Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, giving 10 hours, 26 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 49 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 27 | 10h 26m | −2m 49s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 23m | −2m 48s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 20m | −2m 48s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 17m | −2m 46s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 15m | −2m 45s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 12m | −2m 43s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 09m | −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 |
97% illuminated · 16.5 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Wisconsin Rapids.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Wisconsin Rapids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plover | 14 mi ENE | 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Stevens Point | 15 mi NE | 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Marshfield | 26 mi NW | 1 minute 55 seconds later | ||
| Kronenwetter | 32 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Rothschild | 36 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Waupaca | 36 mi E | 2 minutes 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Rib Mountain | 37 mi N | same minute | ||
| Weston | 37 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Wausau | 41 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Tomah | 44 mi SW | 2 minutes 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 Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:30 AM CDT, and sunset is at 5:56 PM.
Wisconsin Rapids gets 10 hours, 26 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 49 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Wisconsin Rapids runs from 5:15 PM to 6:14 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Wisconsin Rapids is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 32 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 51 minutes.
Wisconsin Rapids uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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