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 Sherwood Park, Alberta, giving 9 hours, 55 minutes of daylight, 4 minutes 1 second 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 55m | −4m 01s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 9h 51m | −4m 00s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 9h 47m | −3m 59s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 9h 43m | −3m 58s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 9h 39m | −3m 57s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 35m | −3m 55s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 31m | −3m 54s |
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 Sherwood Park.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Sherwood Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 11 km WNW | 41 seconds later | ||
| Beaumont | 20 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Fort Saskatchewan | 21 km NNE | same minute | ||
| St. Albert | 25 km WNW | 1 minute 33 seconds later | ||
| Leduc | 32 km SSW | same minute | ||
| Devon | 32 km WSW | 1 minute 19 seconds later | ||
| Morinville | 38 km NW | 2 minutes 1 second later | ||
| Spruce Grove | 40 km W | 2 minutes 27 seconds later | ||
| Stony Plain | 45 km W | 2 minutes 47 seconds later | ||
| Wetaskiwin | 61 km S | 1 minute 6 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 Sherwood Park, Alberta today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 8:20 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:14 PM.
Sherwood Park gets 9 hours, 55 minutes of daylight today, 4 minutes 1 second shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Sherwood Park runs from 5:24 PM to 6:37 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Sherwood Park is June 21, 2026, with 17 hours, 3 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 7 hours, 28 minutes.
Sherwood Park uses the America/Edmonton time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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