Sunrise and sunset times in Tower, MN
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 12:02:14 pm
Night ends at 5:52 am5:52:26 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 7:04 am7:04:11 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: 7:35:41 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: 6:11:13 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 6:43 pm6:42:40 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 7:54 pm7:54:17 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: 30.56° · Azimuth: 165.2° (S)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 35 minutes
6 hours, 8 minutes left for today's sunset in Tower
Moonset: 12:59 am
Moonrise: 3:58 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 5:54 am5:53:50 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 am7:05:37 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: 7:37:10 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: 6:09:25 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 6:41 pm6:40:55 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 7:53 pm7:52:34 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, 32 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Tower
Moonset: 2:10 am Moonrise: 4:15 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (82%)
- Tower, Minnesota
- Latitude: 47.805473 (North)
- Longitude: -92.274605 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Tower, 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, 23 minutes.Longest day in Tower, 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, 1 minute.
October 2026 - Tower, 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 Tower.
All times are in Tower's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 39 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Tower, MN - from 11 hours, 39 minutes on the first day to 10 hours 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.6:37:35 am | 7:08:24 am | +1m 23s | 6:48:08 pm | -2m 3s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:18:54 pm | 11h 39m 44s | -3m 26s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.12:58:41 pm | 38.79° | 6:01:39 am | 7:54:43 pm | 5:25:04 am | 8:31:10 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 21m 40s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:51 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:38:58 am | 7:09:48 am | +1m 24s | 6:46:07 pm | -2m 1s | 7:16:52 pm | 11h 36m 19s | -3m 26s | 12:58:22 pm | 38.41° | 6:03:04 am | 7:52:40 pm | 5:26:34 am | 8:29:03 pm | 12h 25m 5s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:32 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:40:21 am | 7:11:12 am | +1m 24s | 6:44:05 pm | -2m 2s | 7:14:52 pm | 11h 32m 53s | -3m 25s | 12:58:03 pm | 38.02° | 6:04:29 am | 7:50:38 pm | 5:28:03 am | 8:26:56 pm | 12h 28m 31s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
12:58:12 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:41:45 am | 7:12:36 am | +1m 24s | 6:42:04 pm | -2m 1s | 7:12:52 pm | 11h 29m 28s | -3m 25s | 12:57:45 pm | 37.63° | 6:05:54 am | 7:48:37 pm | 5:29:32 am | 8:24:51 pm | 12h 31m 56s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:55 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:43:08 am | 7:14:00 am | +1m 24s | 6:40:04 pm | -2m 0s | 7:10:52 pm | 11h 26m 4s | -3m 25s | 12:57:26 pm | 37.25° | 6:07:18 am | 7:46:36 pm | 5:31:01 am | 8:22:47 pm | 12h 35m 21s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:35 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:44:32 am | 7:15:25 am | +1m 25s | 6:38:04 pm | -2m 0s | 7:08:53 pm | 11h 22m 39s | -3m 25s | 12:57:09 pm | 36.87° | 6:08:43 am | 7:44:37 pm | 5:32:29 am | 8:20:43 pm | 12h 38m 46s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:18 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:45:55 am | 7:16:50 am | +1m 25s | 6:36:04 pm | -2m 0s | 7:06:55 pm | 11h 19m 14s | -3m 24s | 12:56:51 pm | 36.48° | 6:10:07 am | 7:42:38 pm | 5:33:56 am | 8:18:42 pm | 12h 42m 11s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:00 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:47:19 am | 7:18:15 am | +1m 25s | 6:34:05 pm | -1m 59s | 7:04:58 pm | 11h 15m 50s | -3m 24s | 12:56:34 pm | 36.10° | 6:11:31 am | 7:40:40 pm | 5:35:24 am | 8:16:41 pm | 12h 45m 36s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:43 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:48:42 am | 7:19:41 am | +1m 26s | 6:32:07 pm | -1m 58s | 7:03:01 pm | 11h 12m 26s | -3m 24s | 12:56:17 pm | 35.72° | 6:12:55 am | 7:38:44 pm | 5:36:51 am | 8:14:41 pm | 12h 48m 59s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:25 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:50:06 am | 7:21:06 am | +1m 25s | 6:30:09 pm | -1m 58s | 7:01:06 pm | 11h 9m 3s | -3m 24s | 12:56:01 pm | 35.35° | 6:14:19 am | 7:36:48 pm | 5:38:17 am | 8:12:43 pm | 12h 52m 23s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
12:56:09 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:51:30 am | 7:22:32 am | +1m 26s | 6:28:12 pm | -1m 57s | 6:59:11 pm | 11h 5m 40s | -3m 23s | 12:55:46 pm | 34.97° | 6:15:43 am | 7:34:53 pm | 5:39:43 am | 8:10:46 pm | 12h 55m 47s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:54 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:52:54 am | 7:23:59 am | +1m 27s | 6:26:15 pm | -1m 57s | 6:57:17 pm | 11h 2m 16s | -3m 23s | 12:55:30 pm | 34.59° | 6:17:06 am | 7:33:00 pm | 5:41:09 am | 8:08:51 pm | 12h 59m 10s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:37 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:54:18 am | 7:25:25 am | +1m 26s | 6:24:20 pm | -1m 55s | 6:55:24 pm | 10h 58m 55s | -3m 22s | 12:55:16 pm | 34.22° | 6:18:30 am | 7:31:07 pm | 5:42:35 am | 8:06:57 pm | 13h 2m 32s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:24 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:55:43 am | 7:26:52 am | +1m 27s | 6:22:25 pm | -1m 55s | 6:53:31 pm | 10h 55m 33s | -3m 22s | 12:55:01 pm | 33.85° | 6:19:54 am | 7:29:16 pm | 5:44:00 am | 8:05:04 pm | 13h 5m 55s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:08 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:57:07 am | 7:28:20 am | +1m 28s | 6:20:31 pm | -1m 54s | 6:51:40 pm | 10h 52m 11s | -3m 21s | 12:54:48 pm | 33.48° | 6:21:17 am | 7:27:26 pm | 5:45:25 am | 8:03:12 pm | 13h 9m 16s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:55 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:58:32 am | 7:29:47 am | +1m 27s | 6:18:37 pm | -1m 54s | 6:49:50 pm | 10h 48m 50s | -3m 21s | 12:54:35 pm | 33.11° | 6:22:41 am | 7:25:37 pm | 5:46:50 am | 8:01:22 pm | 13h 12m 38s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:42 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 6:59:57 am | 7:31:15 am | +1m 28s | 6:16:45 pm | -1m 52s | 6:48:01 pm | 10h 45m 30s | -3m 20s | 12:54:22 pm | 32.75° | 6:24:04 am | 7:23:49 pm | 5:48:14 am | 7:59:33 pm | 13h 15m 58s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:28 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:01:21 am | 7:32:43 am | +1m 28s | 6:14:53 pm | -1m 52s | 6:46:13 pm | 10h 42m 10s | -3m 20s | 12:54:11 pm | 32.38° | 6:25:27 am | 7:22:03 pm | 5:49:39 am | 7:57:46 pm | 13h 19m 19s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:54:17 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:02:46 am | 7:34:12 am | +1m 29s | 6:13:03 pm | -1m 50s | 6:44:26 pm | 10h 38m 51s | -3m 19s | 12:53:59 pm | 32.02° | 6:26:51 am | 7:20:18 pm | 5:51:03 am | 7:56:01 pm | 13h 22m 38s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:04 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:04:11 am | 7:35:41 am | +1m 29s | 6:11:13 pm | -1m 50s | 6:42:40 pm | 10h 35m 32s | -3m 18s | 12:53:49 pm | 31.66° | 6:28:14 am | 7:18:34 pm | 5:52:26 am | 7:54:17 pm | 13h 25m 57s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:54 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:05:37 am | 7:37:10 am | +1m 29s | 6:09:25 pm | -1m 48s | 6:40:55 pm | 10h 32m 15s | -3m 18s | 12:53:39 pm | 31.31° | 6:29:37 am | 7:16:51 pm | 5:53:50 am | 7:52:34 pm | 13h 29m 14s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:44 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:07:02 am | 7:38:39 am | +1m 29s | 6:07:37 pm | -1m 48s | 6:39:12 pm | 10h 28m 58s | -3m 17s | 12:53:30 pm | 30.95° | 6:31:00 am | 7:15:10 pm | 5:55:13 am | 7:50:53 pm | 13h 32m 32s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:35 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:08:28 am | 7:40:09 am | +1m 30s | 6:05:51 pm | -1m 46s | 6:37:30 pm | 10h 25m 42s | -3m 16s | 12:53:21 pm | 30.60° | 6:32:23 am | 7:13:31 pm | 5:56:36 am | 7:49:14 pm | 13h 35m 48s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:25 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:09:53 am | 7:41:39 am | +1m 30s | 6:04:06 pm | -1m 45s | 6:35:49 pm | 10h 22m 27s | -3m 15s | 12:53:13 pm | 30.26° | 6:33:46 am | 7:11:53 pm | 5:57:59 am | 7:47:36 pm | 13h 39m 3s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:17 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:11:19 am | 7:43:09 am | +1m 30s | 6:02:22 pm | -1m 44s | 6:34:09 pm | 10h 19m 13s | -3m 14s | 12:53:06 pm | 29.91° | 6:35:09 am | 7:10:16 pm | 5:59:21 am | 7:46:00 pm | 13h 42m 17s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:53:09 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:12:45 am | 7:44:39 am | +1m 30s | 6:00:39 pm | -1m 43s | 6:32:31 pm | 10h 16m 0s | -3m 13s | 12:53:00 pm | 29.57° | 6:36:32 am | 7:08:41 pm | 6:00:43 am | 7:44:26 pm | 13h 45m 31s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:53:03 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:14:11 am | 7:46:10 am | +1m 31s | 5:58:58 pm | -1m 41s | 6:30:54 pm | 10h 12m 48s | -3m 12s | 12:52:54 pm | 29.23° | 6:37:55 am | 7:07:07 pm | 6:02:05 am | 7:42:53 pm | 13h 48m 43s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:57 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:15:37 am | 7:47:41 am | +1m 31s | 5:57:17 pm | -1m 41s | 6:29:19 pm | 10h 9m 36s | -3m 11s | 12:52:49 pm | 28.90° | 6:39:18 am | 7:05:35 pm | 6:03:27 am | 7:41:22 pm | 13h 51m 55s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:51 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:17:03 am | 7:49:12 am | +1m 31s | 5:55:39 pm | -1m 38s | 6:27:45 pm | 10h 6m 27s | -3m 10s | 12:52:45 pm | 28.57° | 6:40:41 am | 7:04:05 pm | 6:04:49 am | 7:39:53 pm | 13h 55m 4s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:47 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:18:29 am | 7:50:43 am | +1m 31s | 5:54:01 pm | -1m 38s | 6:26:13 pm | 10h 3m 18s | -3m 9s | 12:52:42 pm | 28.24° | 6:42:03 am | 7:02:36 pm | 6:06:10 am | 7:38:26 pm | 13h 58m 13s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:44 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:19:55 am | 7:52:14 am | +1m 31s | 5:52:25 pm | -1m 36s | 6:24:42 pm | 10h 0m 11s | -3m 7s | 12:52:39 pm | 27.92° | 6:43:26 am | 7:01:09 pm | 6:07:31 am | 7:37:00 pm | 14h 1m 21s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:52:40 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Tower, MN - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Tower, 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 Tower, MN.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Tower, MN
In Tower, MN, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 16 at 5:09 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 1 at 7:58 am. The earliest sunset is on December 10 at 4:16 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 25 at 9:11 pm.
Tower, MN gets 7h 37m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (16h 01m versus 8h 23m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
Tower, MN Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Tower. 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 Tower.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 18.7° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 65.5° (around Jun 21) in Tower. 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 Tower, MN
These nearby towns and cities have almost the same sunrise and sunset times as Tower, MN — the difference is only seconds to a couple of minutes. Select any place to see its own sun calendar:
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