Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Eufaula, Alabama, giving 11 hours, 6 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 47 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 25 | 11h 06m | −1m 47s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 04m | −1m 47s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 02m | −1m 46s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 01m | −1m 45s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 59m | −1m 45s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 57m | −1m 43s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 55m | −1m 43s |
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 |
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 Eufaula.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Eufaula |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusseta GA | 36 mi NE | other time zone | ||
| Columbus GA | 40 mi NNE | other time zone | ||
| Phenix City | 41 mi NNE | other time zone | ||
| Ozark | 42 mi SW | 1 minute 29 seconds later | ||
| Smiths Station | 45 mi N | other time zone | ||
| Dothan | 48 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Tuskegee | 49 mi NW | 2 minutes 48 seconds later | ||
| Troy | 49 mi W | 3 minutes 12 seconds later | ||
| Daleville | 52 mi SW | 1 minute 36 seconds later | ||
| Auburn | 53 mi NNW | 2 minutes 11 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 Eufaula, Alabama today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 6:52 AM CDT, and sunset is at 5:57 PM.
Eufaula gets 11 hours, 6 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 47 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Eufaula runs from 5:24 PM to 6:13 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Eufaula is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 14 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 4 minutes.
Eufaula uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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