Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
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Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Lockwood, Montana, giving 10 hours, 20 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 59 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 27 | 10h 20m | −2m 59s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 17m | −2m 57s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 14m | −2m 57s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 11m | −2m 55s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 09m | −2m 54s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 06m | −2m 52s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 03m | −2m 51s |
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 |
96% illuminated · 16.5 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Lockwood.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Lockwood |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings | 4.8 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| Laurel | 20 mi WSW | 1 minute 9 seconds later | ||
| Powell WY | 75 mi SSW | 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Cody WY | 95 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Lewistown | 99 mi NNW | 6 minutes 24 seconds later | ||
| Sheridan WY | 100 mi SE | 7 minutes 41 seconds earlier | ||
| Livingston | 104 mi W | 8 minutes 18 seconds later | ||
| Worland WY | 127 mi S | 5 minutes 3 seconds earlier | ||
| Bozeman | 127 mi W | 10 minutes 15 seconds later | ||
| Miles City | 130 mi ENE | 9 minutes 13 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 Lockwood, Montana today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:47 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:07 PM.
Lockwood gets 10 hours, 20 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 59 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Lockwood runs from 5:25 PM to 6:26 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Lockwood is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 44 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 40 minutes.
Lockwood uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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