Sunrise and sunset times in Alden, MN
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 11:50:50 am
Night ends at 5:59 am5:59:06 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:06 am7:05:43 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:34:53 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:22:31 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:52 pm6:51:39 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:58 pm7:58:09 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Sun position chart
Now · Sun altitude: 33.63° · Azimuth: 159.7° (S)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 47 minutes
6 hours, 31 minutes left for today's sunset in Alden
Moon set on Oct 20 at 1:17 am
Moon will rise on Oct 20 at 3:53 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (69%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 11:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 1:02 amTomorrow
October 21, 2026
Night ends at 6:00 am6:00:16 am
Start of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky begins to brighten, too faintly to notice in a city.·First light at 7:07 am7:06:55 am
Dawn, the start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:36:08 am CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley).
Sunset time: 6:20:56 pm CDTWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley).
Dark at 6:50 pm6:50:07 pm
Dusk, the end of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:57 pm7:56:40 pm
End of astronomical twilight: the Sun is 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark enough to see the faintest stars. In a city it looks dark sooner.
Day length: 10 hours, 44 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Alden
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 2:24 am Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 4:14 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (82%)
- Alden, Minnesota
- Latitude: 43.670406 (North)
- Longitude: -93.575859 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Alden, MN
The shortest day of the year will be in 2 months and 1 day, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 55 minutes.Longest day in Alden, MN
The longest day of the year was around 3 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours, 26 minutes.
October 2026 - Alden, Minnesota - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of October in Alden.
All times are in Alden's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 26 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Alden, MN - from 11 hours, 43 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 17 minutes on the last day.
| Day | First LightStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light. | SunriseWhen the top edge of the Sun appears over a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun appears a few minutes later (or more in a valley). | Sunrise Variation |
SunsetWhen the top edge of the Sun disappears below a flat, clear horizon. Behind hills, mountains or buildings the Sun disappears a few minutes earlier (or more in a valley). | Sunset Variation |
Last LightEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors. | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar NoonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky. | Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night LengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise. | Moon phase | Solar Midnight | Sun DeclinationThe latitude where the Sun is directly overhead at solar noon (the Sun's declination). It moves between the two tropics through the year. |
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| Thu, Oct 1 | Twilight startStart of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.6:43:23 am | 7:12:00 am | +1m 10s | 6:55:04 pm | -1m 48s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:23:37 pm | 11h 43m 4s | -2m 58s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:03:54 pm | 42.93° | 6:10:05 am | 7:56:51 pm | 5:36:21 am | 8:30:29 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 18m 6s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:04 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:44:33 am | 7:13:10 am | +1m 10s | 6:53:16 pm | -1m 48s | 7:21:50 pm | 11h 40m 6s | -2m 58s | 1:03:34 pm | 42.54° | 6:11:16 am | 7:55:02 pm | 5:37:35 am | 8:28:37 pm | 12h 21m 4s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:44 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:45:42 am | 7:14:20 am | +1m 10s | 6:51:28 pm | -1m 48s | 7:20:03 pm | 11h 37m 8s | -2m 58s | 1:03:15 pm | 42.15° | 6:12:26 am | 7:53:14 pm | 5:38:48 am | 8:26:46 pm | 12h 24m 2s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:03:24 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:46:51 am | 7:15:30 am | +1m 10s | 6:49:41 pm | -1m 47s | 7:18:16 pm | 11h 34m 11s | -2m 57s | 1:02:57 pm | 41.77° | 6:13:36 am | 7:51:27 pm | 5:40:02 am | 8:24:56 pm | 12h 27m 0s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:06 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:48:01 am | 7:16:41 am | +1m 11s | 6:47:54 pm | -1m 47s | 7:16:31 pm | 11h 31m 13s | -2m 57s | 1:02:39 pm | 41.38° | 6:14:47 am | 7:49:41 pm | 5:41:15 am | 8:23:07 pm | 12h 29m 57s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:48 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:49:11 am | 7:17:51 am | +1m 10s | 6:46:08 pm | -1m 46s | 7:14:46 pm | 11h 28m 17s | -2m 57s | 1:02:21 pm | 41.00° | 6:15:57 am | 7:47:55 pm | 5:42:28 am | 8:21:19 pm | 12h 32m 54s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:30 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:50:21 am | 7:19:02 am | +1m 11s | 6:44:22 pm | -1m 46s | 7:13:01 pm | 11h 25m 20s | -2m 57s | 1:02:03 pm | 40.62° | 6:17:07 am | 7:46:10 pm | 5:43:40 am | 8:19:32 pm | 12h 35m 52s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:12 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:51:31 am | 7:20:14 am | +1m 12s | 6:42:37 pm | -1m 45s | 7:11:17 pm | 11h 22m 23s | -2m 56s | 1:01:46 pm | 40.24° | 6:18:17 am | 7:44:27 pm | 5:44:52 am | 8:17:46 pm | 12h 38m 48s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:54 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:52:41 am | 7:21:25 am | +1m 11s | 6:40:53 pm | -1m 44s | 7:09:34 pm | 11h 19m 28s | -2m 56s | 1:01:30 pm | 39.86° | 6:19:27 am | 7:42:44 pm | 5:46:05 am | 8:16:01 pm | 12h 41m 44s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:39 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:53:51 am | 7:22:37 am | +1m 12s | 6:39:09 pm | -1m 44s | 7:07:52 pm | 11h 16m 32s | -2m 56s | 1:01:13 pm | 39.48° | 6:20:38 am | 7:41:02 pm | 5:47:16 am | 8:14:18 pm | 12h 44m 40s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
1:01:21 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:55:01 am | 7:23:49 am | +1m 12s | 6:37:25 pm | -1m 44s | 7:06:11 pm | 11h 13m 36s | -2m 55s | 1:00:58 pm | 39.10° | 6:21:48 am | 7:39:21 pm | 5:48:28 am | 8:12:35 pm | 12h 47m 37s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:06 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:56:12 am | 7:25:02 am | +1m 13s | 6:35:43 pm | -1m 42s | 7:04:30 pm | 11h 10m 41s | -2m 55s | 1:00:43 pm | 38.73° | 6:22:58 am | 7:37:41 pm | 5:49:40 am | 8:10:54 pm | 12h 50m 32s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:51 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:57:23 am | 7:26:15 am | +1m 13s | 6:34:01 pm | -1m 42s | 7:02:50 pm | 11h 7m 46s | -2m 55s | 1:00:28 pm | 38.35° | 6:24:08 am | 7:36:02 pm | 5:50:51 am | 8:09:14 pm | 12h 53m 27s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:35 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:58:34 am | 7:27:28 am | +1m 13s | 6:32:20 pm | -1m 41s | 7:01:11 pm | 11h 4m 52s | -2m 54s | 1:00:14 pm | 37.98° | 6:25:18 am | 7:34:24 pm | 5:52:02 am | 8:07:35 pm | 12h 56m 21s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:21 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:59:45 am | 7:28:41 am | +1m 13s | 6:30:39 pm | -1m 41s | 6:59:33 pm | 11h 1m 58s | -2m 54s | 1:00:00 pm | 37.61° | 6:26:28 am | 7:32:47 pm | 5:53:13 am | 8:05:58 pm | 12h 59m 16s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:07 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:00:56 am | 7:29:55 am | +1m 14s | 6:29:00 pm | -1m 39s | 6:57:56 pm | 10h 59m 5s | -2m 53s | 12:59:47 pm | 37.24° | 6:27:38 am | 7:31:11 pm | 5:54:24 am | 8:04:21 pm | 13h 2m 9s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:53 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:02:07 am | 7:31:09 am | +1m 14s | 6:27:21 pm | -1m 39s | 6:56:20 pm | 10h 56m 12s | -2m 53s | 12:59:35 pm | 36.88° | 6:28:48 am | 7:29:36 pm | 5:55:35 am | 8:02:46 pm | 13h 5m 2s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:41 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:03:19 am | 7:32:23 am | +1m 14s | 6:25:44 pm | -1m 37s | 6:54:45 pm | 10h 53m 21s | -2m 52s | 12:59:23 pm | 36.52° | 6:29:59 am | 7:28:03 pm | 5:56:45 am | 8:01:13 pm | 13h 7m 54s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:59:29 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:04:31 am | 7:33:38 am | +1m 15s | 6:24:07 pm | -1m 37s | 6:53:12 pm | 10h 50m 29s | -2m 51s | 12:59:12 pm | 36.15° | 6:31:09 am | 7:26:31 pm | 5:57:56 am | 7:59:40 pm | 13h 10m 46s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:18 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:05:43 am | 7:34:53 am | +1m 15s | 6:22:31 pm | -1m 36s | 6:51:39 pm | 10h 47m 38s | -2m 51s | 12:59:01 pm | 35.80° | 6:32:19 am | 7:25:00 pm | 5:59:06 am | 7:58:09 pm | 13h 13m 37s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:06 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:06:55 am | 7:36:08 am | +1m 15s | 6:20:56 pm | -1m 35s | 6:50:07 pm | 10h 44m 48s | -2m 50s | 12:58:51 pm | 35.44° | 6:33:29 am | 7:23:30 pm | 6:00:16 am | 7:56:40 pm | 13h 16m 28s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:56 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:08:08 am | 7:37:24 am | +1m 16s | 6:19:22 pm | -1m 34s | 6:48:37 pm | 10h 41m 58s | -2m 49s | 12:58:42 pm | 35.09° | 6:34:40 am | 7:22:02 pm | 6:01:26 am | 7:55:12 pm | 13h 19m 18s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:47 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:09:20 am | 7:38:40 am | +1m 16s | 6:17:50 pm | -1m 32s | 6:47:07 pm | 10h 39m 10s | -2m 49s | 12:58:33 pm | 34.74° | 6:35:50 am | 7:20:35 pm | 6:02:36 am | 7:53:45 pm | 13h 22m 6s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:37 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:10:33 am | 7:39:56 am | +1m 16s | 6:16:18 pm | -1m 32s | 6:45:39 pm | 10h 36m 22s | -2m 48s | 12:58:25 pm | 34.39° | 6:37:01 am | 7:19:09 pm | 6:03:46 am | 7:52:20 pm | 13h 24m 54s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:29 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:11:46 am | 7:41:12 am | +1m 16s | 6:14:48 pm | -1m 30s | 6:44:12 pm | 10h 33m 36s | -2m 47s | 12:58:18 pm | 34.05° | 6:38:11 am | 7:17:45 pm | 6:04:56 am | 7:50:57 pm | 13h 27m 41s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:58:21 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:12:59 am | 7:42:29 am | +1m 17s | 6:13:19 pm | -1m 29s | 6:42:47 pm | 10h 30m 50s | -2m 46s | 12:58:12 pm | 33.70° | 6:39:22 am | 7:16:22 pm | 6:06:06 am | 7:49:35 pm | 13h 30m 27s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:15 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:14:12 am | 7:43:46 am | +1m 17s | 6:11:51 pm | -1m 28s | 6:41:23 pm | 10h 28m 5s | -2m 45s | 12:58:06 pm | 33.37° | 6:40:33 am | 7:15:00 pm | 6:07:15 am | 7:48:15 pm | 13h 33m 12s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:09 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:15:26 am | 7:45:03 am | +1m 17s | 6:10:24 pm | -1m 27s | 6:40:00 pm | 10h 25m 21s | -2m 44s | 12:58:01 pm | 33.03° | 6:41:43 am | 7:13:40 pm | 6:08:25 am | 7:46:56 pm | 13h 35m 57s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:03 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:16:39 am | 7:46:21 am | +1m 18s | 6:08:59 pm | -1m 25s | 6:38:39 pm | 10h 22m 38s | -2m 43s | 12:57:57 pm | 32.70° | 6:42:54 am | 7:12:22 pm | 6:09:34 am | 7:45:39 pm | 13h 38m 40s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:59 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:17:53 am | 7:47:39 am | +1m 18s | 6:07:35 pm | -1m 24s | 6:37:19 pm | 10h 19m 56s | -2m 42s | 12:57:54 pm | 32.37° | 6:44:05 am | 7:11:05 pm | 6:10:44 am | 7:44:23 pm | 13h 41m 21s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:56 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:19:07 am | 7:48:56 am | +1m 17s | 6:06:12 pm | -1m 23s | 6:36:01 pm | 10h 17m 16s | -2m 41s | 12:57:51 pm | 32.05° | 6:45:15 am | 7:09:50 pm | 6:11:53 am | 7:43:10 pm | 13h 44m 3s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:52 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Alden, MN - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Alden, MN for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Alden, MN.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Alden, MN
In Alden, MN, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 15 at 5:32 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:48 am. The earliest sunset is on December 9 at 4:37 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 9:00 pm.
Alden, MN gets 6h 31m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 26m versus 8h 55m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Alden, MN Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Alden. Throughout the year, it slowly traces this figure-eight:
Move along the curve to read the Sun's altitude and azimuth for any day of the year in Alden.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 22.8° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 69.5° (around Jun 21) in Alden. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma.
Detailed Analemma Chart
The technical chart below plots one dot per day, labels the first day of each month, marks the solstices, equinoxes, perihelion and aphelion, and draws the noon altitude of the equinoxes (90° minus your latitude) together with its ±23.4° seasonal limits.
Why does the figure look wider here than in the sky view above?
Both draw the same data, but with different conventions. The sky view uses the same scale on both axes, so it shows the analemma with its true proportions, as a camera would capture it: about 47° tall and only a few degrees wide. This chart, like most technical analemma diagrams, stretches each axis independently to fill the plot, expanding the narrow azimuth range several times so its day-to-day variation can actually be read. Also, azimuth is not sky distance: near the zenith, one degree of azimuth spans much less than one degree across the sky, which further widens the figure in this representation.
Places near Alden, MN
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Alden, MN — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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