Sunrise and Sunset in Minot, United States

Today — Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Today the sun rises in Minot at 05:45 and sets at 21:49, giving 16h 04m of daylight.

   Sunrise 
 05:45     53° NE 
  Sunset 
 21:49     308° NW 
  Day length 
16h 04m
    0 min longer than yesterday 
  Solar noon 
 13:47     Sun altitude: 65.1° 
 

Times shown in America/Chicago · CDT · UTC-05:00

Sun Position

Sunrise 2026-06-16T05:45:18-05:00

Daylight 16.1h

Sunset 2026-06-16T21:49:08-05:00

Morning blue hour 05:03 05:20

Morning golden hour 05:49 06:34

Evening golden hour 21:00 21:45

Evening blue hour 22:13 22:30

Twilight phases

Tue, Jun 16, 2026

Twilight is the period before sunrise and after sunset when the sky is lit by scattered sunlight. There are three phases, each defined by how far the sun is below the horizon.

Sun alt / az -17.6° 168° SSE

Sky phase Astronomical twilight

Now 00:57

05:45 Sunrise

13:47 Solar noon

21:49 Sunset

Night Astronomical twilight Nautical twilight Civil twilight Golden hour Daylight

Sunrise 05:45
Solar noon 13:47
Sunset 21:49

Sun direction and altitude

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west — but the exact compass direction shifts with the seasons. At the solstices the difference can be 50° or more.

Sunrise: 53° NE Sunset: 308° NW Max altitude at noon: 65.1° above horizon

Sun path over the day

A polar view of the sun's path across the sky today as seen from Minot. The outer ring is the horizon; the centre is directly overhead.

Sun bearings—

Minot on the map · sun bearings today

Minot, United States

Sunrise05:45
Sunset21:49
Daylight16h 04m
Sunrise bearing53°
Sunset bearing308°

Continent: Americas
Country: United States
City: Minot
Population: 49.5K
Elevation: 494 m
Coordinates: 48.23°, -101.30°

Longest and shortest day of 2026

The earth's tilt makes the day length swing through the year. In Minot these are the extremes for 2026.

Spring equinox

March 17, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Longest day

June 21, 2026

Day length 16h 05m

Autumn equinox

September 26, 2026

Day length ~ 12h 00m

Shortest day

December 22, 2026

Day length 8h 20m

Time zone and daylight saving

Time zone

America/Chicago

UTC offset

UTC-05:00

Next clock change

November 1, 2026

backward · 1h

Yearly extremes

Earliest sunrise

June 16, 2026

05:45

Latest sunset

June 26, 2026

21:51

Day length throughout 2026

The length of the day across the entire year in Minot. Solstices are the peaks and troughs; equinoxes are the 12-hour crossings.

Longest day Shortest day

Minot sunrise calendar — June 2026

A full month of sunrise, sunset, twilight, and solar-noon times for Minot. Scroll horizontally on mobile to see all columns.

1Mon

15h 48m

Sunrise

05:5055° NE

Sunset

21:38

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:10·22:18

Diff

—

2Tue

15h 50m

Sunrise

05:4955° NE

Sunset

21:39

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:09·22:19

Diff

+2m

3Wed

15h 51m

Sunrise

05:4954° NE

Sunset

21:40

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:08·22:20

Diff

+2m

4Thu

15h 53m

Sunrise

05:4854° NE

Sunset

21:41

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:08·22:21

Diff

+1m

5Fri

15h 54m

Sunrise

05:4854° NE

Sunset

21:42

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:07·22:22

Diff

+1m

6Sat

15h 55m

Sunrise

05:4754° NE

Sunset

21:42

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:06·22:23

Diff

+1m

7Sun

15h 57m

Sunrise

05:4754° NE

Sunset

21:43

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:06·22:24

Diff

+1m

8Mon

15h 58m

Sunrise

05:4653° NE

Sunset

21:44

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:05·22:25

Diff

+1m

9Tue

15h 59m

Sunrise

05:4653° NE

Sunset

21:45

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:05·22:26

Diff

+1m

10Wed

16h 00m

Sunrise

05:4653° NE

Sunset

21:45

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:04·22:27

Diff

+1m

11Thu

16h 01m

Sunrise

05:4553° NE

Sunset

21:46

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:04·22:27

Diff

+1m

12Fri

16h 01m

Sunrise

05:4553° NE

Sunset

21:47

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:04·22:28

Diff

+1m

13Sat

16h 02m

Sunrise

05:4553° NE

Sunset

21:47

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:04·22:29

Diff

+1m

14Sun

16h 03m

Sunrise

05:4553° NE

Sunset

21:48

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:03·22:29

Diff

+1m

15Mon

16h 03m

Sunrise

05:4553° NE

Sunset

21:48

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:03·22:30

Diff

+1m

16TueToday

16h 04m

Sunrise

05:4553° NE

Sunset

21:49

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:03·22:30

Diff

17Wed

16h 04m

Sunrise

05:4552° NE

Sunset

21:49

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:03·22:31

Diff

18Thu

16h 05m

Sunrise

05:4552° NE

Sunset

21:49

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:03·22:31

Diff

19Fri

16h 05m

Sunrise

05:4552° NE

Sunset

21:50

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:03·22:31

Diff

20Sat

16h 05m

Sunrise

05:4552° NE

Sunset

21:50

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:03·22:32

Diff

21SunNotable

16h 05m

Sunrise

05:4552° NE

Sunset

21:50

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:04·22:32

Diff

22Mon

16h 05m

Sunrise

05:4652° NE

Sunset

21:50

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:04·22:32

Diff

23Tue

16h 05m

Sunrise

05:4652° NE

Sunset

21:51

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:04·22:32

Diff

24Wed

16h 05m

Sunrise

05:4652° NE

Sunset

21:51

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:04·22:32

Diff

25Thu

16h 04m

Sunrise

05:4652° NE

Sunset

21:51

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:05·22:32

Diff

26Fri

16h 04m

Sunrise

05:4752° NE

Sunset

21:51

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:05·22:32

Diff

27Sat

16h 03m

Sunrise

05:4753° NE

Sunset

21:51

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:06·22:32

Diff

28Sun

16h 03m

Sunrise

05:4853° NE

Sunset

21:51

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:06·22:32

Diff

-1m

29Mon

16h 02m

Sunrise

05:4853° NE

Sunset

21:50

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:07·22:32

Diff

-1m

30Tue

16h 01m

Sunrise

05:4953° NE

Sunset

21:50

Civil dawn / Civil dusk

05:07·22:32

Diff

-1m

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Daylight	Diff	Civil dawn	Civil dusk	Solar noon	Noon alt.	Rise dir.
1Mon	05:50	21:38	15h 48m	—	05:10	22:18	13:44	63.8°	55° NE
2Tue	05:49	21:39	15h 50m	+2m	05:09	22:19	13:44	64.0°	55° NE
3Wed	05:49	21:40	15h 51m	+2m	05:08	22:20	13:44	64.1°	54° NE
4Thu	05:48	21:41	15h 53m	+1m	05:08	22:21	13:44	64.2°	54° NE
5Fri	05:48	21:42	15h 54m	+1m	05:07	22:22	13:45	64.3°	54° NE
6Sat	05:47	21:42	15h 55m	+1m	05:06	22:23	13:45	64.4°	54° NE
7Sun	05:47	21:43	15h 57m	+1m	05:06	22:24	13:45	64.5°	54° NE
8Mon	05:46	21:44	15h 58m	+1m	05:05	22:25	13:45	64.6°	53° NE
9Tue	05:46	21:45	15h 59m	+1m	05:05	22:26	13:45	64.7°	53° NE
10Wed	05:46	21:45	16h 00m	+1m	05:04	22:27	13:46	64.8°	53° NE
11Thu	05:45	21:46	16h 01m	+1m	05:04	22:27	13:46	64.9°	53° NE
12Fri	05:45	21:47	16h 01m	+1m	05:04	22:28	13:46	64.9°	53° NE
13Sat	05:45	21:47	16h 02m	+1m	05:04	22:29	13:46	65.0°	53° NE
14Sun	05:45	21:48	16h 03m	+1m	05:03	22:29	13:46	65.0°	53° NE
15Mon	05:45	21:48	16h 03m	+1m	05:03	22:30	13:47	65.1°	53° NE
16TueToday	05:45	21:49	16h 04m	0m	05:03	22:30	13:47	65.1°	53° NE
17Wed	05:45	21:49	16h 04m	0m	05:03	22:31	13:47	65.2°	52° NE
18Thu	05:45	21:49	16h 05m	0m	05:03	22:31	13:47	65.2°	52° NE
19Fri	05:45	21:50	16h 05m	0m	05:03	22:31	13:47	65.2°	52° NE
20Sat	05:45	21:50	16h 05m	0m	05:03	22:32	13:48	65.2°	52° NE
21Sun★	05:45	21:50	16h 05m	0m	05:04	22:32	13:48	65.2°	52° NE
22Mon	05:46	21:50	16h 05m	0m	05:04	22:32	13:48	65.2°	52° NE
23Tue	05:46	21:51	16h 05m	0m	05:04	22:32	13:48	65.2°	52° NE
24Wed	05:46	21:51	16h 05m	0m	05:04	22:32	13:48	65.2°	52° NE
25Thu	05:46	21:51	16h 04m	0m	05:05	22:32	13:49	65.2°	52° NE
26Fri	05:47	21:51	16h 04m	0m	05:05	22:32	13:49	65.1°	52° NE
27Sat	05:47	21:51	16h 03m	0m	05:06	22:32	13:49	65.1°	53° NE
28Sun	05:48	21:51	16h 03m	-1m	05:06	22:32	13:49	65.0°	53° NE
29Mon	05:48	21:50	16h 02m	-1m	05:07	22:32	13:49	65.0°	53° NE
30Tue	05:49	21:50	16h 01m	-1m	05:07	22:32	13:50	64.9°	53° NE

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What time does the sun rise in Minot today?

The sun rises in Minot today at 05:45 (America/Chicago).

What time does the sun set in Minot today?

The sun sets in Minot today at 21:49 (America/Chicago).

How long is the day in Minot today?

Today's day length in Minot is 16h 04m, with 0 min longer than yesterday compared to yesterday.

When is the longest day of the year in Minot?

The longest day of 2026 in Minot is June 21, with 16h 05m of daylight.

When is the shortest day of the year in Minot?

The shortest day of 2026 in Minot is December 22, with 8h 20m of daylight.

What is the golden hour in Minot?

Golden hour in Minot today runs from 05:49 to 06:34 in the morning and from 21:00 to 21:45 in the evening — when the sun is low and warm.

In which direction does the sun rise in Minot?

Today the sun rises 53° east of north in Minot (approximately NE) and sets at 308° (NW).

Does Minot observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Minot uses America/Chicago, with the next DST transition on November 1, 2026.

When is the sun highest in Minot today?

The sun reaches its highest point over Minot today at 13:47 (America/Chicago), climbing to an altitude of 65.1° above the horizon.

When is the blue hour in Minot?

Blue hour in Minot runs from 05:03 to 05:20 before sunrise and from 22:13 to 22:30 after sunset — the cool, photogenic window right before sunrise and after sunset.

What is the difference between civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight?

Civil twilight covers the sun between 0° and 6° below the horizon; nautical twilight is 6° to 12°; astronomical twilight is 12° to 18°. After astronomical twilight the sky is fully dark.

Why does the day length change during the year?

Earth's rotational axis is tilted about 23.5° relative to its orbit, so as the planet circles the sun each hemisphere faces toward the sun for part of the year and away for the other. That tilt is why days grow longer around each summer solstice and shorter around each winter solstice — the effect is strongest near the poles and vanishes at the equator.

Data source

Times computed with the NOAA / SunCalc solar-geometry model. Sea-level horizon is assumed; local terrain and buildings may shift actual times by several minutes.

Sunrise JSON API https://worldstats.org/api/sunrise/minot-us

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