Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at PDT in Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, Washington, giving 10 hours, 6 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 10 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 06m | −3m 10s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 03m | −3m 09s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 00m | −3m 08s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 9h 57m | −3m 06s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 9h 53m | −3m 05s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 9h 50m | −3m 03s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 9h 47m | −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 |
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 Picnic Point-North Lynnwood.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Picnic Point-North Lynnwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Stickney | 1.8 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Picnic Point | 2.0 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Martha Lake | 2.7 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Lynnwood | 3.0 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Alderwood Manor | 4.1 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Mill Creek | 4.2 mi E | same minute | ||
| Bothell West | 4.7 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Mountlake Terrace | 5.2 mi S | same minute | ||
| Edmonds | 5.3 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Mill Creek East | 5.3 mi ESE | 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 Picnic Point-North Lynnwood, Washington today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:50 AM PDT, and sunset is at 5:56 PM.
Picnic Point-North Lynnwood gets 10 hours, 6 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 10 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Picnic Point-North Lynnwood runs from 5:11 PM to 6:15 PM PDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Picnic Point-North Lynnwood is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 2 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 23 minutes.
Picnic Point-North Lynnwood uses the America/Los_Angeles time zone, currently PDT (UTC−7).
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