Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Grove, Oklahoma, giving 10 hours, 56 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 9 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 24 | 10h 56m | −2m 09s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 54m | −2m 09s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 52m | −2m 07s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 50m | −2m 08s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 48m | −2m 06s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 46m | −2m 05s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 44m | −2m 04s |
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 |
97% illuminated · 13.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Grove.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Grove |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 20 mi NNW | 47 seconds later | ||
| Vinita | 22 mi W | 1 minute 36 seconds later | ||
| Bella Vista AR | 29 mi ESE | 2 minutes 8 seconds earlier | ||
| Neosho MO | 29 mi NE | 1 minute 15 seconds earlier | ||
| Siloam Springs AR | 31 mi SSE | 1 minute 25 seconds earlier | ||
| Centerton AR | 31 mi ESE | 2 minutes 14 seconds earlier | ||
| Bentonville AR | 35 mi ESE | 2 minutes 31 seconds earlier | ||
| Pryor | 36 mi WSW | 1 minute 50 seconds later | ||
| Pryor Creek | 36 mi WSW | 1 minute 50 seconds later | ||
| Joplin MO | 37 mi NNE | 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 Grove, Oklahoma today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:35 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:31 PM.
Grove gets 10 hours, 56 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 9 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Grove runs from 5:56 PM to 6:47 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Grove is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 40 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 40 minutes.
Grove uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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