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 Spanish Lake, Missouri, giving 10 hours, 41 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 17 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 41m | −2m 17s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 39m | −2m 16s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 37m | −2m 15s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 35m | −2m 14s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 32m | −2m 13s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 30m | −2m 11s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 28m | −2m 11s |
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 Spanish Lake.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Spanish Lake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Village | 2.5 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| Black Jack | 2.8 mi W | same minute | ||
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | 3.3 mi S | same minute | ||
| Dellwood | 4.6 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Old Jamestown | 4.9 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Jennings | 5.3 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Ferguson | 5.7 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Florissant | 5.7 mi W | same minute | ||
| Berkeley | 6.6 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Granite City IL | 7.0 mi SSE | same minute |
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 Spanish Lake, Missouri today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is at 7:24 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:05 PM.
Spanish Lake gets 10 hours, 41 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 17 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Spanish Lake runs from 5:28 PM to 6:22 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Spanish Lake is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 53 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 27 minutes.
Spanish Lake uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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