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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Mount Carmel, Illinois, giving 10 hours, 52 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 19 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 24 | 10h 52m | −2m 19s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 49m | −2m 17s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 47m | −2m 17s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 45m | −2m 16s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 42m | −2m 15s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 40m | −2m 15s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 38m | −2m 13s |
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 |
97% illuminated · 13.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Mount Carmel.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Mount Carmel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton IN | 11 mi ESE | 51 seconds earlier | ||
| Vincennes IN | 22 mi NE | 35 seconds earlier | ||
| Olney | 28 mi NW | 1 minute 43 seconds later | ||
| Carmi | 31 mi SW | 1 minute 10 seconds later | ||
| Evansville IN | 32 mi SSE | 1 minute 24 seconds earlier | ||
| Fairfield | 32 mi W | 2 minutes 21 seconds later | ||
| Mount Vernon IN | 34 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Washington IN | 36 mi ENE | other time zone | ||
| Boonville IN | 36 mi SE | 2 minutes 26 seconds earlier | ||
| Henderson KY | 41 mi SSE | 1 minute 26 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 Mount Carmel, Illinois today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:09 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:01 PM.
Mount Carmel gets 10 hours, 52 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 19 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Mount Carmel runs from 5:24 PM to 6:17 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Mount Carmel is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 51 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 29 minutes.
Mount Carmel uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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