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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Locust Grove, Georgia, giving 11 hours, 2 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 54 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 25 | 11h 02m | −1m 54s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 00m | −1m 53s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 59m | −1m 52s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 57m | −1m 52s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 55m | −1m 50s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 53m | −1m 50s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 51m | −1m 49s |
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 |
100% illuminated · 14.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Locust Grove.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Locust Grove |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonough | 7.3 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Hampton | 10 mi WNW | 45 seconds later | ||
| Griffin | 11 mi SW | 30 seconds later | ||
| Lovejoy | 13 mi WNW | 56 seconds later | ||
| Stockbridge | 15 mi NNW | 44 seconds later | ||
| Irondale | 17 mi WNW | 1 minute 10 seconds later | ||
| Barnesville | 20 mi S | same minute | ||
| Morrow | 21 mi NW | 1 minute 12 seconds later | ||
| Fayetteville | 21 mi WNW | 1 minute 31 seconds later | ||
| Covington | 22 mi NE | 42 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 Locust Grove, Georgia today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:49 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:51 PM.
Locust Grove gets 11 hours, 2 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 54 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Locust Grove runs from 6:17 PM to 7:07 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Locust Grove is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 22 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 57 minutes.
Locust Grove uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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