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 Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, giving 10 hours, 50 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 58 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 50m | −1m 58s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 48m | −1m 57s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 46m | −1m 57s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 44m | −1m 55s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 42m | −1m 54s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 40m | −1m 54s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 38m | −1m 52s |
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 Zuni Pueblo.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Zuni Pueblo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallup | 32 mi N | same minute | ||
| Grants | 57 mi E | 3 minutes 53 seconds earlier | ||
| Holbrook AZ | 75 mi W | other time zone | ||
| Snowflake AZ | 80 mi WSW | other time zone | ||
| Show Low AZ | 88 mi SW | other time zone | ||
| Winslow AZ | 105 mi W | other time zone | ||
| Kirtland | 118 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Shiprock | 119 mi N | 1 minute 48 seconds later | ||
| Farmington | 120 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Belen | 121 mi ESE | 8 minutes 53 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 Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:34 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:24 PM.
Zuni Pueblo gets 10 hours, 50 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 58 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Zuni Pueblo runs from 5:49 PM to 6:40 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Zuni Pueblo is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 31 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 48 minutes.
Zuni Pueblo uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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