Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Brentwood, Tennessee, giving 10 hours, 47 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 2 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Chicago (UTC−5)
| 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 47m | −2m 02s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 45m | −2m 02s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 43m | −2m 01s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 41m | −2m 00s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 39m | −1m 59s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 37m | −1m 57s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 35m | −1m 57s |
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 | CDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | CST |
83% 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 Brentwood.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Brentwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hills | 4.2 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Nolensville | 8.4 mi SE | 34 seconds earlier | ||
| Franklin | 8.9 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Nashville | 9.2 mi N | same minute | ||
| La Vergne | 11 mi E | 50 seconds earlier | ||
| Hermitage | 14 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Smyrna | 15 mi ESE | 1 minute 8 seconds earlier | ||
| Green Hill | 18 mi NE | 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Mount Juliet | 19 mi NE | 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Fairview | 19 mi W | 1 minute 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 Brentwood, Tennessee today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:07 AM CDT, and sunset is at 5:54 PM.
Brentwood gets 10 hours, 47 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 2 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Brentwood runs from 5:19 PM to 6:11 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Brentwood is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 37 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 43 minutes.
Brentwood uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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