Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, giving 10 hours, 56 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 6 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 25 | 10h 56m | −2m 06s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 54m | −2m 05s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 52m | −2m 04s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 49m | −2m 04s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 47m | −2m 03s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 45m | −2m 01s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 43m | −2m 01s |
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 |
100% illuminated · 14.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Oak Ridge.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Oak Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 10 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Farragut | 11 mi SE | 38 seconds earlier | ||
| Lenoir City | 15 mi S | same minute | ||
| Kingston | 16 mi WSW | 47 seconds later | ||
| Harriman | 17 mi WSW | 1 minute 2 seconds later | ||
| Loudon | 20 mi S | same minute | ||
| Knoxville | 20 mi E | 1 minute 28 seconds earlier | ||
| Alcoa | 23 mi SE | 1 minute 28 seconds earlier | ||
| Tellico Village | 23 mi S | same minute | ||
| Eagleton Village | 24 mi SE | 1 minute 38 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 Oak Ridge, Tennessee today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:53 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:49 PM.
Oak Ridge gets 10 hours, 56 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 6 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Oak Ridge runs from 6:13 PM to 7:05 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Oak Ridge is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 37 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 43 minutes.
Oak Ridge uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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