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, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Ironwood, Michigan, giving 10 hours, 12 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 1 second shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Menominee (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 29 | 10h 12m | −3m 01s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 09m | −2m 59s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 06m | −2m 58s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 03m | −2m 57s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 00m | −2m 55s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 9h 57m | −2m 54s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 9h 54m | −2m 53s |
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 |
83% illuminated · 18.7 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Ironwood.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Ironwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland WI | 35 mi WNW | other time zone | ||
| Rhinelander WI | 67 mi SSE | other time zone | ||
| Houghton | 89 mi ENE | other time zone | ||
| Merrill WI | 91 mi SSE | other time zone | ||
| Superior WI | 94 mi WNW | other time zone | ||
| Duluth MN | 95 mi WNW | other time zone | ||
| Rice Lake WI | 100 mi SW | other time zone | ||
| Hermantown MN | 101 mi WNW | other time zone | ||
| Antigo WI | 103 mi SSE | other time zone | ||
| Wausau WI | 107 mi SSE | other time zone |
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 Ironwood, Michigan today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:38 AM CDT, and sunset is at 5:50 PM.
Ironwood gets 10 hours, 12 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 1 second shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Ironwood runs from 5:07 PM to 6:09 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Ironwood is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 49 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 35 minutes.
Ironwood uses the America/Menominee time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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