Sunrise and sunset times in Willow River, MN
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Today
October 20, 2026. Current time: 12:03:27 pm
Night ends at 5:55 am5:55:19 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.·Dawn at 7:05 am7:05:06 am
Dawn, first light: 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: 6:15:47 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).
Dusk at 6:46 pm6:46:20 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: the end of civil twilight. The Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.·Night at 7:56 pm7:55:59 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: 31.95° · Azimuth: 164.7° (S)
Daylight Golden Hour Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night
Day length: 10 hours, 40 minutes
6 hours, 12 minutes left for today's sunset in Willow River
Moon set on Oct 20 at 1:06 am
Moon will rise on Oct 20 at 3:56 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 5:57 am5:56:38 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.·Dawn at 7:06 am7:06:26 am
Dawn, first light: 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: 7:37:05 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: 6:14:04 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).
Dusk at 6:45 pm6:44:40 pm
Dusk, when it gets dark: 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 pm7:54:21 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, 36 minutes
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Willow River
Moon will set on Oct 21 at 2:16 am Moon will rise on Oct 21 at 4:15 pmMoon phase: 🌔 Waxing Gibbous (82%)
- Willow River, Minnesota
- Latitude: 46.318279 (North)
- Longitude: -92.841309 (West)
- Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5)
Shortest day in Willow River, 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, 35 minutes.Longest day in Willow River, 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, 47 minutes.
October 2026 - Willow River, 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 Willow River.
All times are in Willow River's time: Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5).
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 34 minutes over the course of October 2026 in Willow River, MN - from 11 hours, 40 minutes on the first day to 10 hours, 6 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.6:40:06 am | 7:10:04 am | +1m 18s | 6:51:03 pm | -1m 57s | Twilight endEnd of civil twilight: the Sun reaches 6° below the horizon, and from then on artificial light is needed outdoors.7:20:57 pm | 11h 40m 59s | -3m 15s | Solar noonTime of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.1:00:57 pm | 40.28° | 6:05:11 am | 7:55:47 pm | 5:29:42 am | 8:31:08 pm | Night lengthCalculated from this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.12h 20m 19s | 🌖 (65%)Waning Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:01:07 am | 3.4° S |
| Fri, Oct 2 | 6:41:24 am | 7:11:22 am | +1m 18s | 6:49:06 pm | -1m 57s | 7:19:01 pm | 11h 37m 44s | -3m 15s | 1:00:38 pm | 39.89° | 6:06:30 am | 7:53:49 pm | 5:31:06 am | 8:29:07 pm | 12h 23m 35s | 🌖 (54%)Waning Gibbous: 54% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:48 am | 3.8° S |
| Sat, Oct 3 | 6:42:42 am | 7:12:41 am | +1m 19s | 6:47:10 pm | -1m 56s | 7:17:06 pm | 11h 34m 29s | -3m 15s | 1:00:19 pm | 39.51° | 6:07:50 am | 7:51:52 pm | 5:32:29 am | 8:27:06 pm | 12h 26m 50s | 🌗 (43%) Last quarter at 8:25 amLast quarter at 8:25 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 43% illuminated |
1:00:28 am | 4.2° S |
| Sun, Oct 4 | 6:44:00 am | 7:14:00 am | +1m 19s | 6:45:14 pm | -1m 56s | 7:15:11 pm | 11h 31m 14s | -3m 15s | 1:00:01 pm | 39.12° | 6:09:09 am | 7:49:57 pm | 5:33:52 am | 8:25:07 pm | 12h 30m 5s | 🌘 (32%)Waning Crescent: 32% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 1:00:11 am | 4.6° S |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:45:18 am | 7:15:19 am | +1m 19s | 6:43:19 pm | -1m 55s | 7:13:17 pm | 11h 28m 0s | -3m 14s | 12:59:42 pm | 38.74° | 6:10:28 am | 7:48:01 pm | 5:35:15 am | 8:23:08 pm | 12h 33m 20s | 🌘 (22%)Waning Crescent: 22% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:51 am | 4.9° S |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:46:36 am | 7:16:39 am | +1m 20s | 6:41:24 pm | -1m 55s | 7:11:23 pm | 11h 24m 45s | -3m 14s | 12:59:25 pm | 38.35° | 6:11:47 am | 7:46:07 pm | 5:36:37 am | 8:21:11 pm | 12h 36m 34s | 🌘 (13%)Waning Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:34 am | 5.3° S |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:47:55 am | 7:17:58 am | +1m 19s | 6:39:30 pm | -1m 54s | 7:09:30 pm | 11h 21m 32s | -3m 14s | 12:59:07 pm | 37.97° | 6:13:06 am | 7:44:14 pm | 5:37:59 am | 8:19:15 pm | 12h 39m 48s | 🌘 (7%)Waning Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:59:16 am | 5.7° S |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:49:13 am | 7:19:18 am | +1m 20s | 6:37:36 pm | -1m 54s | 7:07:38 pm | 11h 18m 18s | -3m 14s | 12:58:50 pm | 37.59° | 6:14:25 am | 7:42:21 pm | 5:39:21 am | 8:17:20 pm | 12h 43m 2s | 🌘 (2%)Waning Crescent: 2% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:59 am | 6.1° S |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:50:32 am | 7:20:38 am | +1m 20s | 6:35:43 pm | -1m 53s | 7:05:46 pm | 11h 15m 5s | -3m 13s | 12:58:33 pm | 37.21° | 6:15:44 am | 7:40:30 pm | 5:40:42 am | 8:15:26 pm | 12h 46m 16s | 🌘 (0.3%)Waning Crescent: 0.3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:41 am | 6.5° S |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 6:51:51 am | 7:21:59 am | +1m 21s | 6:33:50 pm | -1m 53s | 7:03:56 pm | 11h 11m 51s | -3m 13s | 12:58:17 pm | 36.83° | 6:17:03 am | 7:38:39 pm | 5:42:03 am | 8:13:33 pm | 12h 49m 30s | 🌑 (0.5%) New moon at 10:50 amNew moon at 10:50 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 0.5% illuminated |
12:58:25 am | 6.8° S |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6:53:09 am | 7:23:20 am | +1m 21s | 6:31:58 pm | -1m 52s | 7:02:06 pm | 11h 8m 38s | -3m 13s | 12:58:02 pm | 36.45° | 6:18:21 am | 7:36:50 pm | 5:43:24 am | 8:11:42 pm | 12h 52m 43s | 🌒 (3%)Waxing Crescent: 3% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:58:10 am | 7.2° S |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 6:54:28 am | 7:24:41 am | +1m 21s | 6:30:07 pm | -1m 51s | 7:00:17 pm | 11h 5m 26s | -3m 12s | 12:57:46 pm | 36.08° | 6:19:40 am | 7:35:01 pm | 5:44:44 am | 8:09:51 pm | 12h 55m 55s | 🌒 (7%)Waxing Crescent: 7% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:53 am | 7.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6:55:47 am | 7:26:02 am | +1m 21s | 6:28:17 pm | -1m 50s | 6:58:29 pm | 11h 2m 15s | -3m 12s | 12:57:32 pm | 35.71° | 6:20:58 am | 7:33:14 pm | 5:46:04 am | 8:08:03 pm | 12h 59m 7s | 🌒 (13%)Waxing Crescent: 13% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:40 am | 8.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:57:07 am | 7:27:24 am | +1m 22s | 6:26:27 pm | -1m 50s | 6:56:42 pm | 10h 59m 3s | -3m 11s | 12:57:17 pm | 35.33° | 6:22:17 am | 7:31:28 pm | 5:47:24 am | 8:06:15 pm | 13h 2m 19s | 🌒 (20%)Waxing Crescent: 20% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:24 am | 8.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:58:26 am | 7:28:46 am | +1m 22s | 6:24:38 pm | -1m 49s | 6:54:55 pm | 10h 55m 52s | -3m 11s | 12:57:04 pm | 34.96° | 6:23:35 am | 7:29:43 pm | 5:48:44 am | 8:04:29 pm | 13h 5m 30s | 🌒 (28%)Waxing Crescent: 28% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:57:11 am | 8.7° S |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6:59:46 am | 7:30:08 am | +1m 22s | 6:22:50 pm | -1m 48s | 6:53:10 pm | 10h 52m 42s | -3m 10s | 12:56:51 pm | 34.60° | 6:24:54 am | 7:27:59 pm | 5:50:03 am | 8:02:44 pm | 13h 8m 41s | 🌒 (36%)Waxing Crescent: 36% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:58 am | 9.1° S |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 7:01:05 am | 7:31:31 am | +1m 23s | 6:21:03 pm | -1m 47s | 6:51:26 pm | 10h 49m 32s | -3m 10s | 12:56:38 pm | 34.23° | 6:26:12 am | 7:26:16 pm | 5:51:23 am | 8:01:00 pm | 13h 11m 51s | 🌒 (46%)Waxing Crescent: 46% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:44 am | 9.4° S |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 7:02:25 am | 7:32:54 am | +1m 23s | 6:19:17 pm | -1m 46s | 6:49:43 pm | 10h 46m 23s | -3m 9s | 12:56:27 pm | 33.87° | 6:27:30 am | 7:24:34 pm | 5:52:42 am | 7:59:18 pm | 13h 15m 0s | 🌓 (55%) First quarter at 11:12 amFirst quarter at 11:12 am. At midnight, at the end of the day: 55% illuminated |
12:56:33 am | 9.8° S |
| Mon, Oct 19 | 7:03:45 am | 7:34:17 am | +1m 23s | 6:17:31 pm | -1m 46s | 6:48:01 pm | 10h 43m 14s | -3m 9s | 12:56:15 pm | 33.51° | 6:28:49 am | 7:22:54 pm | 5:54:00 am | 7:57:38 pm | 13h 18m 10s | 🌔 (65%)Waxing Gibbous: 65% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:20 am | 10.2° S |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 7:05:06 am | 7:35:41 am | +1m 24s | 6:15:47 pm | -1m 44s | 6:46:20 pm | 10h 40m 6s | -3m 8s | 12:56:05 pm | 33.15° | 6:30:07 am | 7:21:15 pm | 5:55:19 am | 7:55:59 pm | 13h 21m 18s | 🌔 (74%)Waxing Gibbous: 74% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:10 am | 10.5° S |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 7:06:26 am | 7:37:05 am | +1m 24s | 6:14:04 pm | -1m 43s | 6:44:40 pm | 10h 36m 59s | -3m 7s | 12:55:55 pm | 32.79° | 6:31:25 am | 7:19:37 pm | 5:56:38 am | 7:54:21 pm | 13h 24m 25s | 🌔 (82%)Waxing Gibbous: 82% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:56:00 am | 10.9° S |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 7:07:46 am | 7:38:29 am | +1m 24s | 6:12:21 pm | -1m 43s | 6:43:02 pm | 10h 33m 52s | -3m 6s | 12:55:46 pm | 32.44° | 6:32:44 am | 7:18:01 pm | 5:57:56 am | 7:52:45 pm | 13h 27m 32s | 🌔 (89%)Waxing Gibbous: 89% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:51 am | 11.2° S |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 7:09:07 am | 7:39:53 am | +1m 24s | 6:10:40 pm | -1m 41s | 6:41:24 pm | 10h 30m 47s | -3m 6s | 12:55:37 pm | 32.09° | 6:34:02 am | 7:16:26 pm | 5:59:14 am | 7:51:10 pm | 13h 30m 38s | 🌔 (95%)Waxing Gibbous: 95% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:41 am | 11.6° S |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 7:10:28 am | 7:41:18 am | +1m 25s | 6:09:00 pm | -1m 40s | 6:39:48 pm | 10h 27m 42s | -3m 5s | 12:55:29 pm | 31.74° | 6:35:20 am | 7:14:53 pm | 6:00:32 am | 7:49:38 pm | 13h 33m 43s | 🌔 (99%)Waxing Gibbous: 99% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:33 am | 11.9° S |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 7:11:49 am | 7:42:43 am | +1m 25s | 6:07:21 pm | -1m 39s | 6:38:14 pm | 10h 24m 38s | -3m 4s | 12:55:22 pm | 31.40° | 6:36:39 am | 7:13:21 pm | 6:01:50 am | 7:48:06 pm | 13h 36m 47s | 🌕 (99.8%) Full moon at 11:11 pmFull moon at 11:11 pm. At midnight, at the end of the day: 99.8% illuminated |
12:55:25 am | 12.3° S |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 7:13:10 am | 7:44:08 am | +1m 25s | 6:05:44 pm | -1m 37s | 6:36:40 pm | 10h 21m 36s | -3m 3s | 12:55:16 pm | 31.06° | 6:37:57 am | 7:11:50 pm | 6:03:07 am | 7:46:37 pm | 13h 39m 50s | 🌖 (98%)Waning Gibbous: 98% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:19 am | 12.6° S |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 7:14:31 am | 7:45:34 am | +1m 26s | 6:04:07 pm | -1m 37s | 6:35:08 pm | 10h 18m 33s | -3m 2s | 12:55:10 pm | 30.72° | 6:39:15 am | 7:10:21 pm | 6:04:24 am | 7:45:09 pm | 13h 42m 52s | 🌖 (94%)Waning Gibbous: 94% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:13 am | 13.0° S |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 7:15:52 am | 7:46:59 am | +1m 25s | 6:02:32 pm | -1m 35s | 6:33:38 pm | 10h 15m 33s | -3m 1s | 12:55:05 pm | 30.38° | 6:40:34 am | 7:08:54 pm | 6:05:42 am | 7:43:42 pm | 13h 45m 53s | 🌖 (87%)Waning Gibbous: 87% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:07 am | 13.3° S |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 7:17:14 am | 7:48:25 am | +1m 26s | 6:00:59 pm | -1m 33s | 6:32:09 pm | 10h 12m 34s | -3m 0s | 12:55:01 pm | 30.05° | 6:41:52 am | 7:07:28 pm | 6:06:59 am | 7:42:18 pm | 13h 48m 52s | 🌖 (79%)Waning Gibbous: 79% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:03 am | 13.6° S |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:18:35 am | 7:49:51 am | +1m 26s | 5:59:26 pm | -1m 33s | 6:30:41 pm | 10h 9m 35s | -2m 58s | 12:54:58 pm | 29.73° | 6:43:10 am | 7:06:04 pm | 6:08:16 am | 7:40:55 pm | 13h 51m 52s | 🌖 (68%)Waning Gibbous: 68% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:55:00 am | 14.0° S |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 7:19:57 am | 7:51:18 am | +1m 27s | 5:57:56 pm | -1m 30s | 6:29:15 pm | 10h 6m 38s | -2m 57s | 12:54:55 pm | 29.40° | 6:44:28 am | 7:04:41 pm | 6:09:32 am | 7:39:34 pm | 13h 54m 48s | 🌖 (57%)Waning Gibbous: 57% illuminated at midnight, at the end of the day | 12:54:56 am | 14.3° S |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Willow River, MN - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Willow River, 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 Willow River, MN.
Daylight Dawn & dusk (civil twilight) Night Solar noon · Vertical steps in the curves = DST clock change
Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Willow River, MN
In Willow River, MN, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 15 at 5:18 am, while the latest sunrise is on January 1 at 7:54 am. The earliest sunset is on December 10 at 4:24 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 25 at 9:07 pm.
Willow River, MN gets 7h 12m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 47m versus 8h 35m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 14m.
Willow River, MN Analemma
Due to Earth's tilted axis and slightly elliptical orbit, the Sun is never seen in the same position at noon in Willow River. 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 Willow River.
Over the year, the 12:00 Sun swings between just 20.2° above the horizon (around Dec 21) and 67° (around Jun 21) in Willow River. 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.
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