Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Lewistown, Montana, giving 10 hours, 9 minutes of daylight, 3 minutes 5 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Denver (UTC−6)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 29 | 10h 09m | −3m 05s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 06m | −3m 03s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 03m | −3m 02s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 00m | −3m 01s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 9h 57m | −2m 59s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 9h 54m | −2m 58s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 9h 51m | −2m 57s |
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 | MDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | MST |
83% illuminated · 18.8 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Lewistown.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Lewistown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls | 93 mi WNW | 8 minutes 24 seconds later | ||
| Lockwood | 99 mi SSE | 6 minutes 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Billings | 99 mi SSE | 6 minutes 16 seconds earlier | ||
| Laurel | 101 mi SSE | 5 minutes 24 seconds earlier | ||
| Havre | 103 mi N | 4 minutes 10 seconds later | ||
| Livingston | 111 mi SSW | 1 minute 45 seconds later | ||
| Belgrade | 122 mi SW | 4 minutes 26 seconds later | ||
| Helena Valley Southeast | 122 mi WSW | 9 minutes 5 seconds later | ||
| Bozeman | 123 mi SW | 3 minutes 41 seconds later | ||
| Helena Valley West Central | 127 mi WSW | 9 minutes 44 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 Lewistown, Montana today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:56 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:06 PM.
Lewistown gets 10 hours, 9 minutes of daylight today, 3 minutes 5 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Lewistown runs from 5:22 PM to 6:25 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Lewistown is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 54 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 30 minutes.
Lewistown uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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