Current Time in Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA
3:53:32 PM
15:53:32
CDT (Central Daylight Time) · UTC−05:00
America/Chicago
Time zone details
Jonesboro is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Jonesboro
Location facts
Place
- Country
- USA
- State
- Arkansas
- County
- Craighead County
- Place type
- Populated place
- Country currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Practical
- Country languages
- English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 73,907
- Elevation
- 99 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 35° 50' N / 90° 42' W
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Jonesboro follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Little Rock
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All times shown relative to Jonesboro local time
Clock changes in Jonesboro
2:00 AM CDT1:00 AM CST
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CST3:00 AM CDT
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
2:00 AM CDT1:00 AM CST
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 10 hr 58 min2 min 6 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, October 24, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 10 hr 58 min2 min 6 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (42.2° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Full Moon (97% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- First Quarter — Sunday, October 18, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- Full Moon — Sunday, October 25, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 hr 58 min | 2 min 6 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 56 min | 2 min 5 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 54 min | 2 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 52 min | 2 min 4 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 50 min | 2 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 48 min | 2 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 10 hr 46 min | 2 min 1 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Upcoming public holidays in Arkansas
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Eve
Nearby scheduled airports for Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA
Jonesboro Municipal AirportJBRMedium airport5.3 km east-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · JBR / KJBR
About 5.3 km (3.3 mi) east-southeast of Jonesboro
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frederick W. Smith International AirportMEMLarge airport · Serves Memphis111 km southeast
Source: OurAirports record · MEM / KMEM
About 111 km (68.7 mi) southeast of Jonesboro
Scheduled airline service in source data
McKellar-Sipes Regional AirportMKLMedium airport · Serves Jackson164 km east
Source: OurAirports record · MKL / KMKL
About 164 km (102 mi) east of Jonesboro
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Jonesboro in?
- Jonesboro uses Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6) in winter and Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5) in summer. Its IANA time zone is America/Chicago.
- When is the next clock change in Jonesboro?
- Clocks in Jonesboro move backward 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, changing from CDT (UTC−05:00) to CST (UTC−06:00)
- Does Jonesboro observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Jonesboro observes daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) in summer and CST (UTC−6) in winter.
- What is the UTC offset of Jonesboro?
- Jonesboro is UTC−6 in winter and UTC−5 in summer