Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Martinsville, Virginia, giving 10 hours, 45 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 29 | 10h 45m | −2m 06s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 43m | −2m 05s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 41m | −2m 04s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 39m | −2m 03s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 37m | −2m 02s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 35m | −2m 00s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 33m | −2m 00s |
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 |
84% 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 Martinsville.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Martinsville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collinsville | 2.9 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Eden NC | 15 mi SSE | 43 seconds earlier | ||
| Reidsville NC | 26 mi SSE | 1 minute 19 seconds earlier | ||
| Danville | 27 mi ESE | 2 minutes 4 seconds earlier | ||
| Stokesdale NC | 32 mi S | same minute | ||
| Summerfield NC | 33 mi S | 34 seconds earlier | ||
| Oak Ridge NC | 36 mi S | same minute | ||
| Cave Spring | 38 mi NNW | 1 minute 21 seconds later | ||
| King NC | 39 mi SW | 1 minute 21 seconds later | ||
| Roanoke | 40 mi N | 1 minute 8 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 Martinsville, Virginia today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:40 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:26 PM.
Martinsville gets 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 6 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Martinsville runs from 5:50 PM to 6:42 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Martinsville is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 41 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 39 minutes.
Martinsville uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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