Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Drayton Valley, Alberta, giving 9 hours, 56 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 59 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 | 9h 56m | −3m 59s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 9h 52m | −3m 57s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 9h 48m | −3m 56s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 9h 44m | −3m 55s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 9h 40m | −3m 54s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 37m | −3m 53s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 33m | −3m 51s |
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 Drayton Valley.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Drayton Valley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Plain | 74 km ENE | 3 minutes 11 seconds earlier | ||
| Spruce Grove | 79 km ENE | 3 minutes 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Devon | 85 km ENE | 4 minutes 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Rocky Mountain House | 95 km S | 2 minutes 15 seconds earlier | ||
| Leduc | 96 km E | 5 minutes 37 seconds earlier | ||
| St. Albert | 101 km ENE | 4 minutes 24 seconds earlier | ||
| Edson | 104 km WNW | 6 minutes 41 seconds later | ||
| Beaumont | 105 km E | 5 minutes 57 seconds earlier | ||
| Edmonton | 107 km ENE | 5 minutes 17 seconds earlier | ||
| Morinville | 109 km NE | 3 minutes 56 seconds earlier |
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 Drayton Valley, Alberta today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 8:26 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:22 PM.
Drayton Valley gets 9 hours, 56 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 59 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Drayton Valley runs from 5:31 PM to 6:44 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Drayton Valley is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 59 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 7 hours, 31 minutes.
Drayton Valley uses the America/Edmonton time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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