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 Tecumseh, Oklahoma, giving 11 hours of daylight, 2 minutes 3 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 | 11h 00m | −2m 03s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 58m | −2m 02s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 56m | −2m 02s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 54m | −2m 00s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 52m | −2m 00s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 50m | −1m 59s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 48m | −1m 59s |
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 Tecumseh.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Tecumseh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee | 4.8 mi N | same minute | ||
| Seminole | 15 mi E | 1 minute 6 seconds earlier | ||
| Harrah | 20 mi NW | 1 minute 12 seconds later | ||
| Choctaw | 25 mi NW | 1 minute 37 seconds later | ||
| Noble | 27 mi WSW | 1 minute 41 seconds later | ||
| Norman | 28 mi W | 1 minute 58 seconds later | ||
| Midwest City | 29 mi WNW | 2 minutes 5 seconds later | ||
| Purcell | 29 mi SW | 1 minute 24 seconds later | ||
| Del City | 31 mi WNW | 2 minutes 15 seconds later | ||
| Moore | 32 mi W | 2 minutes 18 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 Tecumseh, Oklahoma today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:42 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:41 PM.
Tecumseh gets 11 hours of daylight today, 2 minutes 3 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Tecumseh runs from 6:07 PM to 6:57 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Tecumseh is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 32 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 47 minutes.
Tecumseh uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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