Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Somers, Wisconsin, giving 10 hours, 37 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 41 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 37m | −2m 41s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 34m | −2m 40s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 32m | −2m 38s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 29m | −2m 38s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 26m | −2m 37s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 24m | −2m 36s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 21m | −2m 34s |
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 Somers.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Somers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturtevant | 4.1 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Mount Pleasant | 4.8 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Kenosha | 5.9 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Pleasant Prairie | 6.1 mi S | same minute | ||
| Kenosha Streetcar | 6.3 mi SE | same minute | ||
| Racine | 8.8 mi NE | same minute | ||
| Caledonia | 12 mi N | same minute | ||
| Salem | 12 mi WSW | 40 seconds later | ||
| Winthrop Harbor IL | 12 mi SSE | 36 seconds earlier | ||
| Zion IL | 14 mi SSE | 37 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 Somers, Wisconsin today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:17 AM CDT, and sunset is at 5:54 PM.
Somers gets 10 hours, 37 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 41 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Somers runs from 5:14 PM to 6:12 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Somers is June 20, 2026, with 15 hours, 19 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 3 minutes.
Somers uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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