Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Worthington, Minnesota, giving 10 hours, 34 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 47 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 | 10h 34m | −2m 47s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 31m | −2m 45s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 28m | −2m 45s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 26m | −2m 44s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 23m | −2m 42s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 20m | −2m 41s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 17m | −2m 41s |
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 Worthington.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Worthington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Lake IA | 28 mi ESE | 2 minutes 18 seconds earlier | ||
| Sheldon IA | 33 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Spencer IA | 40 mi SE | 2 minutes 34 seconds earlier | ||
| Estherville IA | 41 mi ESE | 3 minutes 24 seconds earlier | ||
| Sioux Center IA | 47 mi SW | 1 minute 28 seconds later | ||
| Orange City IA | 48 mi SSW | 53 seconds later | ||
| Brandon SD | 49 mi W | 3 minutes 52 seconds later | ||
| Harrisburg SD | 57 mi WSW | 4 minutes 6 seconds later | ||
| Fairmont | 57 mi E | 4 minutes 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Sioux Falls SD | 57 mi W | 4 minutes 24 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 Worthington, Minnesota today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:49 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:23 PM.
Worthington gets 10 hours, 34 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 47 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Worthington runs from 5:43 PM to 6:41 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Worthington is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 26 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 56 minutes.
Worthington uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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