Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Ellensburg, Washington, giving 10 hours, 22 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 25 | 10h 22m | −3m 08s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 19m | −3m 08s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 16m | −3m 06s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 13m | −3m 05s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 10m | −3m 04s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 07m | −3m 03s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 04m | −3m 02s |
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 |
100% illuminated · 14.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Ellensburg.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Ellensburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selah | 24 mi S | 41 seconds earlier | ||
| Yakima | 27 mi S | 53 seconds earlier | ||
| Terrace Heights | 27 mi S | 1 minute 8 seconds earlier | ||
| West Valley | 28 mi S | 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Union Gap | 31 mi S | 1 minute 5 seconds earlier | ||
| East Wenatchee | 31 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Wenatchee | 32 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| East Wenatchee Bench | 32 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Quincy | 37 mi ENE | 2 minutes 21 seconds earlier | ||
| Wapato | 38 mi S | 1 minute 30 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 Ellensburg, Washington today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:35 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:57 PM.
Ellensburg gets 10 hours, 22 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 8 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Ellensburg runs from 5:14 PM to 6:16 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Ellensburg is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 54 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 31 minutes.
Ellensburg uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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