Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Midway, Florida, giving 11 hours, 9 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 41 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 09m | −1m 41s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 08m | −1m 41s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 06m | −1m 39s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 04m | −1m 40s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 03m | −1m 38s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 01m | −1m 38s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 59m | −1m 36s |
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 Midway.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Midway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navarre | 8.5 mi E | 34 seconds earlier | ||
| Gulf Breeze | 10 mi WSW | 35 seconds later | ||
| East Pensacola Heights | 11 mi W | 43 seconds later | ||
| Pensacola | 13 mi W | 52 seconds later | ||
| Ferry Pass | 14 mi WNW | 57 seconds later | ||
| Brent | 14 mi WNW | 1 minute later | ||
| East Milton | 14 mi N | same minute | ||
| Milton | 16 mi N | same minute | ||
| Warrington | 16 mi W | 1 minute 3 seconds later | ||
| Pace | 16 mi NW | 50 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 Midway, Florida today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 6:57 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:06 PM.
Midway gets 11 hours, 9 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 41 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Midway runs from 5:34 PM to 6:22 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Midway is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 7 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 11 minutes.
Midway uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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