Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
Sunrise shoots reward people who plan. This checklist covers the night before, the drive out and the first light, so you are set up when…
Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Hutchinson, Kansas, giving 10 hours, 46 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 14 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 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 11s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 37m | −2m 11s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 35m | −2m 09s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 33m | −2m 08s |
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 · 16.5 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Hutchinson.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Hutchinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson | 26 mi NE | 37 seconds earlier | ||
| Newton | 32 mi E | 2 minutes 22 seconds earlier | ||
| Valley Center | 34 mi ESE | 2 minutes 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Park City | 38 mi ESE | 2 minutes 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Wichita | 41 mi SE | 2 minutes 54 seconds earlier | ||
| Haysville | 47 mi SE | 3 minutes 1 second earlier | ||
| Andover | 49 mi ESE | 3 minutes 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Great Bend | 50 mi WNW | 3 minutes 47 seconds later | ||
| Derby | 51 mi SE | 3 minutes 23 seconds earlier | ||
| Pratt | 53 mi WSW | 2 minutes 38 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 Hutchinson, Kansas today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:52 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:38 PM.
Hutchinson gets 10 hours, 46 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 14 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Hutchinson runs from 6:02 PM to 6:55 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Hutchinson is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 49 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 31 minutes.
Hutchinson uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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