Sunrise and sunset times in Lancaster, MN
EditCheck out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Lancaster, as well as the whole calendar for October 2026.
Today
October 23, 2026. Current time: 9:03:21 am
Night ends at 6:14 am6:14:25 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 7:28 am7:27:47 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: 8:00:10 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: 6:22:03 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 6:54 pm6:54:23 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 8:08 pm8:07:36 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: 8.72° · Azimuth: 118.9° (SE)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 21 minutes
9 hours, 18 minutes left for today's sunset in Lancaster
Moonset: 4:54 am
Moonrise: 5:05 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (92%)🌕 Full moon: Oct 25 at 11:11 pm · 🌑 New moon: Nov 9 at 1:02 amTomorrow
October 24, 2026
Night ends at 6:16 am6:15:51 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 7:29 am7:29:16 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: 8:01:43 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: 6:20:13 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 6:53 pm6:52:38 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 8:06 pm8:05:55 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, 18 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Lancaster
Moonset: 6:11 am Moonrise: 5:21 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (99%)
- Lancaster, Minnesota
- Latitude: 48.858315 (North)
- Longitude: -96.804214 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Lancaster, MN
The shortest day of the year will be in 1 month and 28 days, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 8 hours, 14 minutes.Longest day in Lancaster, MN
The longest day of the year was around 4 months ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 16 hours, 10 minutes.
October 2026 - Lancaster, 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 Lancaster.
All times are in Lancaster's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 43 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Lancaster, MN - from 11 hours, 38 minutes on the first day to 9 hours, 55 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.6:55:31 am | 7:26:59 am | +1m 27s | 7:05:45 pm | -2m 6s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:37:09 pm | 11h 38m 46s | -3m 33s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:16:48 pm | 37.74° | 6:18:49 am | 8:13:44 pm | 5:41:23 am | 8:51:01 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 22m 42s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:58 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:56:58 am | 7:28:27 am | +1m 28s | 7:03:40 pm | -2m 5s | 7:35:04 pm | 11h 35m 13s | -3m 33s | 1:16:29 pm | 37.35° | 6:20:19 am | 8:11:37 pm | 5:42:58 am | 8:48:49 pm | 12h 26m 15s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:39 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:58:26 am | 7:29:55 am | +1m 28s | 7:01:34 pm | -2m 6s | 7:32:59 pm | 11h 31m 39s | -3m 33s | 1:16:10 pm | 36.96° | 6:21:48 am | 8:09:31 pm | 5:44:32 am | 8:46:38 pm | 12h 29m 49s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:16:19 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:59:53 am | 7:31:23 am | +1m 28s | 6:59:29 pm | -2m 5s | 7:30:55 pm | 11h 28m 6s | -3m 33s | 1:15:52 pm | 36.58° | 6:23:16 am | 8:07:26 pm | 5:46:05 am | 8:44:28 pm | 12h 33m 22s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:16:02 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:01:20 am | 7:32:51 am | +1m 28s | 6:57:25 pm | -2m 4s | 7:28:52 pm | 11h 24m 34s | -3m 33s | 1:15:33 pm | 36.19° | 6:24:45 am | 8:05:21 pm | 5:47:38 am | 8:42:20 pm | 12h 36m 55s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:42 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:02:47 am | 7:34:20 am | +1m 29s | 6:55:21 pm | -2m 4s | 7:26:49 pm | 11h 21m 1s | -3m 33s | 1:15:15 pm | 35.81° | 6:26:13 am | 8:03:18 pm | 5:49:11 am | 8:40:13 pm | 12h 40m 27s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:24 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:04:15 am | 7:35:48 am | +1m 28s | 6:53:18 pm | -2m 3s | 7:24:48 pm | 11h 17m 30s | -3m 32s | 1:14:58 pm | 35.43° | 6:27:41 am | 8:01:15 pm | 5:50:43 am | 8:38:06 pm | 12h 44m 0s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:15:07 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:05:42 am | 7:37:18 am | +1m 30s | 6:51:15 pm | -2m 3s | 7:22:46 pm | 11h 13m 57s | -3m 32s | 1:14:41 pm | 35.05° | 6:29:09 am | 7:59:14 pm | 5:52:14 am | 8:36:02 pm | 12h 47m 32s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:50 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:07:10 am | 7:38:47 am | +1m 29s | 6:49:12 pm | -2m 3s | 7:20:46 pm | 11h 10m 25s | -3m 32s | 1:14:24 pm | 34.67° | 6:30:37 am | 7:57:13 pm | 5:53:45 am | 8:33:58 pm | 12h 51m 5s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:32 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:08:37 am | 7:40:17 am | +1m 30s | 6:47:11 pm | -2m 1s | 7:18:47 pm | 11h 6m 54s | -3m 31s | 1:14:08 pm | 34.29° | 6:32:05 am | 7:55:14 pm | 5:55:16 am | 8:31:56 pm | 12h 54m 36s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
1:14:16 am | 6.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:10:05 am | 7:41:47 am | +1m 30s | 6:45:10 pm | -2m 1s | 7:16:48 pm | 11h 3m 23s | -3m 31s | 1:13:52 pm | 33.91° | 6:33:33 am | 7:53:15 pm | 5:56:46 am | 8:29:55 pm | 12h 58m 7s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:14:00 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:11:33 am | 7:43:17 am | +1m 30s | 6:43:09 pm | -2m 1s | 7:14:50 pm | 10h 59m 52s | -3m 31s | 1:13:37 pm | 33.54° | 6:35:00 am | 7:51:18 pm | 5:58:16 am | 8:27:55 pm | 13h 1m 38s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:44 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7:13:01 am | 7:44:47 am | +1m 30s | 6:41:10 pm | -1m 59s | 7:12:53 pm | 10h 56m 23s | -3m 30s | 1:13:23 pm | 33.16° | 6:36:28 am | 7:49:22 pm | 5:59:46 am | 8:25:57 pm | 13h 5m 8s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:31 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7:14:29 am | 7:46:18 am | +1m 31s | 6:39:11 pm | -1m 59s | 7:10:57 pm | 10h 52m 53s | -3m 30s | 1:13:08 pm | 32.79° | 6:37:55 am | 7:47:27 pm | 6:01:15 am | 8:24:00 pm | 13h 8m 38s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:15 am | 8.4° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7:15:57 am | 7:47:49 am | +1m 31s | 6:37:13 pm | -1m 58s | 7:09:02 pm | 10h 49m 24s | -3m 29s | 1:12:55 pm | 32.42° | 6:39:22 am | 7:45:33 pm | 6:02:44 am | 8:22:05 pm | 13h 12m 8s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:13:02 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 7:17:25 am | 7:49:21 am | +1m 32s | 6:35:16 pm | -1m 57s | 7:07:08 pm | 10h 45m 55s | -3m 29s | 1:12:42 pm | 32.05° | 6:40:49 am | 7:43:40 pm | 6:04:13 am | 8:20:11 pm | 13h 15m 37s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:49 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:18:54 am | 7:50:53 am | +1m 32s | 6:33:20 pm | -1m 56s | 7:05:16 pm | 10h 42m 27s | -3m 28s | 1:12:29 pm | 31.69° | 6:42:16 am | 7:41:49 pm | 6:05:41 am | 8:18:18 pm | 13h 19m 5s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:35 am | 9.5° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:20:22 am | 7:52:25 am | +1m 32s | 6:31:24 pm | -1m 56s | 7:03:24 pm | 10h 38m 59s | -3m 27s | 1:12:18 pm | 31.32° | 6:43:43 am | 7:39:59 pm | 6:07:09 am | 8:16:27 pm | 13h 22m 33s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
1:12:24 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:21:51 am | 7:53:57 am | +1m 32s | 6:29:30 pm | -1m 54s | 7:01:33 pm | 10h 35m 33s | -3m 27s | 1:12:06 pm | 30.96° | 6:45:10 am | 7:38:10 pm | 6:08:37 am | 8:14:38 pm | 13h 26m 0s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:11 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:23:20 am | 7:55:30 am | +1m 33s | 6:27:36 pm | -1m 54s | 6:59:44 pm | 10h 32m 6s | -3m 26s | 1:11:56 pm | 30.61° | 6:46:37 am | 7:36:23 pm | 6:10:04 am | 8:12:50 pm | 13h 29m 27s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:12:01 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:24:49 am | 7:57:03 am | +1m 33s | 6:25:44 pm | -1m 52s | 6:57:55 pm | 10h 28m 41s | -3m 25s | 1:11:46 pm | 30.25° | 6:48:04 am | 7:34:37 pm | 6:11:31 am | 8:11:04 pm | 13h 32m 52s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:51 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:26:18 am | 7:58:36 am | +1m 33s | 6:23:53 pm | -1m 51s | 6:56:08 pm | 10h 25m 17s | -3m 25s | 1:11:37 pm | 29.90° | 6:49:31 am | 7:32:52 pm | 6:12:58 am | 8:09:19 pm | 13h 36m 17s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:42 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:27:47 am | 8:00:10 am | +1m 34s | 6:22:03 pm | -1m 50s | 6:54:23 pm | 10h 21m 53s | -3m 24s | 1:11:28 pm | 29.55° | 6:50:57 am | 7:31:09 pm | 6:14:25 am | 8:07:36 pm | 13h 39m 40s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:32 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:29:16 am | 8:01:43 am | +1m 33s | 6:20:13 pm | -1m 50s | 6:52:38 pm | 10h 18m 30s | -3m 23s | 1:11:20 pm | 29.20° | 6:52:24 am | 7:29:27 pm | 6:15:51 am | 8:05:55 pm | 13h 43m 4s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:24 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:30:46 am | 8:03:17 am | +1m 34s | 6:18:26 pm | -1m 47s | 6:50:55 pm | 10h 15m 9s | -3m 22s | 1:11:13 pm | 28.85° | 6:53:50 am | 7:27:47 pm | 6:17:17 am | 8:04:16 pm | 13h 46m 26s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
1:11:16 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:32:15 am | 8:04:52 am | +1m 35s | 6:16:39 pm | -1m 47s | 6:49:13 pm | 10h 11m 47s | -3m 21s | 1:11:07 pm | 28.51° | 6:55:17 am | 7:26:09 pm | 6:18:43 am | 8:02:38 pm | 13h 49m 47s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:10 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:33:45 am | 8:06:26 am | +1m 34s | 6:14:54 pm | -1m 45s | 6:47:33 pm | 10h 8m 28s | -3m 20s | 1:11:01 pm | 28.18° | 6:56:43 am | 7:24:32 pm | 6:20:09 am | 8:01:02 pm | 13h 53m 7s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:11:04 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:35:14 am | 8:08:01 am | +1m 35s | 6:13:10 pm | -1m 44s | 6:45:54 pm | 10h 5m 9s | -3m 19s | 1:10:56 pm | 27.84° | 6:58:09 am | 7:22:56 pm | 6:21:34 am | 7:59:28 pm | 13h 56m 26s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:58 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:36:44 am | 8:09:36 am | +1m 35s | 6:11:27 pm | -1m 43s | 6:44:17 pm | 10h 1m 51s | -3m 18s | 1:10:52 pm | 27.51° | 6:59:35 am | 7:21:23 pm | 6:22:59 am | 7:57:55 pm | 13h 59m 44s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:54 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:38:13 am | 8:11:11 am | +1m 35s | 6:09:46 pm | -1m 41s | 6:42:41 pm | 9h 58m 35s | -3m 16s | 1:10:49 pm | 27.18° | 7:01:01 am | 7:19:51 pm | 6:24:24 am | 7:56:25 pm | 14h 3m 0s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:51 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:39:43 am | 8:12:46 am | +1m 35s | 6:08:06 pm | -1m 40s | 6:41:07 pm | 9h 55m 20s | -3m 15s | 1:10:46 pm | 26.86° | 7:02:27 am | 7:18:20 pm | 6:25:48 am | 7:54:56 pm | 14h 6m 15s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:10:47 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Lancaster, MN - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, MN.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Lancaster, MN
In Lancaster, MN, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 16 at 5:23 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 31 at 8:20 am. The earliest sunset is on December 11 at 4:30 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 25 at 9:34 pm.
Lancaster, MN gets 7h 56m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (16h 10m versus 8h 14m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 15m.
Lancaster, MN Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Lancaster. 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 Lancaster.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 17.5° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 63.9° (around Jun 18) in Lancaster. The smaller loop sits at the top, the signature of a Northern Hemisphere analemma. Notice the whole figure leans east of the meridian: over Lancaster the Sun reaches its highest point between 12:10 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.
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