Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at MDT in Homestead Meadows North, Texas, giving 11 hours, 8 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 48 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/Denver (UTC−6)
| 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 08m | −1m 48s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 11h 06m | −1m 47s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 04m | −1m 46s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 02m | −1m 46s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 01m | −1m 45s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 59m | −1m 44s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 57m | −1m 44s |
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 | MDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | MST |
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 Homestead Meadows North.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Homestead Meadows North |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Meadows South | 2.7 mi S | same minute | ||
| Horizon City | 11 mi S | same minute | ||
| Fort Bliss | 14 mi W | 55 seconds later | ||
| Socorro | 16 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Socorro Mission Number 1 Colonia | 16 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Chaparral NM | 17 mi NW | 1 minute 3 seconds later | ||
| San Elizario | 19 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| El Paso | 19 mi WSW | 1 minute 9 seconds later | ||
| Fabens | 24 mi S | same minute | ||
| Sunland Park NM | 24 mi W | 1 minute 34 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 Homestead Meadows North, Texas today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:15 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:22 PM.
Homestead Meadows North gets 11 hours, 8 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 48 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Homestead Meadows North runs from 5:49 PM to 6:38 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Homestead Meadows North is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 14 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 4 minutes.
Homestead Meadows North uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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