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 Levelland, Texas, giving 11 hours, 4 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 55 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 04m | −1m 55s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 11h 02m | −1m 55s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 00m | −1m 54s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 58m | −1m 53s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 56m | −1m 53s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 54m | −1m 51s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 52m | −1m 51s |
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 Levelland.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Levelland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littlefield | 23 mi N | same minute | ||
| Brownfield | 29 mi SSE | 53 seconds earlier | ||
| Lubbock | 30 mi E | 2 minutes 6 seconds earlier | ||
| Slaton | 44 mi ESE | 3 minutes 7 seconds earlier | ||
| Muleshoe | 48 mi NNW | 2 minutes 8 seconds later | ||
| Plainview | 56 mi NE | 1 minute 59 seconds earlier | ||
| Seminole | 62 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Lamesa | 64 mi SSE | 2 minutes 42 seconds earlier | ||
| Post | 64 mi ESE | 4 minutes 28 seconds earlier | ||
| Portales NM | 69 mi NW | other time zone |
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 Levelland, Texas today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 8:02 AM CDT, and sunset is at 7:05 PM.
Levelland gets 11 hours, 4 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 55 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Levelland runs from 6:31 PM to 7:21 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Levelland is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 23 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 55 minutes.
Levelland uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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