Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
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Today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at EDT in Dunbar, West Virginia, giving 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 15 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Local time, America/New_York (UTC−4)
| 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 | 10h 45m | −2m 15s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 43m | −2m 15s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 40m | −2m 14s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 38m | −2m 13s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 36m | −2m 12s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 34m | −2m 11s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 32m | −2m 10s |
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 | EDT |
| Clocks go back | November 1, 2026 | EST |
97% illuminated · 16.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Dunbar.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Dunbar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Charleston | 2.1 mi ENE | same minute | ||
| Cross Lanes | 5.0 mi NW | same minute | ||
| Saint Albans | 5.6 mi WNW | same minute | ||
| Charleston | 5.7 mi E | same minute | ||
| Nitro | 6.9 mi WNW | 30 seconds later | ||
| Teays Valley | 12 mi WNW | 54 seconds later | ||
| Hurricane | 16 mi WNW | 1 minute 14 seconds later | ||
| Pea Ridge | 32 mi W | 2 minutes 25 seconds later | ||
| Huntington | 39 mi W | 2 minutes 55 seconds later | ||
| Oak Hill | 42 mi SE | 2 minutes 55 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 Dunbar, West Virginia today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026, is at 7:48 AM EDT, and sunset is at 6:33 PM.
Dunbar gets 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 15 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Dunbar runs from 5:56 PM to 6:50 PM EDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Dunbar is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 51 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 29 minutes.
Dunbar uses the America/New_York time zone, currently EDT (UTC−4).
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