Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Hopewell, Virginia, giving 10 hours, 50 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 11 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 26 | 10h 50m | −2m 11s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 48m | −2m 11s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 46m | −2m 10s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 44m | −2m 08s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 42m | −2m 08s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 39m | −2m 07s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 37m | −2m 06s |
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 |
99% illuminated · 15.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Hopewell.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Hopewell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lee | 4.7 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Colonial Heights | 7.1 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Petersburg | 8.2 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Ettrick | 9.0 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Chester | 9.2 mi WNW | 41 seconds later | ||
| Bellwood | 12 mi NW | 46 seconds later | ||
| Bensley | 13 mi NW | 49 seconds later | ||
| Fort Lee | 13 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Meadowbrook | 14 mi NW | 57 seconds later | ||
| Sandston | 15 mi N | 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 Hopewell, Virginia today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:28 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:18 PM.
Hopewell gets 10 hours, 50 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 11 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Hopewell runs from 5:42 PM to 6:34 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Hopewell is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 44 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 36 minutes.
Hopewell uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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