Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Pinckneyville, Illinois, giving 10 hours, 50 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 16 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 25 | 10h 50m | −2m 16s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 48m | −2m 15s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 46m | −2m 14s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 43m | −2m 14s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 41m | −2m 12s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 39m | −2m 12s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 37m | −2m 10s |
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 |
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 Pinckneyville.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Pinckneyville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Du Quoin | 9.3 mi ESE | 41 seconds earlier | ||
| Murphysboro | 22 mi S | 37 seconds earlier | ||
| Benton | 26 mi ESE | 1 minute 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Carbondale | 26 mi SSE | 1 minute 8 seconds earlier | ||
| Chester | 27 mi WSW | 1 minute 32 seconds later | ||
| Herrin | 27 mi SE | 1 minute 48 seconds earlier | ||
| West Frankfort | 28 mi ESE | 2 minutes 3 seconds earlier | ||
| Carterville | 28 mi SE | 1 minute 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Mount Vernon | 31 mi ENE | 1 minute 36 seconds earlier | ||
| Centralia | 34 mi NNE | 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 Pinckneyville, Illinois today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:16 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:06 PM.
Pinckneyville gets 10 hours, 50 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 16 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Pinckneyville runs from 5:30 PM to 6:23 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Pinckneyville is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 49 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 31 minutes.
Pinckneyville uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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