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 CDT in Jordan, Minnesota, giving 10 hours, 33 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 54 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 24 | 10h 33m | −2m 54s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 30m | −2m 53s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 27m | −2m 52s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 25m | −2m 51s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 22m | −2m 50s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 19m | −2m 49s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 16m | −2m 48s |
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 · 13.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Jordan.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Jordan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Plaine | 7.6 mi WSW | 30 seconds later | ||
| Chaska | 8.6 mi N | same minute | ||
| New Prague | 8.9 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Shakopee | 10 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Prior Lake | 11 mi ENE | 45 seconds earlier | ||
| Victoria | 13 mi N | same minute | ||
| Chanhassen | 14 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Waconia | 15 mi NNW | 56 seconds later | ||
| Eden Prairie | 15 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Savage | 16 mi ENE | 59 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 Jordan, Minnesota today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:42 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:15 PM.
Jordan gets 10 hours, 33 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 54 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Jordan runs from 5:34 PM to 6:33 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Jordan is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 34 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 48 minutes.
Jordan uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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