Golden Hour Landscape Photography: 12 Practical Tips
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Today, Monday, October 26, 2026, the sun rises at and sets at CDT in Mountain Home, Arkansas, giving 10 hours, 53 minutes of daylight, 2 minutes 7 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 53m | −2m 07s | ||
| Tue Oct 27 | 10h 51m | −2m 06s | ||
| Wed Oct 28 | 10h 49m | −2m 05s | ||
| Thu Oct 29 | 10h 46m | −2m 04s | ||
| Fri Oct 30 | 10h 44m | −2m 03s | ||
| Sat Oct 31 | 10h 42m | −2m 02s | ||
| Sun Nov 1 | 10h 40m | −2m 01s |
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 Mountain Home.
| Place | Distance | Sunrise | Sunset | Sunrise vs Mountain Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Plains MO | 40 mi NE | 1 minute 36 seconds earlier | ||
| Harrison | 41 mi W | 2 minutes 45 seconds later | ||
| Branson MO | 51 mi WNW | 3 minutes 45 seconds later | ||
| Batesville | 57 mi SE | 3 minutes 44 seconds earlier | ||
| Heber Springs | 62 mi SSE | 2 minutes 32 seconds earlier | ||
| Ozark MO | 66 mi NW | 4 minutes 12 seconds later | ||
| Berryville | 66 mi W | 4 minutes 46 seconds later | ||
| Nixa MO | 70 mi NW | 4 minutes 35 seconds later | ||
| Marshfield MO | 75 mi NNW | 3 minutes 27 seconds later | ||
| Greenbrier | 76 mi S | 1 minute 26 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 Mountain Home, Arkansas today, Monday, October 26, 2026, is at 7:27 AM CDT, and sunset is at 6:20 PM.
Mountain Home gets 10 hours, 53 minutes of daylight today, 2 minutes 7 seconds shorter than yesterday.
Evening golden hour in Mountain Home runs from 5:44 PM to 6:36 PM CDT today.
The longest day of 2026 in Mountain Home is June 20, 2026, with 14 hours, 38 minutes of daylight. The shortest is December 21, 2026, with 9 hours, 41 minutes.
Mountain Home uses the America/Chicago time zone, currently CDT (UTC−5).
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