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, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Sunland Park, New Mexico, giving 11 hours, 2 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 45 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 | 11h 02m | −1m 45s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 01m | −1m 45s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 59m | −1m 44s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 57m | −1m 43s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 55m | −1m 43s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 54m | −1m 41s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 52m | −1m 41s |
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 Sunland Park.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Sunland Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso TX | 6.1 mi ESE | same minute | ||
| Canutillo TX | 8.0 mi N | same minute | ||
| Fort Bliss TX | 9.9 mi E | 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Anthony TX | 14 mi N | same minute | ||
| Anthony | 14 mi N | same minute | ||
| Socorro TX | 19 mi ESE | 1 minute 17 seconds earlier | ||
| Chaparral | 19 mi NE | 30 seconds earlier | ||
| Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia TX | 20 mi ESE | 1 minute 21 seconds earlier | ||
| Horizon City TX | 23 mi ESE | 1 minute 37 seconds earlier | ||
| San Elizario TX | 23 mi SE | 1 minute 29 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 Sunland Park, New Mexico today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:19 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:21 PM.
Sunland Park gets 11 hours, 2 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 45 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Sunland Park runs from 5:48 PM to 6:37 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Sunland Park is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 14 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 4 minutes.
Sunland Park uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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