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 Alton North (historical), Texas, giving 11 hours, 13 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 23 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 | 11h 13m | −1m 23s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 11m | −1m 22s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 10m | −1m 21s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 11h 09m | −1m 20s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 11h 07m | −1m 20s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 11h 06m | −1m 19s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 11h 05m | −1m 18s |
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 Alton North (historical).
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Alton North (historical) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton | 0.8 mi SW | same minute | ||
| La Homa | 4.8 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Doffing | 5.2 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Mission | 5.6 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Palmview | 5.9 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Palmview South | 7.2 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Perezville | 7.7 mi SW | same minute | ||
| McAllen | 7.9 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Edinburg | 8.8 mi E | 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Pharr | 10 mi SE | 36 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 Alton North (historical), Texas today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:40 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:53 PM.
Alton North (historical) gets 11 hours, 13 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 23 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Alton North (historical) runs from 6:21 PM to 7:08 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Alton North (historical) is June 20, 2026, with 13 hours, 47 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 30 minutes.
Alton North (historical) uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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