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Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Pass Christian, Mississippi, giving 11 hours, 4 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 39 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 | 11h 04m | −1m 39s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 03m | −1m 38s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 01m | −1m 37s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 00m | −1m 36s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 58m | −1m 36s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 56m | −1m 35s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 55m | −1m 34s |
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 Pass Christian.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Pass Christian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Saint Louis | 4.9 mi W | same minute | ||
| Long Beach | 6.1 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Waveland | 7.9 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Diamondhead | 8.8 mi NW | 34 seconds later | ||
| Gulfport | 9.9 mi ENE | 33 seconds earlier | ||
| West Gulfport | 11 mi NE | 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Biloxi | 22 mi ENE | 1 minute 21 seconds earlier | ||
| D'Iberville | 23 mi ENE | 1 minute 17 seconds earlier | ||
| Saint Martin | 24 mi ENE | 1 minute 22 seconds earlier | ||
| Gulf Hills | 25 mi ENE | 1 minute 29 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 Pass Christian, Mississippi today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is at 7:08 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:13 PM.
Pass Christian gets 11 hours, 4 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 39 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Pass Christian runs from 5:40 PM to 6:28 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Pass Christian is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 6 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 11 minutes.
Pass Christian uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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