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, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MST in Sedona, Arizona, giving 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Phoenix (UTC−7)
| 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 58m | −2m 00s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 56m | −2m 00s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 54m | −1m 59s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 52m | −1m 58s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 51m | −1m 57s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 49m | −1m 57s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 47m | −1m 55s |
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 |
Sedona does not change its clocks in 2026.
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 Sedona.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Sedona |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Sedona | 2.5 mi W | same minute | ||
| Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) | 6.1 mi S | same minute | ||
| Big Park | 6.2 mi S | same minute | ||
| Cottonwood | 17 mi WSW | 50 seconds later | ||
| Verde Village | 18 mi SW | 48 seconds later | ||
| Camp Verde | 22 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Flagstaff | 24 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Prescott Valley | 36 mi WSW | 1 minute 54 seconds later | ||
| Chino Valley | 40 mi W | 2 minutes 38 seconds later | ||
| Paulden | 40 mi W | 2 minutes 51 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 Sedona, Arizona today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 6:42 AM MST, and sunset is at 5:40 PM.
Sedona gets 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Sedona runs from 5:05 PM to 5:56 PM MST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Sedona is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 30 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 49 minutes.
Sedona uses the America/Phoenix time zone, currently MST (UTC−7).
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