First light
6:45 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunset in Terrytown today, Tuesday, October 27, is at 6:17 PM and sunrise is at 7:10 AM. It gets dark at 6:42 PM. Tomorrow, the sun rises at 7:11 AM and sets at 6:16 PM. Local time: CDT (UTC−05:00).
Sunset in 5h 00m 35s
Showing: today Tuesday, October 27
First light
6:45 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:10 AM
104° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:18 PM
256° · west-southwest
Dark
6:43 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
11h 09m
−1 min 38 s vs the day before
Solar noon
12:44 PM
Sun 47.5° high
First light
6:46 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:10 AM
104° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:17 PM
255° · west-southwest
Dark
6:42 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
11h 07m
−1 min 38 s vs the day before
Solar noon
12:44 PM
Sun 47.1° high
First light
6:46 AM
Civil dawn: the sky brightens
Sunrise
7:11 AM
105° · east-southeast
Sunset
6:16 PM
255° · west-southwest
Dark
6:41 PM
End of civil twilight
Day length
11h 05m
−1 min 37 s vs the day before
Solar noon
12:44 PM
Sun 46.8° high
Wednesday, October 28: sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:16 PM, 11h 05m of daylight. It gets dark at 6:41 PM.
Morning blue hour6:46–6:55 AM
Morning golden hour6:55–7:43 AM
Evening golden hour5:44–6:32 PM
Evening blue hour6:32–6:42 PM
Golden hour: sun between 6° above and 4° below the horizon. Blue hour: between 4° and 6° below. A rough guide for photography, not a weather forecast. More about golden hour
First light is civil dawn (sun 6° below the horizon); dark is the end of civil dusk. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight explained
Today the sun rises at 104° (east-southeast) and sets at 255° (west-southwest). Through 2026, sunrise moves between 62° and 117° and sunset between 243° and 298°.
| Date | First light | Sunrise | Sunset | Dark | Daylight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:30 AM | 6:54 AM | 6:45 PM | 7:09 PM | 11h 52m | −1 min 47 s |
| Fri 2 | 6:30 AM | 6:54 AM | 6:44 PM | 7:08 PM | 11h 50m | −1 min 47 s |
| Sat 3 | 6:31 AM | 6:55 AM | 6:43 PM | 7:07 PM | 11h 48m | −1 min 47 s |
| Sun 4 | 6:31 AM | 6:55 AM | 6:42 PM | 7:06 PM | 11h 47m | −1 min 47 s |
| Mon 5 | 6:32 AM | 6:56 AM | 6:41 PM | 7:05 PM | 11h 45m | −1 min 46 s |
| Tue 6 | 6:33 AM | 6:56 AM | 6:39 PM | 7:03 PM | 11h 43m | −1 min 46 s |
| Wed 7 | 6:33 AM | 6:57 AM | 6:38 PM | 7:02 PM | 11h 41m | −1 min 46 s |
| Thu 8 | 6:34 AM | 6:58 AM | 6:37 PM | 7:01 PM | 11h 39m | −1 min 46 s |
| Fri 9 | 6:34 AM | 6:58 AM | 6:36 PM | 7:00 PM | 11h 38m | −1 min 46 s |
| Sat 10 | 6:35 AM | 6:59 AM | 6:35 PM | 6:59 PM | 11h 36m | −1 min 45 s |
| Sun 11 | 6:36 AM | 7:00 AM | 6:34 PM | 6:58 PM | 11h 34m | −1 min 45 s |
| Mon 12 | 6:36 AM | 7:00 AM | 6:33 PM | 6:57 PM | 11h 32m | −1 min 45 s |
| Tue 13 | 6:37 AM | 7:01 AM | 6:31 PM | 6:55 PM | 11h 31m | −1 min 45 s |
| Wed 14 | 6:37 AM | 7:01 AM | 6:30 PM | 6:54 PM | 11h 29m | −1 min 44 s |
| Thu 15 | 6:38 AM | 7:02 AM | 6:29 PM | 6:53 PM | 11h 27m | −1 min 44 s |
| Fri 16 | 6:39 AM | 7:03 AM | 6:28 PM | 6:52 PM | 11h 25m | −1 min 44 s |
| Sat 17 | 6:39 AM | 7:03 AM | 6:27 PM | 6:51 PM | 11h 24m | −1 min 43 s |
| Sun 18 | 6:40 AM | 7:04 AM | 6:26 PM | 6:50 PM | 11h 22m | −1 min 43 s |
| Mon 19 | 6:40 AM | 7:05 AM | 6:25 PM | 6:49 PM | 11h 20m | −1 min 42 s |
| Tue 20 | 6:41 AM | 7:05 AM | 6:24 PM | 6:48 PM | 11h 19m | −1 min 42 s |
| Wed 21 | 6:42 AM | 7:06 AM | 6:23 PM | 6:47 PM | 11h 17m | −1 min 41 s |
| Thu 22 | 6:42 AM | 7:07 AM | 6:22 PM | 6:46 PM | 11h 15m | −1 min 41 s |
| Fri 23 | 6:43 AM | 7:07 AM | 6:21 PM | 6:45 PM | 11h 14m | −1 min 40 s |
| Sat 24 | 6:44 AM | 7:08 AM | 6:20 PM | 6:44 PM | 11h 12m | −1 min 40 s |
| Sun 25 | 6:44 AM | 7:09 AM | 6:19 PM | 6:44 PM | 11h 10m | −1 min 39 s |
| Mon 26 | 6:45 AM | 7:10 AM | 6:18 PM | 6:43 PM | 11h 09m | −1 min 38 s |
| Tue 27 TODAY | 6:46 AM | 7:10 AM | 6:17 PM | 6:42 PM | 11h 07m | −1 min 38 s |
| Wed 28 | 6:46 AM | 7:11 AM | 6:16 PM | 6:41 PM | 11h 05m | −1 min 37 s |
| Thu 29 | 6:47 AM | 7:12 AM | 6:16 PM | 6:40 PM | 11h 04m | −1 min 36 s |
| Fri 30 | 6:48 AM | 7:12 AM | 6:15 PM | 6:39 PM | 11h 02m | −1 min 36 s |
| Sat 31 | 6:49 AM | 7:13 AM | 6:14 PM | 6:38 PM | 11h 01m | −1 min 35 s |
Local times in America/Chicago; clock changes apply on their actual dates. Download the 2026 calendar (CSV)
In 2026, daylight in Terrytown ranges from 10h 13m (Dec 21) to 14h 04m (Jun 21).
America/Chicago · CDT · UTC−05:00. Daylight saving time is in effect.
The next clock change is on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from UTC−05:00 to UTC−06:00. The calendar above already includes it.
Clock changes and regional exceptions in United StatesIANA timezone data 2026e. Rules can change by law; corrections are welcome.
Sunset is at 6:17 PM on Tuesday, October 27 (CDT). The sun sets in the west-southwest (255°).
Sunrise is at 7:10 AM on Tuesday, October 27. The sun rises in the east-southeast (104°).
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28, the sun rises at 7:11 AM and sets at 6:16 PM, giving 11h 05m of daylight.
It gets dark at 6:42 PM, 24 minutes after sunset, when civil twilight ends and street lights are needed. The sky is fully dark (astronomical night) from 7:38 PM.
Morning golden hour: 6:55 AM to 7:43 AM. Evening golden hour: 5:44 PM to 6:32 PM. This is when the sun is between 6° above and 4° below the horizon, a rough guide for warm, soft light.
Terrytown gets 11 hours 7 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute and 38 seconds shorter than the day before.
In 2026 the longest day is June 21, with 14h 04m of daylight (sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 8:04 PM). The shortest is December 21, with 10h 13m.
The earliest sunset of 2026 is on December 2 at 5:00 PM; the latest is on June 30 at 8:05 PM.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, November 1 2026 (UTC−05:00 to UTC−06:00). Sunrise and sunset move earlier on the clock from Nov 2.
Today the sun rises in the east-southeast (104°) and sets in the west-southwest (255°). Over 2026, sunrise moves between 62° and 117° on the horizon.
In Terrytown, the longest day of 2026 is June 21, with 14h 04m of daylight, and the shortest is December 21, with 10h 13m: a difference of 3 hours 51 minutes. The earliest sunrise of the year is on June 10 (5:59 AM) and the latest sunset on June 30 (8:05 PM). These dates do not fall on the solstice because Earth's orbit is elliptical and its axis is tilted, so solar noon drifts through the year. Terrytown lies outside the tropics, so the sun is never directly overhead. Its highest point is 83.5° above the horizon, on June 21.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Gretna 2 km | 7:10 AM | 6:17 PM |
| Harvey 4 km | 7:10 AM | 6:17 PM |
| New Orleans 6 km | 7:10 AM | 6:17 PM |
| Marrero 7 km | 7:11 AM | 6:18 PM |
| Chalmette 7 km | 7:10 AM | 6:17 PM |
| Estelle 10 km | 7:10 AM | 6:18 PM |
| Metairie 14 km | 7:11 AM | 6:18 PM |
| Metairie Terrace 15 km | 7:11 AM | 6:18 PM |
Sunrise and sunset use the moment the top of the sun touches a level horizon (solar centre 0.833° below it, allowing for refraction and the sun's radius), rounded to the minute and checked against US Naval Observatory data. Terrain, buildings and unusual weather are not modeled.
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