Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Horizon City, Texas, giving 11 hours, 4 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 45 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Denver (UTC−6)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 26 | 11h 04m | −1m 45s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 03m | −1m 46s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 01m | −1m 44s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 59m | −1m 44s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 57m | −1m 42s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 56m | −1m 42s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 54m | −1m 41s |
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 | MDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | MST |
99% illuminated · 15.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Horizon City.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Horizon City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socorro | 6.2 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia | 6.2 mi SW | same minute | ||
| San Elizario | 8.4 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Homestead Meadows South | 8.6 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Homestead Meadows North | 11 mi N | same minute | ||
| Fabens | 13 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Fort Bliss | 15 mi NW | 58 seconds later | ||
| El Paso | 17 mi WNW | 1 minute 12 seconds later | ||
| Sunland Park NM | 23 mi WNW | 1 minute 37 seconds later | ||
| Chaparral NM | 25 mi NNW | 1 minute 7 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 Horizon City, Texas today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:16 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:21 PM.
Horizon City gets 11 hours, 4 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 45 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Horizon City runs from 5:47 PM to 6:36 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Horizon City is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 13 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 5 minutes.
Horizon City uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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