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Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, giving 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 57 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 26 | 10h 58m | −1m 57s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 57m | −1m 55s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 55m | −1m 55s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 53m | −1m 54s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 51m | −1m 53s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 49m | −1m 53s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 47m | −1m 51s |
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 |
99% illuminated · 15.4 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Arkadelphia.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Arkadelphia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern | 22 mi NE | 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Hot Springs | 26 mi N | same minute | ||
| Hot Springs Village | 38 mi N | same minute | ||
| Camden | 39 mi SSE | 1 minute 33 seconds earlier | ||
| Benton | 41 mi NE | 1 minute 18 seconds earlier | ||
| Hope | 44 mi SW | 1 minute 35 seconds later | ||
| Bryant | 46 mi NE | 1 minute 39 seconds earlier | ||
| East End | 50 mi NE | 2 minutes 18 seconds earlier | ||
| White Hall | 56 mi E | 3 minutes 40 seconds earlier | ||
| Magnolia | 60 mi S | 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 Arkadelphia, Arkansas today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:27 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:25 PM.
Arkadelphia gets 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 57 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Arkadelphia runs from 5:51 PM to 6:41 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Arkadelphia is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 26 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 53 minutes.
Arkadelphia uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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