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, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Lovington, New Mexico, giving 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight, 1 minute 51 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 26 | 11h 01m | −1m 51s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 00m | −1m 50s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 58m | −1m 50s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 56m | −1m 49s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 54m | −1m 48s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 52m | −1m 47s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 51m | −1m 46s |
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 |
99% illuminated · 15.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Lovington.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Lovington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs | 21 mi SE | 1 minute 9 seconds earlier | ||
| Seminole TX | 44 mi ESE | other time zone | ||
| Artesia | 62 mi W | 4 minutes 6 seconds later | ||
| Carlsbad | 63 mi SW | 2 minutes 53 seconds later | ||
| Andrews TX | 64 mi SE | other time zone | ||
| Brownfield TX | 64 mi ENE | other time zone | ||
| Levelland TX | 72 mi NE | other time zone | ||
| Roswell | 75 mi WNW | 5 minutes 16 seconds later | ||
| Kermit TX | 77 mi SSE | other time zone | ||
| Lamesa TX | 82 mi E | other time zone |
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 Lovington, New Mexico today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:06 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:08 PM.
Lovington gets 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight today, 1 minute 51 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Lovington runs from 5:34 PM to 6:23 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Lovington is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 20 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 59 minutes.
Lovington uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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