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 Newport News, Virginia, giving 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 7 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 07s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 43m | −2m 06s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 40m | −2m 06s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 38m | −2m 04s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 36m | −2m 03s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 34m | −2m 02s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 32m | −2m 01s |
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 Newport News.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Newport News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 5.8 mi NE | same minute | ||
| East Hampton | 6.7 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Poquoson | 11 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Smithfield | 11 mi W | 49 seconds later | ||
| Portsmouth Heights | 12 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Norfolk | 12 mi SE | 46 seconds earlier | ||
| Portsmouth | 12 mi SE | 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Chesapeake | 14 mi SE | 51 seconds earlier | ||
| Gloucester Point | 19 mi N | 40 seconds later | ||
| Suffolk | 19 mi SSW | 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 Newport News, Virginia today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:27 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:12 PM.
Newport News gets 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 7 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Newport News runs from 5:35 PM to 6:28 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Newport News is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 42 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 37 minutes.
Newport News uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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