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 CDT in Durant, Oklahoma, giving 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight, 1 minute 57 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Chicago (UTC−5)
| 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 | 11h 01m | −1m 57s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 59m | −1m 55s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 57m | −1m 55s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 55m | −1m 55s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 53m | −1m 53s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 51m | −1m 53s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 49m | −1m 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 | CDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | CST |
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 Durant.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Durant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denison TX | 19 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Sherman TX | 28 mi SSW | 31 seconds later | ||
| Bonham TX | 31 mi SSE | 1 minute 17 seconds earlier | ||
| Anna TX | 46 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Ardmore | 46 mi WNW | 3 minutes 19 seconds later | ||
| Sulphur | 49 mi NW | 3 minutes 1 second later | ||
| Hugo | 49 mi E | 3 minutes 26 seconds earlier | ||
| Melissa TX | 50 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Gainesville TX | 51 mi WSW | 2 minutes 36 seconds later | ||
| Celina TX | 52 mi SSW | 51 seconds later |
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 Durant, Oklahoma today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:39 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:40 PM.
Durant gets 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight today, 1 minute 57 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Durant runs from 6:05 PM to 6:55 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Durant is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 25 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 53 minutes.
Durant uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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