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, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MST in Wickenburg, Arizona, giving 10 hours, 53 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 53 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 29 | 10h 53m | −1m 53s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 51m | −1m 53s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 49m | −1m 51s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 47m | −1m 51s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 46m | −1m 49s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 44m | −1m 49s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 42m | −1m 47s |
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 |
Wickenburg does not change its clocks in 2026.
83% illuminated · 18.8 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Wickenburg.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Wickenburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun City West | 31 mi SE | 1 minute 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Surprise | 33 mi SE | 2 minutes 3 seconds earlier | ||
| El Mirage | 34 mi SE | 2 minutes 6 seconds earlier | ||
| New River | 34 mi E | 2 minutes 27 seconds earlier | ||
| Youngtown | 36 mi SE | 2 minutes 13 seconds earlier | ||
| Sun City | 37 mi SE | 2 minutes 20 seconds earlier | ||
| Peoria | 39 mi SE | 2 minutes 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Litchfield Park | 39 mi SSE | 2 minutes 8 seconds earlier | ||
| Deer Valley | 39 mi ESE | 2 minutes 46 seconds earlier | ||
| Buckeye | 42 mi SSE | 1 minute 24 seconds earlier |
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 Wickenburg, Arizona today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 6:48 AM MST, and sunset is at 5:41 PM.
Wickenburg gets 10 hours, 53 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 53 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Wickenburg runs from 5:06 PM to 5:57 PM MST today.
The longest day of 2026 in Wickenburg is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 25 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 53 minutes.
Wickenburg uses the America/Phoenix time zone, currently MST (UTC−7).
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