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 Lexington, Tennessee, giving 10 hours, 57 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 4 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 | 10h 57m | −2m 04s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 55m | −2m 03s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 52m | −2m 03s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 50m | −2m 02s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 48m | −2m 01s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 46m | −2m 00s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 44m | −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 |
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 Lexington.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Lexington |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson | 20 mi SW | 43 seconds later | ||
| Jackson | 24 mi W | 1 minute 38 seconds later | ||
| Mount Carmel | 24 mi ESE | 1 minute 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Milan | 28 mi NW | 1 minute 48 seconds later | ||
| Savannah | 31 mi SSE | 1 minute 7 seconds earlier | ||
| Humboldt | 32 mi WNW | 2 minutes 18 seconds later | ||
| McKenzie | 34 mi NNW | 1 minute 7 seconds later | ||
| Bolivar | 43 mi SW | 1 minute 53 seconds later | ||
| Paris | 45 mi N | 34 seconds later | ||
| Brownsville | 49 mi W | 3 minutes 24 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 Lexington, Tennessee today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:09 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:06 PM.
Lexington gets 10 hours, 57 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 4 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Lexington runs from 5:30 PM to 6:22 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Lexington is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 35 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 45 minutes.
Lexington uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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