Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
Sunrise shoots reward people who plan. This checklist covers the night before, the drive out and the first light, so you are set up when…
Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, giving 10 hours of daylight, 3 minutes 50 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 00m | −3m 50s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 9h 56m | −3m 50s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 9h 52m | −3m 48s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 9h 49m | −3m 47s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 9h 45m | −3m 47s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 41m | −3m 44s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 37m | −3m 44s |
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 Rocky Mountain House.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Rocky Mountain House |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Lake | 57 km E | 3 minutes 28 seconds earlier | ||
| Innisfail | 76 km ESE | 4 minutes 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Red Deer | 77 km E | 4 minutes 42 seconds earlier | ||
| Blackfalds | 77 km E | 4 minutes 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Lacombe | 81 km E | 4 minutes 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Olds | 86 km SE | 4 minutes 35 seconds earlier | ||
| Drayton Valley | 95 km N | 2 minutes 15 seconds later | ||
| Ponoka | 97 km ENE | 4 minutes 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Wetaskiwin | 124 km ENE | 4 minutes 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Airdrie | 133 km SSE | 5 minutes 55 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 Rocky Mountain House, Alberta today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 8:23 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:23 PM.
Rocky Mountain House gets 10 hours of daylight today, 3 minutes 50 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Rocky Mountain House runs from 5:34 PM to 6:45 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Rocky Mountain House is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 48 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 7 hours, 41 minutes.
Rocky Mountain House uses the America/Edmonton time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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