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 MDT in Chubbuck, Idaho, giving 10 hours, 36 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 42 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Boise (UTC−6)
| 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 | 10h 36m | −2m 42s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 33m | −2m 42s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 30m | −2m 40s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 28m | −2m 40s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 25m | −2m 38s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 23m | −2m 37s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 20m | −2m 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 | MDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | MST |
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 Chubbuck.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Chubbuck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocatello | 3.6 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Blackfoot | 20 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Idaho Falls | 44 mi NNE | 52 seconds earlier | ||
| Ammon | 46 mi NNE | 1 minute 8 seconds earlier | ||
| Conda | 49 mi ESE | 4 minutes 2 seconds earlier | ||
| Preston | 64 mi SSE | 3 minutes 38 seconds earlier | ||
| Rupert | 65 mi WSW | 4 minutes 23 seconds later | ||
| Rexburg | 71 mi NNE | 1 minute 16 seconds earlier | ||
| Burley | 72 mi WSW | 4 minutes 43 seconds later | ||
| Smithfield UT | 81 mi SSE | other time zone |
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 Chubbuck, Idaho today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:56 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:32 PM.
Chubbuck gets 10 hours, 36 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 42 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Chubbuck runs from 5:52 PM to 6:49 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Chubbuck is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 21 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 1 minute.
Chubbuck uses the America/Boise time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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