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 MDT in Roy, Utah, giving 10 hours, 44 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 33 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 | 10h 44m | −2m 33s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 41m | −2m 33s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 39m | −2m 31s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 36m | −2m 30s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 34m | −2m 30s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 31m | −2m 28s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 29m | −2m 28s |
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 Roy.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Roy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale | 1.6 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Sunset | 1.8 mi S | same minute | ||
| Clinton | 2.0 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Washington Terrace | 2.7 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| West Haven | 3.1 mi NNW | same minute | ||
| Clearfield | 3.5 mi S | same minute | ||
| South Ogden | 3.5 mi NE | same minute | ||
| West Point | 4.2 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Hooper | 5.0 mi W | same minute | ||
| Ogden | 5.0 mi NNE | same minute |
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 Roy, Utah today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:50 AM MDT, and sunset is at 6:34 PM.
Roy gets 10 hours, 44 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 33 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Roy runs from 5:56 PM to 6:51 PM MDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Roy is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 9 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 12 minutes.
Roy uses the America/Denver time zone, currently MDT (UTC−6).
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