Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Hartsville, South Carolina, giving 10 hours, 52 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 55 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 29 | 10h 52m | −1m 55s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 50m | −1m 54s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 48m | −1m 54s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 46m | −1m 52s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 45m | −1m 52s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 43m | −1m 50s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 41m | −1m 49s |
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 |
84% illuminated · 18.7 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Hartsville.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Hartsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 12 mi ESE | 53 seconds earlier | ||
| Florence | 22 mi SE | 1 minute 29 seconds earlier | ||
| Cheraw | 25 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Bennettsville | 28 mi NE | 1 minute 13 seconds earlier | ||
| Camden | 32 mi WSW | 1 minute 58 seconds later | ||
| Sumter | 35 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Lugoff | 37 mi WSW | 2 minutes 16 seconds later | ||
| Lake City | 39 mi SSE | 1 minute 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Dillon | 40 mi E | 2 minutes 45 seconds earlier | ||
| Marion | 41 mi ESE | 2 minutes 58 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 Hartsville, South Carolina today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:38 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:30 PM.
Hartsville gets 10 hours, 52 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 55 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Hartsville runs from 5:55 PM to 6:46 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Hartsville is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 27 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 51 minutes.
Hartsville uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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