Planning a Sunrise Photo Shoot: The Complete Checklist
Sunrise shoots reward people who plan. This checklist covers the night before, the drive out and the first light, so you are set up when…
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, giving 10 hours, 51 minutes of daylight, 1 minute 56 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 29 | 10h 51m | −1m 56s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 49m | −1m 56s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 47m | −1m 54s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 45m | −1m 54s | ||
| Mon Nov 2 | 10h 44m | −1m 53s | ||
| Tue Nov 3 | 10h 42m | −1m 51s | ||
| Wed Nov 4 | 10h 40m | −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 |
83% illuminated · 18.7 days old
Moonrise · Moonset
Next full moon: the Beaver Moon, Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at .
Today's times; the difference is against Hot Springs Village.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Hot Springs Village |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs | 12 mi SSW | same minute | ||
| Malvern | 24 mi SSE | 1 minute 10 seconds earlier | ||
| Benton | 25 mi ESE | 1 minute 48 seconds earlier | ||
| Bryant | 29 mi E | 2 minutes 9 seconds earlier | ||
| Morrilton | 36 mi NNE | same minute | ||
| Maumelle | 36 mi ENE | 2 minutes 6 seconds earlier | ||
| Arkadelphia | 38 mi S | 33 seconds earlier | ||
| East End | 38 mi ESE | 2 minutes 48 seconds earlier | ||
| Little Rock | 41 mi E | 2 minutes 44 seconds earlier | ||
| North Little Rock | 42 mi E | 2 minutes 48 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 Hot Springs Village, Arkansas today, Thursday, October 29, 2026, is at 7:30 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:21 PM.
Hot Springs Village gets 10 hours, 51 minutes of daylight today, 1 minute 56 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Hot Springs Village runs from 5:46 PM to 6:37 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Hot Springs Village is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 29 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 50 minutes.
Hot Springs Village uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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