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 Somerton, Arizona, giving 11 hours, 4 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 50 seconds 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 | 11h 04m | −1m 50s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 02m | −1m 50s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 00m | −1m 49s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 59m | −1m 48s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 57m | −1m 47s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 55m | −1m 47s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 53m | −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 |
Somerton 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 Somerton.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Somerton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis | 8.7 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Yuma | 10 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Fortuna Foothills | 18 mi ENE | 1 minute 7 seconds earlier | ||
| Holtville CA | 42 mi WNW | other time zone | ||
| Calexico CA | 46 mi W | other time zone | ||
| El Centro CA | 51 mi WNW | other time zone | ||
| Imperial CA | 53 mi WNW | other time zone | ||
| Brawley CA | 54 mi WNW | other time zone | ||
| Calipatria CA | 59 mi NW | other time zone | ||
| Blythe CA | 70 mi N | other time zone |
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 Somerton, Arizona today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 6:51 AM MST, and sunset is at 5:55 PM.
Somerton gets 11 hours, 4 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 50 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Somerton runs from 5:21 PM to 6:10 PM MST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Somerton is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 18 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours.
Somerton uses the America/Phoenix time zone, currently MST (UTC−7).
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