Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
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Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in New Albany, Mississippi, giving 10 hours, 54 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 56 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 28 | 10h 54m | −1m 56s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 52m | −1m 56s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 50m | −1m 55s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 48m | −1m 54s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 46m | −1m 53s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 44m | −1m 52s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 42m | −1m 50s |
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 |
91% illuminated · 17.6 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against New Albany.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs New Albany |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley | 17 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Pontotoc | 17 mi S | same minute | ||
| Saltillo | 20 mi ESE | 1 minute 28 seconds earlier | ||
| Tupelo | 24 mi SE | 1 minute 32 seconds earlier | ||
| Booneville | 28 mi ENE | 1 minute 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Oxford | 30 mi WSW | 1 minute 53 seconds later | ||
| Holly Springs | 31 mi NW | 2 minutes 8 seconds later | ||
| Corinth | 41 mi NE | 1 minute 21 seconds earlier | ||
| Amory | 46 mi SE | 2 minutes 46 seconds earlier | ||
| Bolivar TN | 53 mi N | 57 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 New Albany, Mississippi today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is at 7:13 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:06 PM.
New Albany gets 10 hours, 54 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 56 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in New Albany runs from 5:32 PM to 6:22 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in New Albany is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 28 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 51 minutes.
New Albany uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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