Sunrise and sunset times in Heron Lake, MN
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 12:05:01 pm
Night ends at 6:06 am6:06:03 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 7:13 am7:12:49 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: 7:42:02 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: 6:29:19 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 pm6:58:31 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 8:05 pm8:05:10 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: 33.94° · Azimuth: 161.8° (S)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 47 minutes
6 hours, 24 minutes left for today's sunset in Heron Lake
Moon set on Oct 20 at 1:24 am
Moon will rise on Oct 20 at 4:01 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 6:07 am6:07:14 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 7:14 am7:14:01 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: 7:43:18 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: 6:27:44 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 6:57 pm6:56:59 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 8:04 pm8:03:40 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 Heron Lake
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 2:31 am Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 4:22 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (82%)
- Heron Lake, Minnesota
- Latitude: 43.794403 (North)
- Longitude: -95.322502 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Heron Lake, 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, 54 minutes.Longest day in Heron Lake, 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, 27 minutes.
October 2026 - Heron Lake, 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 Heron Lake.
All times are in Heron Lake's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 26 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Heron Lake, MN - from 11 hours, 42 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 16 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.6:50:22 am | 7:19:02 am | +1m 10s | 7:01:59 pm | -1m 49s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:30:36 pm | 11h 42m 57s | -2m 59s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:10:53 pm | 42.80° | 6:16:59 am | 8:03:54 pm | 5:43:10 am | 8:37:37 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 18m 13s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:03 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:51:32 am | 7:20:12 am | +1m 10s | 7:00:11 pm | -1m 48s | 7:28:49 pm | 11h 39m 59s | -2m 59s | 1:10:33 pm | 42.41° | 6:18:10 am | 8:02:05 pm | 5:44:25 am | 8:35:44 pm | 12h 21m 12s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:42 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:52:41 am | 7:21:23 am | +1m 11s | 6:58:23 pm | -1m 48s | 7:27:01 pm | 11h 37m 0s | -2m 58s | 1:10:15 pm | 42.03° | 6:19:21 am | 8:00:17 pm | 5:45:39 am | 8:33:53 pm | 12h 24m 10s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:10:25 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:53:51 am | 7:22:33 am | +1m 10s | 6:56:36 pm | -1m 47s | 7:25:15 pm | 11h 34m 3s | -2m 58s | 1:09:56 pm | 41.64° | 6:20:32 am | 7:58:29 pm | 5:46:53 am | 8:32:03 pm | 12h 27m 8s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:05 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:55:01 am | 7:23:44 am | +1m 11s | 6:54:48 pm | -1m 48s | 7:23:28 pm | 11h 31m 4s | -2m 58s | 1:09:38 pm | 41.26° | 6:21:43 am | 7:56:43 pm | 5:48:06 am | 8:30:13 pm | 12h 30m 7s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:47 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:56:11 am | 7:24:55 am | +1m 11s | 6:53:02 pm | -1m 46s | 7:21:43 pm | 11h 28m 7s | -2m 58s | 1:09:20 pm | 40.87° | 6:22:53 am | 7:54:57 pm | 5:49:20 am | 8:28:25 pm | 12h 33m 5s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:29 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:57:22 am | 7:26:07 am | +1m 12s | 6:51:16 pm | -1m 46s | 7:19:58 pm | 11h 25m 9s | -2m 58s | 1:09:02 pm | 40.49° | 6:24:04 am | 7:53:12 pm | 5:50:33 am | 8:26:38 pm | 12h 36m 3s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:09:11 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:58:32 am | 7:27:19 am | +1m 12s | 6:49:30 pm | -1m 46s | 7:18:14 pm | 11h 22m 11s | -2m 57s | 1:08:45 pm | 40.11° | 6:25:15 am | 7:51:27 pm | 5:51:45 am | 8:24:51 pm | 12h 39m 1s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:53 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:59:42 am | 7:28:31 am | +1m 12s | 6:47:45 pm | -1m 45s | 7:16:31 pm | 11h 19m 14s | -2m 57s | 1:08:29 pm | 39.73° | 6:26:25 am | 7:49:44 pm | 5:52:58 am | 8:23:06 pm | 12h 41m 58s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:37 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:00:53 am | 7:29:43 am | +1m 12s | 6:46:01 pm | -1m 44s | 7:14:48 pm | 11h 16m 18s | -2m 57s | 1:08:13 pm | 39.35° | 6:27:36 am | 7:48:02 pm | 5:54:10 am | 8:21:22 pm | 12h 44m 54s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
1:08:21 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:02:04 am | 7:30:55 am | +1m 12s | 6:44:17 pm | -1m 44s | 7:13:06 pm | 11h 13m 22s | -2m 56s | 1:07:57 pm | 38.98° | 6:28:46 am | 7:46:20 pm | 5:55:22 am | 8:19:39 pm | 12h 47m 51s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:08:05 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:03:15 am | 7:32:08 am | +1m 13s | 6:42:34 pm | -1m 43s | 7:11:25 pm | 11h 10m 26s | -2m 56s | 1:07:42 pm | 38.60° | 6:29:56 am | 7:44:40 pm | 5:56:34 am | 8:17:58 pm | 12h 50m 47s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:50 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:04:26 am | 7:33:21 am | +1m 13s | 6:40:52 pm | -1m 42s | 7:09:45 pm | 11h 7m 31s | -2m 55s | 1:07:27 pm | 38.23° | 6:31:07 am | 7:43:00 pm | 5:57:46 am | 8:16:17 pm | 12h 53m 43s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:34 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:05:37 am | 7:34:35 am | +1m 14s | 6:39:10 pm | -1m 42s | 7:08:06 pm | 11h 4m 35s | -2m 55s | 1:07:13 pm | 37.86° | 6:32:17 am | 7:41:22 pm | 5:58:57 am | 8:14:38 pm | 12h 56m 39s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:20 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:06:49 am | 7:35:49 am | +1m 14s | 6:37:30 pm | -1m 40s | 7:06:27 pm | 11h 1m 41s | -2m 54s | 1:06:59 pm | 37.49° | 6:33:28 am | 7:39:45 pm | 6:00:09 am | 8:13:00 pm | 12h 59m 33s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:07:06 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:08:00 am | 7:37:03 am | +1m 14s | 6:35:50 pm | -1m 40s | 7:04:50 pm | 10h 58m 47s | -2m 54s | 1:06:46 pm | 37.12° | 6:34:38 am | 7:38:09 pm | 6:01:20 am | 8:11:23 pm | 13h 2m 27s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:52 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:09:12 am | 7:38:17 am | +1m 14s | 6:34:11 pm | -1m 39s | 7:03:14 pm | 10h 55m 54s | -2m 53s | 1:06:34 pm | 36.75° | 6:35:49 am | 7:36:34 pm | 6:02:31 am | 8:09:48 pm | 13h 5m 21s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:40 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:10:24 am | 7:39:32 am | +1m 15s | 6:32:33 pm | -1m 38s | 7:01:38 pm | 10h 53m 1s | -2m 53s | 1:06:22 pm | 36.39° | 6:37:00 am | 7:35:00 pm | 6:03:42 am | 8:08:14 pm | 13h 8m 14s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
1:06:28 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:11:36 am | 7:40:47 am | +1m 15s | 6:30:56 pm | -1m 37s | 7:00:04 pm | 10h 50m 9s | -2m 52s | 1:06:11 pm | 36.03° | 6:38:10 am | 7:33:27 pm | 6:04:53 am | 8:06:41 pm | 13h 11m 6s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:17 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:12:49 am | 7:42:02 am | +1m 15s | 6:29:19 pm | -1m 37s | 6:58:31 pm | 10h 47m 17s | -2m 52s | 1:06:00 pm | 35.67° | 6:39:21 am | 7:31:56 pm | 6:06:03 am | 8:05:10 pm | 13h 13m 59s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:06:05 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:14:01 am | 7:43:18 am | +1m 16s | 6:27:44 pm | -1m 35s | 6:56:59 pm | 10h 44m 26s | -2m 51s | 1:05:50 pm | 35.31° | 6:40:32 am | 7:30:26 pm | 6:07:14 am | 8:03:40 pm | 13h 16m 50s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:55 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:15:14 am | 7:44:34 am | +1m 16s | 6:26:10 pm | -1m 34s | 6:55:28 pm | 10h 41m 36s | -2m 50s | 1:05:41 pm | 34.96° | 6:41:42 am | 7:28:57 pm | 6:08:24 am | 8:02:12 pm | 13h 19m 40s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:46 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:16:27 am | 7:45:50 am | +1m 16s | 6:24:37 pm | -1m 33s | 6:53:59 pm | 10h 38m 47s | -2m 49s | 1:05:32 pm | 34.61° | 6:42:53 am | 7:27:30 pm | 6:09:35 am | 8:00:45 pm | 13h 22m 30s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:36 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:17:40 am | 7:47:07 am | +1m 17s | 6:23:05 pm | -1m 32s | 6:52:30 pm | 10h 35m 58s | -2m 48s | 1:05:25 pm | 34.26° | 6:44:04 am | 7:26:04 pm | 6:10:45 am | 7:59:19 pm | 13h 25m 19s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:29 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:18:54 am | 7:48:24 am | +1m 17s | 6:21:34 pm | -1m 31s | 6:51:03 pm | 10h 33m 10s | -2m 48s | 1:05:17 pm | 33.92° | 6:45:15 am | 7:24:39 pm | 6:11:55 am | 7:57:56 pm | 13h 28m 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 |
1:05:20 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:20:07 am | 7:49:41 am | +1m 17s | 6:20:05 pm | -1m 29s | 6:49:37 pm | 10h 30m 24s | -2m 47s | 1:05:11 pm | 33.58° | 6:46:26 am | 7:23:16 pm | 6:13:05 am | 7:56:33 pm | 13h 30m 53s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:14 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:21:21 am | 7:50:58 am | +1m 17s | 6:18:37 pm | -1m 28s | 6:48:13 pm | 10h 27m 39s | -2m 46s | 1:05:05 pm | 33.24° | 6:47:37 am | 7:21:54 pm | 6:14:15 am | 7:55:13 pm | 13h 33m 39s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:07 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:22:34 am | 7:52:16 am | +1m 18s | 6:17:10 pm | -1m 27s | 6:46:50 pm | 10h 24m 54s | -2m 45s | 1:05:01 pm | 32.91° | 6:48:48 am | 7:20:34 pm | 6:15:25 am | 7:53:54 pm | 13h 36m 24s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:05:04 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:23:48 am | 7:53:34 am | +1m 18s | 6:15:44 pm | -1m 26s | 6:45:28 pm | 10h 22m 10s | -2m 44s | 1:04:56 pm | 32.58° | 6:49:59 am | 7:19:15 pm | 6:16:35 am | 7:52:36 pm | 13h 39m 8s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:58 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:25:02 am | 7:54:52 am | +1m 18s | 6:14:19 pm | -1m 25s | 6:44:08 pm | 10h 19m 27s | -2m 42s | 1:04:53 pm | 32.25° | 6:51:10 am | 7:17:58 pm | 6:17:45 am | 7:51:20 pm | 13h 41m 51s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:54 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:26:16 am | 7:56:10 am | +1m 18s | 6:12:57 pm | -1m 22s | 6:42:49 pm | 10h 16m 47s | -2m 41s | 1:04:51 pm | 31.92° | 6:52:21 am | 7:16:43 pm | 6:18:55 am | 7:50:06 pm | 13h 44m 32s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:04:52 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Heron Lake, MN - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Heron Lake, 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 Heron Lake, MN.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Heron Lake, MN
In Heron Lake, MN, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 15 at 5:38 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:56 am. The earliest sunset is on December 9 at 4:43 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 26 at 9:07 pm.
Heron Lake, MN gets 6h 33m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 27m versus 8h 54m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 13m.
Heron Lake, MN Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Heron Lake. 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 Heron Lake.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 22.6° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 69.1° (around Jun 18) in Heron Lake. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Heron Lake the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:04 and 12:35 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.
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