Sunrise and sunset times in Golden Valley, MN
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 11:52:44 am
Night ends at 5:58 am5:57:51 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 am7:05:59 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: 7:35:50 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: 6:19:48 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 pm6:49:37 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:58 pm7:57:38 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: 32.55° · Azimuth: 160.8° (S)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 43 minutes
6 hours, 27 minutes left for today's sunset in Golden Valley
Moon set on Oct 20 at 1:12 am
Moon will rise on Oct 20 at 3:55 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 5:59 am5:59:05 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 am7:07:16 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: 7:37:10 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: 6:18:09 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 6:48 pm6:48:01 pm
End of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:56 pm7:56:05 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, 40 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Golden Valley
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 2:21 am Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 4:15 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (82%)
- Golden Valley, Minnesota
- Latitude: 44.991714 (North)
- Longitude: -93.360001 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Golden Valley, 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, 46 minutes.Longest day in Golden Valley, 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, 37 minutes.
October 2026 - Golden Valley, 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 Golden Valley.
All times are in Golden Valley's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 30 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Golden Valley, MN - from 11 hours, 42 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 12 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.6:42:22 am | 7:11:38 am | +1m 14s | 6:53:40 pm | -1m 53s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:22:53 pm | 11h 42m 2s | -3m 6s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:03:02 pm | 41.61° | 6:08:17 am | 7:56:52 pm | 5:33:42 am | 8:31:20 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 19m 12s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:03:12 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:43:35 am | 7:12:52 am | +1m 14s | 6:51:48 pm | -1m 52s | 7:21:01 pm | 11h 38m 56s | -3m 6s | 1:02:43 pm | 41.22° | 6:09:32 am | 7:54:59 pm | 5:35:01 am | 8:29:24 pm | 12h 22m 18s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:53 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:44:49 am | 7:14:06 am | +1m 14s | 6:49:56 pm | -1m 52s | 7:19:10 pm | 11h 35m 50s | -3m 6s | 1:02:24 pm | 40.83° | 6:10:47 am | 7:53:07 pm | 5:36:19 am | 8:27:28 pm | 12h 25m 24s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:02:34 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:46:03 am | 7:15:20 am | +1m 14s | 6:48:05 pm | -1m 51s | 7:17:20 pm | 11h 32m 45s | -3m 6s | 1:02:05 pm | 40.45° | 6:12:01 am | 7:51:16 pm | 5:37:38 am | 8:25:33 pm | 12h 28m 30s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:02:14 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:47:16 am | 7:16:35 am | +1m 15s | 6:46:14 pm | -1m 51s | 7:15:30 pm | 11h 29m 39s | -3m 6s | 1:01:47 pm | 40.06° | 6:13:16 am | 7:49:25 pm | 5:38:55 am | 8:23:40 pm | 12h 31m 36s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:56 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:48:30 am | 7:17:50 am | +1m 15s | 6:44:24 pm | -1m 50s | 7:13:40 pm | 11h 26m 34s | -3m 5s | 1:01:29 pm | 39.68° | 6:14:31 am | 7:47:35 pm | 5:40:13 am | 8:21:47 pm | 12h 34m 41s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:38 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:49:44 am | 7:19:05 am | +1m 15s | 6:42:34 pm | -1m 50s | 7:11:52 pm | 11h 23m 29s | -3m 5s | 1:01:12 pm | 39.30° | 6:15:45 am | 7:45:47 pm | 5:41:30 am | 8:19:56 pm | 12h 37m 47s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:21 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:50:58 am | 7:20:21 am | +1m 16s | 6:40:44 pm | -1m 50s | 7:10:04 pm | 11h 20m 23s | -3m 5s | 1:00:54 pm | 38.92° | 6:16:59 am | 7:43:59 pm | 5:42:47 am | 8:18:06 pm | 12h 40m 53s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:02 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:52:13 am | 7:21:37 am | +1m 16s | 6:38:56 pm | -1m 48s | 7:08:17 pm | 11h 17m 19s | -3m 5s | 1:00:38 pm | 38.54° | 6:18:14 am | 7:42:11 pm | 5:44:03 am | 8:16:16 pm | 12h 43m 57s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:46 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:53:27 am | 7:22:53 am | +1m 16s | 6:37:07 pm | -1m 49s | 7:06:30 pm | 11h 14m 14s | -3m 4s | 1:00:22 pm | 38.16° | 6:19:28 am | 7:40:25 pm | 5:45:20 am | 8:14:28 pm | 12h 47m 2s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
1:00:30 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:54:41 am | 7:24:09 am | +1m 16s | 6:35:20 pm | -1m 47s | 7:04:45 pm | 11h 11m 11s | -3m 4s | 1:00:06 pm | 37.78° | 6:20:42 am | 7:38:40 pm | 5:46:36 am | 8:12:42 pm | 12h 50m 6s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:14 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:55:56 am | 7:25:26 am | +1m 17s | 6:33:33 pm | -1m 47s | 7:03:00 pm | 11h 8m 7s | -3m 3s | 12:59:51 pm | 37.41° | 6:21:56 am | 7:36:56 pm | 5:47:51 am | 8:10:56 pm | 12h 53m 10s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:59 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:57:11 am | 7:26:43 am | +1m 17s | 6:31:47 pm | -1m 46s | 7:01:16 pm | 11h 5m 4s | -3m 3s | 12:59:36 pm | 37.03° | 6:23:11 am | 7:35:13 pm | 5:49:07 am | 8:09:12 pm | 12h 56m 13s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:43 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:58:26 am | 7:28:00 am | +1m 17s | 6:30:02 pm | -1m 45s | 6:59:33 pm | 11h 2m 2s | -3m 3s | 12:59:22 pm | 36.66° | 6:24:25 am | 7:33:31 pm | 5:50:22 am | 8:07:28 pm | 12h 59m 16s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:29 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:59:41 am | 7:29:18 am | +1m 18s | 6:28:17 pm | -1m 45s | 6:57:51 pm | 10h 58m 59s | -3m 2s | 12:59:08 pm | 36.29° | 6:25:39 am | 7:31:50 pm | 5:51:38 am | 8:05:47 pm | 13h 2m 19s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:15 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:00:56 am | 7:30:36 am | +1m 18s | 6:26:34 pm | -1m 43s | 6:56:10 pm | 10h 55m 58s | -3m 2s | 12:58:55 pm | 35.92° | 6:26:53 am | 7:30:10 pm | 5:52:53 am | 8:04:06 pm | 13h 5m 20s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:01 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:02:12 am | 7:31:54 am | +1m 18s | 6:24:51 pm | -1m 43s | 6:54:30 pm | 10h 52m 57s | -3m 1s | 12:58:43 pm | 35.56° | 6:28:07 am | 7:28:32 pm | 5:54:08 am | 8:02:27 pm | 13h 8m 21s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:49 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:03:28 am | 7:33:12 am | +1m 18s | 6:23:09 pm | -1m 42s | 6:52:52 pm | 10h 49m 57s | -3m 0s | 12:58:31 pm | 35.19° | 6:29:22 am | 7:26:54 pm | 5:55:22 am | 8:00:49 pm | 13h 11m 22s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:58:37 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:04:43 am | 7:34:31 am | +1m 19s | 6:21:28 pm | -1m 41s | 6:51:14 pm | 10h 46m 57s | -3m 0s | 12:58:20 pm | 34.83° | 6:30:36 am | 7:25:18 pm | 5:56:37 am | 7:59:13 pm | 13h 14m 22s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:26 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:05:59 am | 7:35:50 am | +1m 19s | 6:19:48 pm | -1m 40s | 6:49:37 pm | 10h 43m 58s | -2m 59s | 12:58:09 pm | 34.48° | 6:31:50 am | 7:23:43 pm | 5:57:51 am | 7:57:38 pm | 13h 17m 22s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:14 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:07:16 am | 7:37:10 am | +1m 20s | 6:18:09 pm | -1m 39s | 6:48:01 pm | 10h 40m 59s | -2m 58s | 12:57:59 pm | 34.12° | 6:33:04 am | 7:22:10 pm | 5:59:05 am | 7:56:05 pm | 13h 20m 21s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:04 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:08:32 am | 7:38:30 am | +1m 20s | 6:16:31 pm | -1m 38s | 6:46:27 pm | 10h 38m 1s | -2m 58s | 12:57:50 pm | 33.77° | 6:34:19 am | 7:20:37 pm | 6:00:19 am | 7:54:33 pm | 13h 23m 19s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:55 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:09:48 am | 7:39:50 am | +1m 20s | 6:14:54 pm | -1m 37s | 6:44:54 pm | 10h 35m 4s | -2m 57s | 12:57:41 pm | 33.42° | 6:35:33 am | 7:19:06 pm | 6:01:33 am | 7:53:02 pm | 13h 26m 16s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:45 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:11:05 am | 7:41:10 am | +1m 20s | 6:13:19 pm | -1m 35s | 6:43:22 pm | 10h 32m 9s | -2m 56s | 12:57:34 pm | 33.07° | 6:36:47 am | 7:17:37 pm | 6:02:47 am | 7:51:33 pm | 13h 29m 12s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:38 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:12:22 am | 7:42:31 am | +1m 21s | 6:11:44 pm | -1m 35s | 6:41:51 pm | 10h 29m 13s | -2m 55s | 12:57:27 pm | 32.72° | 6:38:01 am | 7:16:09 pm | 6:04:01 am | 7:50:06 pm | 13h 32m 7s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:57:31 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:13:39 am | 7:43:51 am | +1m 20s | 6:10:11 pm | -1m 33s | 6:40:22 pm | 10h 26m 20s | -2m 54s | 12:57:20 pm | 32.38° | 6:39:16 am | 7:14:42 pm | 6:05:14 am | 7:48:40 pm | 13h 35m 2s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:23 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:14:56 am | 7:45:13 am | +1m 22s | 6:08:39 pm | -1m 32s | 6:38:54 pm | 10h 23m 26s | -2m 53s | 12:57:14 pm | 32.05° | 6:40:30 am | 7:13:17 pm | 6:06:28 am | 7:47:16 pm | 13h 37m 55s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:16 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:16:13 am | 7:46:34 am | +1m 21s | 6:07:08 pm | -1m 31s | 6:37:27 pm | 10h 20m 34s | -2m 52s | 12:57:10 pm | 31.71° | 6:41:45 am | 7:11:54 pm | 6:07:41 am | 7:45:54 pm | 13h 40m 47s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:13 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:17:31 am | 7:47:55 am | +1m 21s | 6:05:39 pm | -1m 29s | 6:36:02 pm | 10h 17m 44s | -2m 51s | 12:57:05 pm | 31.38° | 6:42:59 am | 7:10:32 pm | 6:08:54 am | 7:44:33 pm | 13h 43m 38s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:07 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:18:48 am | 7:49:17 am | +1m 22s | 6:04:11 pm | -1m 28s | 6:34:39 pm | 10h 14m 54s | -2m 50s | 12:57:02 pm | 31.05° | 6:44:13 am | 7:09:11 pm | 6:10:07 am | 7:43:14 pm | 13h 46m 28s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:03 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:20:06 am | 7:50:39 am | +1m 22s | 6:02:44 pm | -1m 27s | 6:33:16 pm | 10h 12m 5s | -2m 49s | 12:57:00 pm | 30.73° | 6:45:28 am | 7:07:52 pm | 6:11:20 am | 7:41:57 pm | 13h 49m 17s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:01 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Golden Valley, MN - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Golden Valley, 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 Golden Valley, MN.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Golden Valley, MN
In Golden Valley, MN, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 15 at 5:26 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 2 at 7:51 am. The earliest sunset is on December 9 at 4:31 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 9:04 pm.
Golden Valley, MN gets 6h 51m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 37m versus 8h 46m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Golden Valley, MN Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Golden Valley. 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 Golden Valley.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 21.5° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 68.2° (around Jun 21) in Golden Valley. 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 Golden Valley, MN
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