Current Time in Great Bend, Kansas, USA
5:14:35 PM
17:14:35
CDT (Central Daylight Time) · UTC−05:00
America/Chicago
Time zone details
Great Bend is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Great Bend
Location facts
Place
- Country
- USA
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Barton County
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Practical
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Hawaiian, French
- Dialing code
- +1
- Population
- 15,717
- Elevation
- 564 m
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 38° 21' N / 98° 45' W
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Clock changes in Great Bend
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
- 12 hr 33 min2 min 26 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 33 min2 min 26 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (55.6° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (3% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Thursday, September 10, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Friday, September 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 33 min | 2 min 26 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 31 min | 2 min 27 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 28 min | 2 min 26 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 26 min | 2 min 27 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 23 min | 2 min 27 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 21 min | 2 min 28 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 18 min | 2 min 27 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Time context
Great Bend follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Wichita
Current time offsetUTC−05:00 (CDT)
View time differencesUpcoming public holidays in Kansas
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Great Bend, Kansas, USA
Hays Regional AirportHYSMedium airport · Serves Hays69.3 km northwest
Source: OurAirports record · HYS / KHYS
About 69.3 km (43.1 mi) northwest of Great Bend
Scheduled airline service in source data
Salina Municipal AirportSLNMedium airport · Serves Salina108 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · SLN / KSLN
About 108 km (66.9 mi) east-northeast of Great Bend
Scheduled airline service in source data
Dodge City Regional AirportDDCMedium airport · Serves Dodge City125 km west-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · DDC / KDDC
About 125 km (77.4 mi) west-southwest of Great Bend
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Great Bend in?
- Great Bend currently uses Central Daylight Time (CDT). Its IANA time zone is America/Chicago.
- When is the next clock change in Great Bend?
- Clocks in Great Bend move backward 1 hour on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM, changing from CDT (UTC−05:00) to CST (UTC−06:00)
- Is Great Bend currently on daylight saving time?
- Great Bend is observing daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Great Bend right now?
- Great Bend is currently UTC−05:00