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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at ADT in Hanwell, New Brunswick, giving 10 hours, 26 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 1 second shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Moncton (UTC−3)
| 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 26m | −3m 01s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 23m | −3m 00s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 20m | −2m 59s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 17m | −2m 58s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 15m | −2m 56s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 12m | −2m 56s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 09m | −2m 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 | ADT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | AST |
99% illuminated · 14.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Hanwell.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Hanwell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericton | 11 km NE | same minute | ||
| Douglas | 11 km NNE | same minute | ||
| Sunbury-York South | 13 km ESE | 43 seconds earlier | ||
| Central York | 17 km NW | 46 seconds later | ||
| Oromocto | 23 km ESE | 1 minute 15 seconds earlier | ||
| Grand Lake | 68 km ENE | 2 minutes 51 seconds earlier | ||
| Woodstock | 70 km WNW | 3 minutes 44 seconds later | ||
| Quispamsis | 82 km SE | 4 minutes 4 seconds earlier | ||
| Fairvale | 82 km SE | 4 minutes 1 second earlier | ||
| Millidgeville | 83 km SE | 3 minutes 40 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 Hanwell, New Brunswick today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:58 AM ADT, and sunset is at 6:24 PM.
Hanwell gets 10 hours, 26 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 1 second shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Hanwell runs from 5:42 PM to 6:43 PM ADT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Hanwell is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 44 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 39 minutes.
Hanwell uses the America/Moncton time zone, currently ADT (UTC−3).
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