Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Lake Hallie, Wisconsin, giving 10 hours, 18 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 50 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Chicago (UTC−5)
| 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 18m | −2m 50s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 15m | −2m 49s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 13m | −2m 48s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 10m | −2m 47s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 07m | −2m 45s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 04m | −2m 44s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 02m | −2m 42s |
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 | CDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | CST |
83% illuminated · 18.7 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Lake Hallie.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Lake Hallie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Falls | 4.8 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Altoona | 4.9 mi S | same minute | ||
| Eau Claire | 5.3 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Menomonie | 23 mi W | 1 minute 55 seconds later | ||
| Rice Lake | 46 mi NNW | 2 minutes 23 seconds later | ||
| Lake City MN | 50 mi SW | 2 minutes 31 seconds later | ||
| New Richmond | 56 mi WNW | 4 minutes 51 seconds later | ||
| Red Wing MN | 58 mi WSW | 3 minutes 47 seconds later | ||
| Winona MN | 58 mi S | 44 seconds earlier | ||
| River Falls | 58 mi W | 4 minutes 43 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 Lake Hallie, Wisconsin today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:40 AM CDT, and sunset is at 5:58 PM.
Lake Hallie gets 10 hours, 18 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 50 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Lake Hallie runs from 5:17 PM to 6:17 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Lake Hallie is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 36 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 47 minutes.
Lake Hallie uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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