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 Otis Orchards-East Farms, Washington, giving 10 hours, 7 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 9 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 09s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 04m | −3m 08s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 00m | −3m 06s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 9h 57m | −3m 05s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 9h 54m | −3m 04s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 9h 51m | −3m 02s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 9h 48m | −3m 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 | 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 Otis Orchards-East Farms.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Otis Orchards-East Farms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Lake | 3.0 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Post Falls ID | 6.0 mi E | 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Spokane Valley | 7.8 mi WSW | 34 seconds later | ||
| Rathdrum ID | 11 mi NE | 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Mead | 13 mi WNW | 1 minute 13 seconds later | ||
| Coeur d'Alene ID | 14 mi E | 1 minute 16 seconds earlier | ||
| Hayden ID | 14 mi ENE | 1 minute 3 seconds earlier | ||
| Country Homes | 15 mi W | 1 minute 23 seconds later | ||
| Fairwood | 16 mi WNW | 1 minute 28 seconds later | ||
| Spokane | 17 mi WSW | 1 minute 18 seconds later |
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 Otis Orchards-East Farms, Washington today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:28 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:35 PM.
Otis Orchards-East Farms gets 10 hours, 7 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 9 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Otis Orchards-East Farms runs from 4:51 PM to 5:55 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Otis Orchards-East Farms is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 25 minutes.
Otis Orchards-East Farms uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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