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, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Haines City, Florida, giving 11 hours, 11 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 31 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/New_York (UTC−4)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 27 | 11h 11m | −1m 31s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 10m | −1m 30s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 08m | −1m 29s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 07m | −1m 29s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 05m | −1m 28s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 11h 04m | −1m 27s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 11h 02m | −1m 26s |
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 | EDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
97% illuminated · 16.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Haines City.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Haines City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Alfred | 6.5 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Cypress Gardens | 9.4 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Winter Haven | 9.4 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Poinciana | 10 mi E | 37 seconds earlier | ||
| Inwood | 10 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Auburndale | 11 mi WSW | 37 seconds later | ||
| Eloise | 11 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Jan-Phyl Village | 12 mi SW | 30 seconds later | ||
| Wahneta | 13 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Lake Wales | 15 mi S | same minute |
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 Haines City, Florida today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:35 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:46 PM.
Haines City gets 11 hours, 11 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 31 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Haines City runs from 6:14 PM to 7:01 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Haines City is June 20, 2026, with 13 hours, 56 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 22 minutes.
Haines City uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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