Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
Sunrise shoots reward people who plan. This checklist covers the night before, the drive out and the first light, so you are set up when…
Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Belen, New Mexico, giving 10 hours, 59 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 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 25 | 10h 59m | −1m 59s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 57m | −1m 59s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 55m | −1m 58s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 53m | −1m 58s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 51m | −1m 56s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 49m | −1m 56s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 47m | −1m 54s |
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 |
100% illuminated · 14.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Belen.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Belen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Chavez | 4.5 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Los Lunas | 10 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| South Valley | 25 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Albuquerque | 30 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Lee Acres | 34 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | 35 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| North Valley | 36 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Rio Rancho | 40 mi N | same minute | ||
| Corrales | 41 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Socorro | 42 mi S | 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 Belen, New Mexico today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:21 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:20 PM.
Belen gets 10 hours, 59 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 59 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Belen runs from 5:46 PM to 6:36 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Belen is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 29 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 50 minutes.
Belen uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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