Sunset & Sunrise Today in Benton, Arkansas

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the sun sets over Benton at 6:35 PM, having risen at 7:16 AM. That works out to 11h 19m of daylight today. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Benton, is at 12:56 PM.

Because Benton is at 34.56° (the lower mid-latitudes), daylight varies moderately between summer and winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 5 seconds. Through autumn, the sunset time in Benton keeps shifting, which is why it pays to check the exact figure day by day.

For photographers, the evening golden hour in Benton runs from about 6:02 PM to 6:51 PM — that warm, low, flattering light just before sunset. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:51 PM to 7:01 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Benton is at 6:34 PM and sunrise at 7:17 AM — about 2m 4s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Benton drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Benton, and the days are drawing in. Over the course of the year, sunset in Benton ranges from as early as 4:59 PM (around November 28) to as late as 8:26 PM (around June 21). Its longest day lands on June 20 with 14h 27m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 9h 49m.