Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
Sunrise shoots reward people who plan. This checklist covers the night before, the drive out and the first light, so you are set up when…
Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Hamilton, Alabama, giving 11 hours of daylight, 1 minute 58 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 00m | −1m 58s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 58m | −1m 56s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 57m | −1m 56s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 55m | −1m 55s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 53m | −1m 54s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 51m | −1m 53s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 49m | −1m 53s |
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 Hamilton.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville | 29 mi NNE | 35 seconds earlier | ||
| Amory MS | 31 mi WSW | 1 minute 48 seconds later | ||
| Aberdeen MS | 39 mi SW | 1 minute 50 seconds later | ||
| Tupelo MS | 42 mi WNW | 3 minutes later | ||
| Saltillo MS | 43 mi WNW | 3 minutes 4 seconds later | ||
| Tuscumbia | 44 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Muscle Shoals | 45 mi NNE | 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Jasper | 46 mi ESE | 3 minutes 14 seconds earlier | ||
| Sheffield | 46 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Booneville MS | 49 mi NW | 2 minutes 57 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 Hamilton, Alabama today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:06 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:06 PM.
Hamilton gets 11 hours of daylight today, 1 minute 58 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Hamilton runs from 5:31 PM to 6:22 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Hamilton is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 26 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 53 minutes.
Hamilton uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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