Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
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Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Grambling, Louisiana, giving 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight, 1 minute 49 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 | 11h 01m | −1m 49s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 59m | −1m 48s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 57m | −1m 47s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 55m | −1m 46s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 54m | −1m 46s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 52m | −1m 44s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 50m | −1m 44s |
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 Grambling.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Grambling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruston | 4.4 mi E | same minute | ||
| Claiborne | 30 mi E | 2 minutes 6 seconds earlier | ||
| West Monroe | 33 mi E | 2 minutes 17 seconds earlier | ||
| Minden | 34 mi W | 2 minutes 24 seconds later | ||
| Monroe | 35 mi E | 2 minutes 24 seconds earlier | ||
| El Dorado AR | 47 mi N | 40 seconds later | ||
| Bastrop | 50 mi ENE | 2 minutes 54 seconds earlier | ||
| Red Chute | 52 mi W | 3 minutes 38 seconds later | ||
| Springhill | 55 mi NW | 3 minutes 37 seconds later | ||
| Natchitoches | 57 mi SSW | 32 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 Grambling, Louisiana today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:24 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:25 PM.
Grambling gets 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight today, 1 minute 49 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Grambling runs from 5:51 PM to 6:40 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Grambling is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 18 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 1 minute.
Grambling uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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