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 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, giving 10 hours, 56 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 49 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 56m | −1m 49s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 55m | −1m 47s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 53m | −1m 47s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 51m | −1m 45s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 49m | −1m 45s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 48m | −1m 44s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 46m | −1m 43s |
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 Mount Pleasant.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Mount Pleasant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 4.3 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| James Island | 7.6 mi SW | same minute | ||
| North Charleston | 7.7 mi WNW | 32 seconds later | ||
| Hanahan | 13 mi NW | 48 seconds later | ||
| Goose Creek | 16 mi NW | 56 seconds later | ||
| Ladson | 20 mi NW | 1 minute 15 seconds later | ||
| Centerville | 23 mi NW | 1 minute 30 seconds later | ||
| Sangaree | 23 mi NW | 1 minute 23 seconds later | ||
| Summerville | 24 mi NW | 1 minute 33 seconds later | ||
| Moncks Corner | 29 mi NNW | 1 minute 9 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 Mount Pleasant, South Carolina today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:35 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:31 PM.
Mount Pleasant gets 10 hours, 56 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 49 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Mount Pleasant runs from 5:57 PM to 6:47 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Mount Pleasant is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 19 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 59 minutes.
Mount Pleasant uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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