Golden hour
Tobacco Leaf Lake · Meade County · times in Eastern time (ET)
Friday, 23 October 2026 · today
The day
Sunrise
7:59 AM
bearing 104° ESE
Sunset
6:56 PM
bearing 256° WSW
Golden hour, morning
7:59 AM – 8:36 AM
36 min
Golden hour, evening
6:20 PM – 6:56 PM
36 min
Blue hour, morning
7:33 AM – 7:59 AM
27 min
Blue hour, evening
6:56 PM – 7:23 PM
27 min
Solar noon
1:28 PM
the sun 41° up
Daylight
10 h 56 min
sunrise to sunset
The sun from here
How high the sun is
The year at a glance, 2026 · the 15th of each month
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Golden light |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:58 AM | 5:47 PM | 9 h 50 min | 80 min |
| Feb | 7:34 AM | 6:22 PM | 10 h 48 min | 73 min |
| Mar | 7:55 AM | 7:50 PM | 11 h 55 min | 70 min |
| Apr | 7:08 AM | 8:18 PM | 13 h 10 min | 70 min |
| May | 6:34 AM | 8:46 PM | 14 h 13 min | 75 min |
| Jun | 6:21 AM | 9:07 PM | 14 h 46 min | 78 min |
| Jul | 6:33 AM | 9:05 PM | 14 h 32 min | 77 min |
| Aug | 6:59 AM | 8:37 PM | 13 h 39 min | 72 min |
| Sep | 7:25 AM | 7:52 PM | 12 h 27 min | 69 min |
| Oct | 7:52 AM | 7:07 PM | 11 h 15 min | 71 min |
| Nov | 7:24 AM | 5:32 PM | 10 h 9 min | 77 min |
| Dec | 7:52 AM | 5:25 PM | 9 h 33 min | 82 min |
Times for a level horizon: a ridge or trees to the west bring the sunset earlier where you stand. Golden hour here is the sun from the horizon to 6° up, blue hour the sun from 6° below the horizon to sunrise, and back again in the evening.