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 Beeville, Texas, giving 11 hours, 15 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 34 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 15m | −1m 34s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 11h 14m | −1m 33s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 12m | −1m 32s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 11m | −1m 32s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 09m | −1m 31s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 08m | −1m 30s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 06m | −1m 30s |
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 Beeville.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Beeville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathis | 22 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Sinton | 29 mi SSE | 1 minute 21 seconds earlier | ||
| Robstown | 42 mi S | 58 seconds earlier | ||
| Portland | 45 mi SE | 2 minutes 15 seconds earlier | ||
| Corpus Christi | 47 mi SSE | 2 minutes 3 seconds earlier | ||
| Ingleside | 49 mi SE | 2 minutes 42 seconds earlier | ||
| Alice | 49 mi SSW | 36 seconds later | ||
| Rockport | 50 mi ESE | 3 minutes 11 seconds earlier | ||
| Aransas Pass | 50 mi SE | 2 minutes 55 seconds earlier | ||
| Victoria | 53 mi ENE | 2 minutes 33 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 Beeville, Texas today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:37 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:53 PM.
Beeville gets 11 hours, 15 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 34 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Beeville runs from 6:20 PM to 7:07 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Beeville is June 21, 2026, with 13 hours, 57 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 20 minutes.
Beeville uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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