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 Yoakum, Texas, giving 11 hours, 13 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 37 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 13m | −1m 37s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 11h 12m | −1m 37s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 11h 10m | −1m 36s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 11h 09m | −1m 35s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 11h 07m | −1m 35s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 11h 05m | −1m 34s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 11h 04m | −1m 33s |
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 Yoakum.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Yoakum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuero | 16 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Gonzales | 23 mi NW | 1 minute 26 seconds later | ||
| Victoria | 35 mi SSE | 1 minute 6 seconds earlier | ||
| Edna | 37 mi SE | 2 minutes 21 seconds earlier | ||
| Luling | 40 mi NW | 2 minutes 24 seconds later | ||
| Lockhart | 52 mi NW | 2 minutes 43 seconds later | ||
| Seguin | 53 mi WNW | 3 minutes 33 seconds later | ||
| El Campo | 54 mi E | 3 minutes 38 seconds earlier | ||
| Port Lavaca | 56 mi SE | 2 minutes 49 seconds earlier | ||
| Bastrop | 58 mi N | 1 minute 33 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 Yoakum, Texas today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:36 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:49 PM.
Yoakum gets 11 hours, 13 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 37 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Yoakum runs from 6:17 PM to 7:04 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Yoakum is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 1 minute of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 10 hours, 16 minutes.
Yoakum uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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