Golden hour
Swan Pond · Knox County · times in Eastern time (ET)
Friday, 23 October 2026 · today
The day
Sunrise
7:50 AM
bearing 104° ESE
Sunset
6:49 PM
bearing 256° WSW
Golden hour, morning
7:50 AM – 8:25 AM
36 min
Golden hour, evening
6:13 PM – 6:49 PM
36 min
Blue hour, morning
7:23 AM – 7:50 AM
26 min
Blue hour, evening
6:49 PM – 7:15 PM
26 min
Solar noon
1:19 PM
the sun 42° up
Daylight
10 h 59 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 | 7:47 AM | 5:42 PM | 9 h 55 min | 78 min |
| Feb | 7:24 AM | 6:15 PM | 10 h 51 min | 72 min |
| Mar | 7:46 AM | 7:42 PM | 11 h 56 min | 69 min |
| Apr | 7:01 AM | 8:09 PM | 13 h 8 min | 69 min |
| May | 6:28 AM | 8:35 PM | 14 h 8 min | 74 min |
| Jun | 6:16 AM | 8:56 PM | 14 h 40 min | 77 min |
| Jul | 6:27 AM | 8:54 PM | 14 h 27 min | 75 min |
| Aug | 6:52 AM | 8:27 PM | 13 h 35 min | 71 min |
| Sep | 7:17 AM | 7:44 PM | 12 h 26 min | 68 min |
| Oct | 7:42 AM | 6:59 PM | 11 h 17 min | 70 min |
| Nov | 7:13 AM | 5:26 PM | 10 h 13 min | 76 min |
| Dec | 7:41 AM | 5:20 PM | 9 h 39 min | 81 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.