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 Pasco, Washington, giving 10 hours, 13 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 59 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 13m | −2m 59s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 10m | −2m 57s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 07m | −2m 57s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 04m | −2m 55s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 01m | −2m 54s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 9h 58m | −2m 52s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 9h 55m | −2m 51s |
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 Pasco.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Pasco |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick | 2.6 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Tri-Cities | 4.6 mi W | same minute | ||
| Finley | 6.7 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Richland | 9.3 mi WNW | 50 seconds later | ||
| West Richland | 13 mi WNW | 1 minute 10 seconds later | ||
| Umatilla OR | 25 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Hermiston OR | 29 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Connell | 31 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Prosser | 32 mi W | 2 minutes 37 seconds later | ||
| College Place | 37 mi ESE | 3 minutes 14 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 Pasco, Washington today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:33 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:46 PM.
Pasco gets 10 hours, 13 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 59 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Pasco runs from 5:03 PM to 6:05 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Pasco is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 47 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 37 minutes.
Pasco uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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