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, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in West Falls Church, Virginia, giving 10 hours, 39 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 16 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 39m | −2m 16s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 37m | −2m 16s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 34m | −2m 14s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 32m | −2m 13s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 30m | −2m 13s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 28m | −2m 11s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 26m | −2m 09s |
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 West Falls Church.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs West Falls Church |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls Church | 1.5 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Seven Corners | 1.8 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Lake Barcroft | 2.1 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Merrifield | 2.2 mi WNW | same minute | ||
| Annandale | 2.4 mi S | same minute | ||
| Idylwood | 2.5 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Dunn Loring | 2.7 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Woodburn | 2.9 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Baileys Crossroads | 3.3 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Pimmit Hills | 3.4 mi NNW | 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 West Falls Church, Virginia today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:33 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:12 PM.
West Falls Church gets 10 hours, 39 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 16 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in West Falls Church runs from 5:34 PM to 6:29 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in West Falls Church is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 54 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 27 minutes.
West Falls Church uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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