Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Childersburg, Alabama, giving 10 hours, 57 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 51 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Chicago (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 28 | 10h 57m | −1m 51s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 55m | −1m 51s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 53m | −1m 49s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 51m | −1m 49s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 50m | −1m 48s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 48m | −1m 46s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 46m | −1m 46s |
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 | CST |
91% illuminated · 17.6 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Childersburg.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Childersburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylacauga | 9.4 mi SE | 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Chelsea | 16 mi WNW | 1 minute 11 seconds later | ||
| Talladega | 18 mi NE | 47 seconds earlier | ||
| Brook Highland | 21 mi WNW | 1 minute 29 seconds later | ||
| Meadowbrook | 21 mi WNW | 1 minute 32 seconds later | ||
| Lake Purdy | 22 mi WNW | 1 minute 30 seconds later | ||
| Leeds | 22 mi NNW | 1 minute 7 seconds later | ||
| Pell City | 22 mi N | same minute | ||
| Moody | 23 mi NNW | 57 seconds later | ||
| Cahaba Heights | 25 mi WNW | 1 minute 45 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 Childersburg, Alabama today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is at 7:01 AM CDT, and sunset is at 5:57 PM.
Childersburg gets 10 hours, 57 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 51 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Childersburg runs from 5:23 PM to 6:13 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Childersburg is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 21 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 57 minutes.
Childersburg uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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