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 EDT in Milan, Michigan, giving 10 hours, 41 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 38 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Detroit (UTC−4)
| 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 41m | −2m 38s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 39m | −2m 38s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 36m | −2m 37s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 33m | −2m 35s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 31m | −2m 35s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 28m | −2m 34s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 26m | −2m 32s |
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 | EDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
97% illuminated · 13.1 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Monday, October 26, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Milan.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saline | 7.6 mi NW | 31 seconds later | ||
| Ypsilanti | 11 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Ann Arbor | 14 mi NNW | 31 seconds later | ||
| Tecumseh | 15 mi WSW | 56 seconds later | ||
| Romulus | 17 mi ENE | 56 seconds earlier | ||
| Canton | 19 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Monroe | 19 mi SE | 1 minute 23 seconds earlier | ||
| South Monroe | 19 mi SE | 1 minute 20 seconds earlier | ||
| Flat Rock | 20 mi E | 1 minute 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Wayne | 20 mi NE | 54 seconds earlier |
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 Milan, Michigan today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:58 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:39 PM.
Milan gets 10 hours, 41 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 38 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Milan runs from 6:00 PM to 6:57 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Milan is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 15 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 6 minutes.
Milan uses the America/Detroit time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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