving 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 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 30m | −3m 00s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 27m | −2m 59s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 24m | −2m 59s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 21m | −2m 57s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 18m | −2m 57s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 15m | −2m 55s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 12m | −2m 54s |
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 Pendleton.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Pendleton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton-Freewater | 26 mi NE | 1 minute 10 seconds earlier | ||
| Hermiston | 27 mi WNW | 2 minutes 17 seconds later | ||
| Umatilla | 32 mi WNW | 2 minutes 38 seconds later | ||
| College Place WA | 32 mi NE | 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Walla Walla WA | 35 mi NE | 1 minute 7 seconds earlier | ||
| Finley WA | 35 mi NNW | 1 minute 48 seconds later | ||
| Kennewick WA | 41 mi NNW | 2 minutes 18 seconds later | ||
| La Grande | 42 mi SE | 3 minutes 23 seconds earlier | ||
| Pasco WA | 42 mi NNW | 2 minutes 12 seconds later | ||
| Tri-Cities WA | 44 mi NNW | 2 minutes 36 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 Pendleton, Oregon today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:24 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:54 PM.
Pendleton gets 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Pendleton runs from 5:12 PM to 6:13 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Pendleton is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 43 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 41 minutes.
Pendleton uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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