Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in River Falls, Wisconsin, giving 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 54 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 25 | 10h 30m | −2m 54s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 27m | −2m 54s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 24m | −2m 52s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 21m | −2m 51s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 18m | −2m 51s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 15m | −2m 49s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 13m | −2m 47s |
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 |
100% illuminated · 14.3 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against River Falls.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs River Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson | 10 mi NW | 43 seconds later | ||
| Hastings MN | 14 mi SW | 43 seconds later | ||
| Lake Elmo MN | 16 mi NW | 1 minute 15 seconds later | ||
| Cottage Grove MN | 16 mi W | 1 minute 13 seconds later | ||
| Stillwater MN | 16 mi NNW | 1 minute 3 seconds later | ||
| Woodbury MN | 17 mi WNW | 1 minute 27 seconds later | ||
| Saint Paul Park MN | 18 mi W | 1 minute 26 seconds later | ||
| Oakdale MN | 18 mi WNW | 1 minute 32 seconds later | ||
| New Richmond | 19 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Maplewood MN | 19 mi WNW | 1 minute 38 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 River Falls, Wisconsin today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:39 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:09 PM.
River Falls gets 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 54 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in River Falls runs from 5:28 PM to 6:28 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in River Falls is June 21, 2026, with 15 hours, 36 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 8 hours, 47 minutes.
River Falls uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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