Photography Planning Tools

This page is designed to help you capture the perfect light. Here, you'll find accurate times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset—essential details for planning your shoots. The information is calculated for your exact location and date, so be sure to allow your browser to share your GPS data. In addition, you'll discover a set of useful photography tools, similar to those in my iOS app (see the App page for details), to make your planning even easier.
Date and Time Zone:
Date: 2025-10-1
Time Zone: hours
Moondata:
Moonrise:
Moonset:

Photography Tools
These three tools are designed to help you understand photography more deeply and achieve sharper images from foreground to background.
- The Hyperfocal Distance Tool calculates the optimal focusing distance to maximize sharpness throughout the frame.
- The Depth of Field Tool shows how much of your image will be in focus at a given aperture, focal length, and sensor size.
- The Night Exposure Tool calculates the maximum exposure time at night before stars begin to trail.
