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 North La Crosse, Wisconsin, giving 10 hours, 22 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 44 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 22m | −2m 44s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 19m | −2m 42s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 17m | −2m 42s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 14m | −2m 40s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 11m | −2m 39s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 09m | −2m 38s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 06m | −2m 36s |
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 North La Crosse.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs North La Crosse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onalaska | 2.7 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| La Crosse | 3.1 mi S | same minute | ||
| Holmen | 8.1 mi N | same minute | ||
| West Salem | 9.1 mi ENE | 34 seconds earlier | ||
| Sparta | 23 mi ENE | 1 minute 34 seconds earlier | ||
| Winona MN | 24 mi NW | 1 minute 56 seconds later | ||
| Tomah | 38 mi ENE | 2 minutes 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Decorah IA | 46 mi SW | 1 minute 10 seconds later | ||
| Prairie du Chien | 55 mi S | 1 minute 51 seconds earlier | ||
| Richland Center | 56 mi SE | 4 minutes 22 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 North La Crosse, Wisconsin today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:37 AM CDT, and sunset is at 5:59 PM.
North La Crosse gets 10 hours, 22 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 44 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in North La Crosse runs from 5:19 PM to 6:18 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in North La Crosse is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 28 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 54 minutes.
North La Crosse uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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