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 Beebe, Arkansas, giving 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 2 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 58m | −2m 02s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 56m | −2m 01s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 54m | −2m 00s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 52m | −1m 59s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 50m | −1m 58s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 48m | −1m 57s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 46m | −1m 57s |
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 Beebe.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Beebe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabot | 10 mi SW | same minute | ||
| Searcy | 15 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Jacksonville | 19 mi SW | 40 seconds later | ||
| Sherwood | 26 mi SW | 1 minute 4 seconds later | ||
| North Little Rock | 30 mi SW | 1 minute 11 seconds later | ||
| Heber Springs | 30 mi NNW | 1 minute 8 seconds later | ||
| Greenbrier | 31 mi WNW | 2 minutes 14 seconds later | ||
| Conway | 32 mi W | 2 minutes 16 seconds later | ||
| Little Rock | 32 mi SW | 1 minute 14 seconds later | ||
| Maumelle | 33 mi WSW | 1 minute 51 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 Beebe, Arkansas today, Sunday, October 25, 2026, is at 7:22 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:20 PM.
Beebe gets 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 2 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Beebe runs from 5:45 PM to 6:36 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Beebe is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 31 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 48 minutes.
Beebe uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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