Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Grandwood Park, Illinois, giving 10 hours, 27 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 35 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 29 | 10h 27m | −2m 35s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 25m | −2m 35s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 22m | −2m 33s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 20m | −2m 32s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 17m | −2m 31s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 15m | −2m 29s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 12m | −2m 28s |
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 |
83% illuminated · 18.7 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Grandwood Park.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Grandwood Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenhurst | 2.3 mi WNW | same minute | ||
| Gages Lake | 2.9 mi S | same minute | ||
| Grayslake | 4.4 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Gurnee | 4.6 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Lake Villa | 4.7 mi WNW | same minute | ||
| Round Lake Park | 5.2 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Round Lake Beach | 5.5 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Park City | 6.1 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Round Lake | 6.1 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Beach Park | 6.9 mi ENE | same minute |
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 Grandwood Park, Illinois today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:22 AM CDT, and sunset is at 5:49 PM.
Grandwood Park gets 10 hours, 27 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 35 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Grandwood Park runs from 5:09 PM to 6:07 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Grandwood Park is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 17 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 4 minutes.
Grandwood Park uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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