Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in East Port Orchard, Washington, giving 10 hours, 7 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 8 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 29 | 10h 07m | −3m 08s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 04m | −3m 06s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 01m | −3m 05s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 9h 58m | −3m 04s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 9h 55m | −3m 03s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 9h 52m | −3m 01s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 9h 49m | −2m 59s |
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 |
83% illuminated · 18.8 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against East Port Orchard.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs East Port Orchard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwood | 0.9 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Port Orchard | 1.3 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Bremerton | 3.1 mi N | same minute | ||
| Manchester | 4.3 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Tracyton | 6.1 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Bainbridge Island | 8.6 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Maplewood | 9.0 mi SSE | 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Silverdale | 9.0 mi NNW | 32 seconds later | ||
| Vashon | 9.3 mi SE | 49 seconds earlier | ||
| White Center | 13 mi E | 1 minute 5 seconds earlier |
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 East Port Orchard, Washington today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:50 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:58 PM.
East Port Orchard gets 10 hours, 7 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 8 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in East Port Orchard runs from 5:13 PM to 6:17 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in East Port Orchard is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 59 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 26 minutes.
East Port Orchard uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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