Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
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Today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Bryant, Arkansas, giving 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight, 2 minutes 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 24 | 11h 01m | −2m 00s | ||
| Sun Oct 25 | 10h 59m | −2m 00s | ||
| Mon Oct 26 | 10h 57m | −1m 58s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 55m | −1m 58s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 53m | −1m 57s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 51m | −1m 56s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 49m | −1m 55s |
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 |
97% illuminated · 13.2 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Hunter's Moon, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Bryant.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Bryant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton | 6.0 mi WSW | same minute | ||
| East End | 9.0 mi ESE | 39 seconds earlier | ||
| Little Rock | 15 mi NE | 37 seconds earlier | ||
| North Little Rock | 17 mi NE | 41 seconds earlier | ||
| Maumelle | 19 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Sherwood | 21 mi NE | 48 seconds earlier | ||
| Malvern | 25 mi SW | 1 minute 1 second later | ||
| Jacksonville | 28 mi NE | 1 minute 11 seconds earlier | ||
| Hot Springs Village | 29 mi W | 2 minutes 8 seconds later | ||
| White Hall | 32 mi SE | 1 minute 59 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 Bryant, Arkansas today, Saturday, October 24, 2026, is at 7:23 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:25 PM.
Bryant gets 11 hours, 1 minute of daylight today, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Bryant runs from 5:50 PM to 6:40 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Bryant is June 21, 2026, with 14 hours, 29 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 50 minutes.
Bryant uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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