Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Sheridan, Wyoming, giving 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 53 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Denver (UTC−6)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 25 | 10h 30m | −2m 53s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 27m | −2m 53s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 24m | −2m 52s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 21m | −2m 51s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 18m | −2m 50s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 16m | −2m 48s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 13m | −2m 48s |
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 | MDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | MST |
100% illuminated · 14.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Sheridan.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Sheridan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worland | 73 mi SW | 2 minutes 43 seconds later | ||
| Gillette | 80 mi ESE | 6 minutes 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Powell | 88 mi W | 7 minutes 8 seconds later | ||
| Lockwood MT | 100 mi NW | 7 minutes 35 seconds later | ||
| Billings MT | 101 mi NW | 7 minutes 52 seconds later | ||
| Cody | 105 mi W | 7 minutes 58 seconds later | ||
| Laurel MT | 107 mi NW | 8 minutes 45 seconds later | ||
| Miles City MT | 124 mi NNE | 1 minute 42 seconds earlier | ||
| Casper | 137 mi SSE | 5 minutes 42 seconds earlier | ||
| Riverton | 141 mi SSW | 2 minutes 50 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 Sheridan, Wyoming today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:37 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:06 PM.
Sheridan gets 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 53 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Sheridan runs from 5:25 PM to 6:25 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Sheridan is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 36 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 47 minutes.
Sheridan uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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