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, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in New South Memphis, Tennessee, giving 10 hours, 50 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 58 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 29 | 10h 50m | −1m 58s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 48m | −1m 58s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 46m | −1m 56s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 44m | −1m 56s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 42m | −1m 54s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 40m | −1m 54s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 39m | −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 | CDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | CST |
83% illuminated · 18.7 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against New South Memphis.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs New South Memphis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 4.4 mi N | same minute | ||
| Southaven MS | 7.2 mi SSE | same minute | ||
| West Memphis AR | 8.3 mi WNW | 36 seconds later | ||
| Horn Lake MS | 9.2 mi S | same minute | ||
| Marion AR | 12 mi NW | 44 seconds later | ||
| Bartlett | 13 mi NE | 34 seconds earlier | ||
| Germantown | 14 mi E | 59 seconds earlier | ||
| Olive Branch MS | 15 mi SE | 1 minute 5 seconds earlier | ||
| Ellendale | 16 mi NE | 43 seconds earlier | ||
| Cordova | 17 mi ENE | 1 minute 2 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 New South Memphis, Tennessee today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:19 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:09 PM.
New South Memphis gets 10 hours, 50 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 58 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in New South Memphis runs from 5:33 PM to 6:25 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in New South Memphis is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 31 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 48 minutes.
New South Memphis uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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