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 Taylorsville, Utah, giving 10 hours, 40 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 28 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 | 10h 40m | −2m 28s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 38m | −2m 28s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 35m | −2m 27s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 33m | −2m 26s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 30m | −2m 25s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 28m | −2m 23s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 26m | −2m 23s |
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 Taylorsville.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Taylorsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray | 2.7 mi E | same minute | ||
| Kearns | 3.1 mi W | same minute | ||
| Millcreek | 3.6 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| West Valley City | 3.7 mi WNW | same minute | ||
| West Jordan | 4.0 mi S | same minute | ||
| Midvale | 4.4 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| South Salt Lake | 4.4 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Oquirrh | 5.6 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Holladay | 6.0 mi E | same minute | ||
| Sandy | 6.0 mi SSE | same minute |
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 Taylorsville, Utah today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:51 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:32 PM.
Taylorsville gets 10 hours, 40 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 28 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Taylorsville runs from 5:53 PM to 6:49 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Taylorsville is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 5 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 16 minutes.
Taylorsville uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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