Sunrise and sunset times in Donaldson, MN
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 12:03:31 pm
Night ends at 6:11 am6:10:35 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 7:23 am7:23:25 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:55:24 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: 6:28:27 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 7:00 pm7:00:23 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:13 pm8:13:04 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: 28.98° · Azimuth: 160.6° (S)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 33 minutes
6 hours, 24 minutes left for today's sunset in Donaldson
Moon set on Oct 20 at 1:16 am
Moon will rise on Oct 20 at 4:18 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 6:12 am6:12:01 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 7:25 am7:24:53 am
Start of civil twilight: the Sun is 6° below the horizon, and there is enough light to be outdoors without artificial light.
Sunrise time: 7:56:56 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: 6:26:35 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 6:59 pm6:58:36 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 8:11 pm8:11:19 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, 29 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Donaldson
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 2:28 am Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 4:35 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (82%)
- Donaldson, Minnesota
- Latitude: 48.572201 (North)
- Longitude: -96.896446 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Donaldson, 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, 17 minutes.Longest day in Donaldson, 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 16 hours, 8 minutes.
October 2026 - Donaldson, 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 Donaldson.
All times are in Donaldson's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 43 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Donaldson, MN - from 11 hours, 39 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 56 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.6:55:57 am | 7:27:14 am | +1m 26s | 7:06:15 pm | -2m 5s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:37:28 pm | 11h 39m 1s | -3m 31s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:17:10 pm | 38.02° | 6:19:28 am | 8:13:51 pm | 5:42:16 am | 8:50:54 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 22m 26s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:20 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:57:23 am | 7:28:41 am | +1m 27s | 7:04:11 pm | -2m 4s | 7:35:24 pm | 11h 35m 30s | -3m 31s | 1:16:51 pm | 37.63° | 6:20:56 am | 8:11:45 pm | 5:43:49 am | 8:48:43 pm | 12h 25m 56s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:17:01 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:58:49 am | 7:30:07 am | +1m 26s | 7:02:06 pm | -2m 5s | 7:33:21 pm | 11h 31m 59s | -3m 31s | 1:16:32 pm | 37.25° | 6:22:24 am | 8:09:40 pm | 5:45:22 am | 8:46:33 pm | 12h 29m 28s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:16:41 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 7:00:15 am | 7:31:34 am | +1m 27s | 7:00:03 pm | -2m 3s | 7:31:18 pm | 11h 28m 29s | -3m 31s | 1:16:14 pm | 36.86° | 6:23:51 am | 8:07:36 pm | 5:46:54 am | 8:44:25 pm | 12h 32m 58s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:24 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:01:41 am | 7:33:01 am | +1m 27s | 6:57:59 pm | -2m 4s | 7:29:16 pm | 11h 24m 58s | -3m 31s | 1:15:55 pm | 36.48° | 6:25:19 am | 8:05:32 pm | 5:48:26 am | 8:42:18 pm | 12h 36m 30s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:04 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:03:07 am | 7:34:29 am | +1m 28s | 6:55:56 pm | -2m 3s | 7:27:14 pm | 11h 21m 27s | -3m 30s | 1:15:38 pm | 36.10° | 6:26:46 am | 8:03:30 pm | 5:49:57 am | 8:40:11 pm | 12h 40m 1s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:47 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:04:34 am | 7:35:57 am | +1m 28s | 6:53:54 pm | -2m 2s | 7:25:13 pm | 11h 17m 57s | -3m 30s | 1:15:20 pm | 35.71° | 6:28:13 am | 8:01:28 pm | 5:51:28 am | 8:38:06 pm | 12h 43m 31s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:29 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:06:00 am | 7:37:25 am | +1m 28s | 6:51:52 pm | -2m 2s | 7:23:13 pm | 11h 14m 27s | -3m 30s | 1:15:03 pm | 35.33° | 6:29:40 am | 7:59:28 pm | 5:52:58 am | 8:36:03 pm | 12h 47m 1s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:12 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:07:27 am | 7:38:53 am | +1m 28s | 6:49:51 pm | -2m 1s | 7:21:14 pm | 11h 10m 58s | -3m 30s | 1:14:46 pm | 34.95° | 6:31:07 am | 7:57:29 pm | 5:54:28 am | 8:34:00 pm | 12h 50m 31s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:54 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:08:53 am | 7:40:22 am | +1m 29s | 6:47:50 pm | -2m 1s | 7:19:15 pm | 11h 7m 28s | -3m 29s | 1:14:30 pm | 34.57° | 6:32:33 am | 7:55:30 pm | 5:55:58 am | 8:31:59 pm | 12h 54m 1s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
1:14:38 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:10:20 am | 7:41:51 am | +1m 29s | 6:45:50 pm | -2m 0s | 7:17:18 pm | 11h 3m 59s | -3m 29s | 1:14:15 pm | 34.20° | 6:34:00 am | 7:53:33 pm | 5:57:27 am | 8:29:59 pm | 12h 57m 30s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:23 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:11:47 am | 7:43:20 am | +1m 29s | 6:43:51 pm | -1m 59s | 7:15:21 pm | 11h 0m 31s | -3m 28s | 1:13:59 pm | 33.82° | 6:35:26 am | 7:51:36 pm | 5:58:56 am | 8:28:01 pm | 13h 0m 58s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:06 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:13:14 am | 7:44:49 am | +1m 29s | 6:41:53 pm | -1m 58s | 7:13:25 pm | 10h 57m 4s | -3m 28s | 1:13:45 pm | 33.45° | 6:36:53 am | 7:49:41 pm | 6:00:24 am | 8:26:04 pm | 13h 4m 26s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:52 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:14:41 am | 7:46:19 am | +1m 30s | 6:39:55 pm | -1m 58s | 7:11:30 pm | 10h 53m 36s | -3m 28s | 1:13:31 pm | 33.08° | 6:38:19 am | 7:47:47 pm | 6:01:52 am | 8:24:08 pm | 13h 7m 54s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:38 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:16:08 am | 7:47:49 am | +1m 30s | 6:37:58 pm | -1m 57s | 7:09:36 pm | 10h 50m 9s | -3m 27s | 1:13:17 pm | 32.71° | 6:39:45 am | 7:45:54 pm | 6:03:20 am | 8:22:14 pm | 13h 11m 22s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:24 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:17:35 am | 7:49:20 am | +1m 31s | 6:36:02 pm | -1m 56s | 7:07:44 pm | 10h 46m 42s | -3m 26s | 1:13:04 pm | 32.34° | 6:41:11 am | 7:44:03 pm | 6:04:48 am | 8:20:21 pm | 13h 14m 48s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:11 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:19:02 am | 7:50:50 am | +1m 30s | 6:34:07 pm | -1m 55s | 7:05:52 pm | 10h 43m 17s | -3m 26s | 1:12:51 pm | 31.97° | 6:42:37 am | 7:42:12 pm | 6:06:15 am | 8:18:29 pm | 13h 18m 14s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:57 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:20:30 am | 7:52:21 am | +1m 31s | 6:32:12 pm | -1m 55s | 7:04:01 pm | 10h 39m 51s | -3m 25s | 1:12:40 pm | 31.61° | 6:44:03 am | 7:40:23 pm | 6:07:42 am | 8:16:40 pm | 13h 21m 41s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
1:12:46 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:21:58 am | 7:53:53 am | +1m 32s | 6:30:19 pm | -1m 53s | 7:02:11 pm | 10h 36m 26s | -3m 25s | 1:12:28 pm | 31.25° | 6:45:29 am | 7:38:36 pm | 6:09:09 am | 8:14:51 pm | 13h 25m 5s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:33 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:23:25 am | 7:55:24 am | +1m 31s | 6:28:27 pm | -1m 52s | 7:00:23 pm | 10h 33m 3s | -3m 24s | 1:12:18 pm | 30.89° | 6:46:55 am | 7:36:49 pm | 6:10:35 am | 8:13:04 pm | 13h 28m 29s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:23 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:24:53 am | 7:56:56 am | +1m 32s | 6:26:35 pm | -1m 52s | 6:58:36 pm | 10h 29m 39s | -3m 23s | 1:12:08 pm | 30.54° | 6:48:21 am | 7:35:04 pm | 6:12:01 am | 8:11:19 pm | 13h 31m 53s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:13 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:26:21 am | 7:58:28 am | +1m 32s | 6:24:45 pm | -1m 50s | 6:56:50 pm | 10h 26m 17s | -3m 22s | 1:11:59 pm | 30.18° | 6:49:47 am | 7:33:21 pm | 6:13:27 am | 8:09:36 pm | 13h 35m 16s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:04 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:27:50 am | 8:00:01 am | +1m 33s | 6:22:56 pm | -1m 49s | 6:55:05 pm | 10h 22m 55s | -3m 22s | 1:11:50 pm | 29.83° | 6:51:12 am | 7:31:39 pm | 6:14:53 am | 8:07:54 pm | 13h 38m 37s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:54 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:29:18 am | 8:01:33 am | +1m 32s | 6:21:08 pm | -1m 48s | 6:53:21 pm | 10h 19m 35s | -3m 21s | 1:11:42 pm | 29.49° | 6:52:38 am | 7:29:58 pm | 6:16:18 am | 8:06:13 pm | 13h 41m 58s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:46 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:30:46 am | 8:03:06 am | +1m 33s | 6:19:21 pm | -1m 47s | 6:51:39 pm | 10h 16m 15s | -3m 20s | 1:11:35 pm | 29.14° | 6:54:03 am | 7:28:19 pm | 6:17:43 am | 8:04:35 pm | 13h 45m 19s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:11:38 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:32:15 am | 8:04:40 am | +1m 34s | 6:17:36 pm | -1m 45s | 6:49:59 pm | 10h 12m 56s | -3m 19s | 1:11:29 pm | 28.80° | 6:55:29 am | 7:26:41 pm | 6:19:08 am | 8:02:58 pm | 13h 48m 37s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:32 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:33:43 am | 8:06:13 am | +1m 33s | 6:15:52 pm | -1m 44s | 6:48:19 pm | 10h 9m 39s | -3m 18s | 1:11:23 pm | 28.46° | 6:56:54 am | 7:25:05 pm | 6:20:32 am | 8:01:23 pm | 13h 51m 55s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:26 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:35:12 am | 8:07:47 am | +1m 34s | 6:14:09 pm | -1m 43s | 6:46:41 pm | 10h 6m 22s | -3m 17s | 1:11:18 pm | 28.13° | 6:58:20 am | 7:23:31 pm | 6:21:57 am | 7:59:50 pm | 13h 55m 11s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:20 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:36:40 am | 8:09:20 am | +1m 33s | 6:12:27 pm | -1m 42s | 6:45:05 pm | 10h 3m 7s | -3m 15s | 1:11:14 pm | 27.80° | 6:59:45 am | 7:21:58 pm | 6:23:21 am | 7:58:18 pm | 13h 58m 27s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:16 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:38:09 am | 8:10:54 am | +1m 34s | 6:10:47 pm | -1m 40s | 6:43:30 pm | 9h 59m 53s | -3m 14s | 1:11:11 pm | 27.47° | 7:01:10 am | 7:20:27 pm | 6:24:45 am | 7:56:48 pm | 14h 1m 42s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:13 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:39:38 am | 8:12:29 am | +1m 35s | 6:09:08 pm | -1m 39s | 6:41:57 pm | 9h 56m 39s | -3m 13s | 1:11:08 pm | 27.14° | 7:02:35 am | 7:18:57 pm | 6:26:08 am | 7:55:21 pm | 14h 4m 55s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:09 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Donaldson, MN - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Donaldson, 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 Donaldson, MN.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Donaldson, MN
In Donaldson, MN, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 16 at 5:24 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 1 at 8:19 am. The earliest sunset is on December 11 at 4:31 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 25 at 9:33 pm.
Donaldson, MN gets 7h 50m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (16h 08m versus 8h 17m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 15m.
Donaldson, MN Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Donaldson. 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 Donaldson.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 17.8° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 64.2° (around Jun 18) in Donaldson. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Donaldson the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:11 and 12:41 depending on the time of year, but never at 12:00.
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 Donaldson, MN
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