Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Selkirk, Manitoba, giving 10 hours, 14 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 32 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Winnipeg (UTC−5)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 24 | 10h 14m | −3m 32s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 10m | −3m 32s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 06m | −3m 31s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 03m | −3m 30s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 9h 59m | −3m 28s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 9h 56m | −3m 28s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 53m | −3m 26s |
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 | CDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
97% illuminated · 13.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Selkirk.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Selkirk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West St. Paul | 24 km SW | 46 seconds later | ||
| Winnipeg | 34 km SSW | 32 seconds later | ||
| Steinbach | 70 km SSE | 2 minutes 1 second earlier | ||
| Portage la Prairie | 102 km W | 5 minutes 18 seconds later | ||
| Winkler | 131 km SW | 2 minutes 21 seconds later | ||
| Morden | 137 km SW | 3 minutes 1 second later | ||
| Kenora ON | 176 km ESE | 10 minutes 20 seconds earlier | ||
| Brandon | 222 km W | 11 minutes 42 seconds later | ||
| Thief River Falls MN | 231 km SSE | other time zone | ||
| East Grand Forks MN | 246 km S | other time zone |
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 Selkirk, Manitoba today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 8:05 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:18 PM.
Selkirk gets 10 hours, 14 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 32 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Selkirk runs from 5:32 PM to 6:39 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Selkirk is June 21, 2026, with 16 hours, 24 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 3 minutes.
Selkirk uses the America/Winnipeg time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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