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, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Hinesville, Georgia, giving 11 hours, 4 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 47 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 26 | 11h 04m | −1m 46s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 02m | −1m 46s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 01m | −1m 45s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 59m | −1m 45s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 57m | −1m 43s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 55m | −1m 43s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 54m | −1m 42s |
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 |
99% illuminated · 15.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Hinesville.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Hinesville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Hill | 18 mi ENE | 1 minute 4 seconds earlier | ||
| Glennville | 20 mi WNW | 1 minute 26 seconds later | ||
| Georgetown | 24 mi ENE | 1 minute 19 seconds earlier | ||
| Jesup | 24 mi SW | 53 seconds later | ||
| Pooler | 28 mi NE | 1 minute 4 seconds earlier | ||
| Garden City | 32 mi NE | 1 minute 27 seconds earlier | ||
| Skidaway Island | 33 mi E | 2 minutes 5 seconds earlier | ||
| Port Wentworth | 33 mi NE | 1 minute 22 seconds earlier | ||
| Savannah | 33 mi ENE | 1 minute 42 seconds earlier | ||
| Whitemarsh Island | 36 mi ENE | 2 minutes 6 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 Hinesville, Georgia today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:38 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:42 PM.
Hinesville gets 11 hours, 4 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 47 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Hinesville runs from 6:09 PM to 6:58 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Hinesville is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 14 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 4 minutes.
Hinesville uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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