Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CST in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, giving 9 hours, 46 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 44 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Regina (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 29 | 9h 46m | −3m 44s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 9h 42m | −3m 43s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 9h 39m | −3m 41s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 9h 35m | −3m 40s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 9h 32m | −3m 38s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 9h 28m | −3m 37s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 9h 24m | −3m 35s |
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 |
Saskatoon does not change its clocks in 2026.
83% illuminated · 18.8 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Saskatoon.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Saskatoon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Business District | 0.5 km ESE | same minute | ||
| Martensville | 17 km N | same minute | ||
| Warman | 22 km NNE | same minute | ||
| North Battleford | 132 km NW | 8 minutes 12 seconds later | ||
| Prince Albert | 133 km NNE | 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Melfort | 161 km ENE | 6 minutes 19 seconds earlier | ||
| Moose Jaw | 208 km SSE | 8 minutes 47 seconds earlier | ||
| Swift Current | 220 km SSW | other time zone | ||
| Regina | 235 km SE | 12 minutes 20 seconds earlier | ||
| Meadow Lake | 252 km NNW | 12 minutes 26 seconds later |
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 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:57 AM CST, and sunset is at 5:43 PM.
Saskatoon gets 9 hours, 46 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 44 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Saskatoon runs from 4:53 PM to 6:05 PM CST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Saskatoon is June 20, 2026, with 16 hours, 46 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 7 hours, 43 minutes.
Saskatoon uses the America/Regina time zone, currently CST (UTC−6).
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