Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Brooks, Alberta, giving 10 hours, 8 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 36 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Edmonton (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 08m | −3m 36s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 04m | −3m 34s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 01m | −3m 33s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 9h 57m | −3m 32s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 9h 54m | −3m 31s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 50m | −3m 30s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 47m | −3m 28s |
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 | CST |
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 Brooks.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Brooks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taber | 90 km SSW | 36 seconds earlier | ||
| Redcliff | 96 km SE | 5 minutes 27 seconds earlier | ||
| Medicine Hat | 105 km SE | 5 minutes 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Coaldale | 110 km SSW | 1 minute 9 seconds later | ||
| Drumheller | 113 km NNW | 5 minutes 11 seconds later | ||
| Strathmore | 117 km WNW | 7 minutes later | ||
| Lethbridge | 119 km SW | 1 minute 55 seconds later | ||
| High River | 140 km W | 7 minutes 57 seconds later | ||
| Chestermere | 145 km WNW | 8 minutes 42 seconds later | ||
| Okotoks | 149 km W | 8 minutes 42 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 Brooks, Alberta today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 8:07 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:15 PM.
Brooks gets 10 hours, 8 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 36 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Brooks runs from 5:28 PM to 6:36 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Brooks is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 28 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 7 hours, 59 minutes.
Brooks uses the America/Edmonton time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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