Photographing the Full Moon Rising: Planning With Azimuth and Timing
The giant moon behind a lighthouse is not luck. It is a date, a direction, a distance, and a few minutes of light, all worked out before…
Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Forrest City, Arkansas, giving 10 hours, 56 minutes 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 26 | 10h 56m | −2m 00s | ||
| 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 56s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 44m | −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 |
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 Forrest City.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Forrest City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wynne | 15 mi N | same minute | ||
| West Helena | 33 mi SSE | 1 minute 11 seconds earlier | ||
| Helena | 35 mi SSE | 1 minute 24 seconds earlier | ||
| Helena-West Helena | 35 mi SSE | 1 minute 25 seconds earlier | ||
| West Memphis | 36 mi ENE | 2 minutes 15 seconds earlier | ||
| Marion | 36 mi ENE | 2 minutes 7 seconds earlier | ||
| New South Memphis TN | 42 mi E | 2 minutes 50 seconds earlier | ||
| Horn Lake MS | 43 mi E | 3 minutes 5 seconds earlier | ||
| Memphis TN | 43 mi ENE | 2 minutes 47 seconds earlier | ||
| Southaven MS | 44 mi E | 3 minutes 8 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 Forrest City, Arkansas today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:19 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:15 PM.
Forrest City gets 10 hours, 56 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Forrest City runs from 5:40 PM to 6:31 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Forrest City is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 31 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 48 minutes.
Forrest City uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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