Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Bothell East, Washington, giving 10 hours, 22 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 15 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Los_Angeles (UTC−7)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 24 | 10h 22m | −3m 15s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 19m | −3m 14s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 16m | −3m 13s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 13m | −3m 12s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 09m | −3m 11s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 06m | −3m 10s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 03m | −3m 08s |
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 | PDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | PST |
97% illuminated · 13.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Bothell East.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Bothell East |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Creek | 1.0 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Mill Creek East | 2.1 mi N | same minute | ||
| Bothell West | 2.6 mi W | same minute | ||
| Bothell | 3.2 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Maltby | 3.3 mi E | same minute | ||
| Alderwood Manor | 3.6 mi W | same minute | ||
| Woodinville | 3.7 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Mill Creek | 3.8 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Martha Lake | 4.0 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Silver Firs | 4.3 mi NNE | 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 Bothell East, Washington today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:41 AM PDT, and sunset is at 6:04 PM.
Bothell East gets 10 hours, 22 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 15 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Bothell East runs from 5:20 PM to 6:23 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Bothell East is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 1 minute of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 24 minutes.
Bothell East uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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