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Photographing Oktoberfest 2026: Sunsets, Towers and the Full Moon Over Munich
Oktoberfest's best photographs are taken from above, at the edges of the day. Computed sun and moon times for all 16 days, the two evenings the sun sets onto St Paul's tower, and what camera kit the 3-litre bag rule lets through.
Read this week's report →Equinox Photography 2026: The Week the Sun Sets Due West
For one week a year the sun rises and sets close enough to due east and due west that you can predict the light without an app. But the alignment is not exact on the equinox itself, and the twilight window is the tightest it will be all year.
Read →Where to Shoot in October 2026: Dark Skies Early, Golden Afternoons Late
October 2026 gives you two good dark weeks and then hands the evening back an hour early. The Draconids peak before bedtime on the 8th, the new moon falls on the 10th, and the clock change on the 25th drops golden hour into the afternoon.
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