Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Saint Marys, Pennsylvania, giving 10 hours, 36 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 27 | 10h 36m | −2m 32s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 33m | −2m 31s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 31m | −2m 30s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 28m | −2m 29s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 26m | −2m 28s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 23m | −2m 27s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 21m | −2m 25s |
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 · 16.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Saint Marys.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Saint Marys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuBois | 24 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Clearfield | 28 mi SSE | 1 minute 7 seconds earlier | ||
| Shiloh | 30 mi SSE | 1 minute 41 seconds earlier | ||
| Bradford | 37 mi N | 1 minute 11 seconds later | ||
| Punxsutawney | 40 mi SSW | 53 seconds later | ||
| Warren | 42 mi NW | 3 minutes later | ||
| Clarion | 45 mi WSW | 2 minutes 58 seconds later | ||
| Olean NY | 45 mi N | 31 seconds later | ||
| Salamanca NY | 51 mi N | 1 minute 47 seconds later | ||
| Bellefonte | 54 mi SE | 3 minutes 56 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 Saint Marys, Pennsylvania today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:40 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:16 PM.
Saint Marys gets 10 hours, 36 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 32 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Saint Marys runs from 5:37 PM to 6:33 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Saint Marys is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 11 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 11 minutes.
Saint Marys uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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