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, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Sweetwater, Tennessee, giving 10 hours, 55 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 3 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/New_York (UTC−4)
| Dawn | Dusk | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical −18° | ||
| Nautical −12° | ||
| Civil −6° | ||
| Sunrise / sunset |
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue hour | – | – |
| Golden hour | – | – |
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 26 | 10h 55m | −2m 03s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 53m | −2m 03s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 51m | −2m 01s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 49m | −2m 01s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 47m | −2m 00s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 45m | −1m 59s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 43m | −1m 58s |
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 | EDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
99% illuminated · 15.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Sweetwater.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Sweetwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loudon | 12 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Tellico Village | 13 mi ENE | 43 seconds earlier | ||
| Athens | 13 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Lenoir City | 18 mi NE | 34 seconds earlier | ||
| Kingston | 19 mi N | 33 seconds later | ||
| Rockwood | 22 mi NW | other time zone | ||
| Harriman | 24 mi NNW | 48 seconds later | ||
| Farragut | 26 mi NE | 52 seconds earlier | ||
| Maryville | 30 mi ENE | 1 minute 46 seconds earlier | ||
| Oak Ridge | 30 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 Sweetwater, Tennessee today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:54 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:49 PM.
Sweetwater gets 10 hours, 55 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 3 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Sweetwater runs from 6:14 PM to 7:05 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Sweetwater is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 34 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 45 minutes.
Sweetwater uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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