Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, giving 10 hours, 56 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 52 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 28 | 10h 56m | −1m 52s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 54m | −1m 52s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 53m | −1m 51s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 51m | −1m 49s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 49m | −1m 49s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 47m | −1m 48s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 45m | −1m 47s |
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 |
91% illuminated · 17.5 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Murrells Inlet.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Murrells Inlet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City | 3.5 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Socastee | 9.5 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Myrtle Beach | 13 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Red Hill | 19 mi N | same minute | ||
| Georgetown | 19 mi SW | 47 seconds later | ||
| Conway | 20 mi N | same minute | ||
| North Myrtle Beach | 28 mi NE | 1 minute 6 seconds earlier | ||
| Little River | 33 mi NE | 1 minute 17 seconds earlier | ||
| Red Hill | 33 mi NNW | 1 minute 28 seconds later | ||
| Lake City | 47 mi WNW | 3 minutes 17 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 Murrells Inlet, South Carolina today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is at 7:32 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:28 PM.
Murrells Inlet gets 10 hours, 56 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 52 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Murrells Inlet runs from 5:53 PM to 6:44 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Murrells Inlet is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 23 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 56 minutes.
Murrells Inlet uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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