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, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Pineville, Louisiana, giving 11 hours, 7 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 45 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 | 11h 07m | −1m 45s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 05m | −1m 44s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 04m | −1m 44s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 02m | −1m 43s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 00m | −1m 42s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 59m | −1m 41s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 57m | −1m 40s |
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 Pineville.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Pineville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 1.0 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Marksville | 26 mi ESE | 1 minute 42 seconds earlier | ||
| Oakdale | 37 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Ville Platte | 45 mi SSE | 1 minute 23 seconds earlier | ||
| Natchitoches | 49 mi NW | 3 minutes 7 seconds later | ||
| Fort Polk South | 50 mi WSW | 2 minutes 49 seconds later | ||
| Leesville | 50 mi WSW | 3 minutes 6 seconds later | ||
| Eunice | 57 mi S | 1 minute 1 second earlier | ||
| Opelousas | 58 mi SSE | 2 minutes 19 seconds earlier | ||
| DeRidder | 60 mi WSW | 2 minutes 53 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 Pineville, Louisiana today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:20 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:27 PM.
Pineville gets 11 hours, 7 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 45 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Pineville runs from 5:54 PM to 6:42 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Pineville is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 11 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 7 minutes.
Pineville uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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