Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Roma-Los Saenz, Texas, giving 11 hours, 15 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 24 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 27 | 11h 15m | −1m 24s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 14m | −1m 24s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 12m | −1m 23s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 11m | −1m 22s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 11h 10m | −1m 21s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 11h 08m | −1m 21s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 11h 07m | −1m 20s |
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 · 16.5 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Roma-Los Saenz.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Roma-Los Saenz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roma | 0.0 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Rio Grande City | 12 mi E | 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Zapata | 38 mi NNW | 1 minute 35 seconds later | ||
| Doffing | 40 mi ESE | 2 minutes 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Perezville | 40 mi ESE | 2 minutes 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Palmview South | 42 mi ESE | 2 minutes 46 seconds earlier | ||
| Palmview | 42 mi ESE | 2 minutes 46 seconds earlier | ||
| La Homa | 42 mi ESE | 2 minutes 47 seconds earlier | ||
| Alton | 44 mi E | 2 minutes 56 seconds earlier | ||
| Alton North (historical) | 45 mi E | 2 minutes 58 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 Roma-Los Saenz, Texas today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:42 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:57 PM.
Roma-Los Saenz gets 11 hours, 15 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 24 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Roma-Los Saenz runs from 6:26 PM to 7:12 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Roma-Los Saenz is June 20, 2026, with 13 hours, 48 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 29 minutes.
Roma-Los Saenz uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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