Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Streator, Illinois, giving 10 hours, 44 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 33 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 44m | −2m 33s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 42m | −2m 32s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 39m | −2m 32s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 37m | −2m 30s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 34m | −2m 29s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 32m | −2m 29s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 29m | −2m 27s |
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 Streator.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Streator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 16 mi N | same minute | ||
| Pontiac | 20 mi SSE | 1 minute 10 seconds earlier | ||
| La Salle | 20 mi NW | 1 minute 20 seconds later | ||
| Peru | 21 mi NW | 1 minute 28 seconds later | ||
| Spring Valley | 24 mi NW | 1 minute 45 seconds later | ||
| Morris | 27 mi NE | 1 minute 19 seconds earlier | ||
| Coal City | 31 mi ENE | 1 minute 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Mendota | 33 mi NNW | 1 minute 45 seconds later | ||
| Braidwood | 34 mi ENE | 2 minutes 17 seconds earlier | ||
| Eureka | 36 mi SW | 1 minute 11 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 Streator, Illinois today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:17 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:01 PM.
Streator gets 10 hours, 44 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 33 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Streator runs from 5:23 PM to 6:19 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Streator is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 9 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 13 minutes.
Streator uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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