Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Bluffton, South Carolina, giving 11 hours, 3 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 48 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 26 | 11h 03m | −1m 48s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 01m | −1m 47s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 00m | −1m 47s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 58m | −1m 46s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 56m | −1m 45s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 54m | −1m 44s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 53m | −1m 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 | EDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
99% illuminated · 15.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Bluffton.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Bluffton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Head | 6.5 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Hilton Head Island | 7.7 mi ESE | 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Hardeeville | 13 mi WNW | 56 seconds later | ||
| Port Royal | 14 mi NE | 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Laurel Bay | 15 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Burton | 16 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Whitemarsh Island GA | 17 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Beaufort | 17 mi NE | 32 seconds earlier | ||
| Wilmington Island GA | 17 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Savannah GA | 18 mi SW | 46 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 Bluffton, South Carolina today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:36 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:39 PM.
Bluffton gets 11 hours, 3 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 48 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Bluffton runs from 6:05 PM to 6:54 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Bluffton is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 16 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 2 minutes.
Bluffton uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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