Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Port Washington, Wisconsin, giving 10 hours, 26 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 42 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 28 | 10h 26m | −2m 42s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 24m | −2m 41s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 21m | −2m 40s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 18m | −2m 39s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 16m | −2m 38s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 13m | −2m 36s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 11m | −2m 35s |
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 |
91% illuminated · 17.6 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Port Washington.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Port Washington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton | 6.1 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Cedarburg | 8.4 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Mequon | 14 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Jackson | 15 mi WSW | 1 minute 3 seconds later | ||
| West Bend | 16 mi W | 1 minute 18 seconds later | ||
| Fox Point | 16 mi S | same minute | ||
| Brown Deer | 16 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Germantown | 16 mi SW | 40 seconds later | ||
| Glendale | 18 mi S | same minute | ||
| Richfield | 18 mi WSW | 1 minute 3 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 Port Washington, Wisconsin today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is at 7:22 AM CDT, and sunset is at 5:48 PM.
Port Washington gets 10 hours, 26 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 42 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Port Washington runs from 5:08 PM to 6:06 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Port Washington is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 25 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 58 minutes.
Port Washington uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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