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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Vidalia, Georgia, giving 11 hours, 7 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 50 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 24 | 11h 07m | −1m 50s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 11h 05m | −1m 49s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 03m | −1m 48s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 01m | −1m 47s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 00m | −1m 47s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 58m | −1m 45s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 56m | −1m 46s |
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 · 13.1 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Vidalia.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Vidalia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swainsboro | 27 mi N | same minute | ||
| McRae | 30 mi WSW | 1 minute 47 seconds later | ||
| Glennville | 34 mi SE | 2 minutes 16 seconds earlier | ||
| Dublin | 36 mi NW | 2 minutes 20 seconds later | ||
| Statesboro | 40 mi ENE | 2 minutes 16 seconds earlier | ||
| Eastman | 45 mi W | 3 minutes 2 seconds later | ||
| Jesup | 52 mi SE | 2 minutes 48 seconds earlier | ||
| Hinesville | 54 mi ESE | 3 minutes 42 seconds earlier | ||
| Douglas | 55 mi SSW | 57 seconds later | ||
| Sandersville | 58 mi NNW | 2 minutes 28 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 Vidalia, Georgia today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:40 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:47 PM.
Vidalia gets 11 hours, 7 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 50 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Vidalia runs from 6:13 PM to 7:02 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Vidalia is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 16 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 2 minutes.
Vidalia uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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