Elk River
Sunrise and sunset in Elk River
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Elk River, in local time. At 45.3° N, the day lasts from 8 h 44 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 40 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:38, sunset at 18:18.
Day length 10 h 40 min, 3 min 0 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:58, with the Sun 34° above the horizon.
Times are Elk River time (CDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:59 | 19:56 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:34 | 19:22 |
| Civil twilight | 07:08 | 18:48 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:38 | 18:18 |
| Golden hour | 07:38–08:19 | 17:37–18:18 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Elk River
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 40 min, from sunrise at 05:26 to sunset at 21:05.
- Shortest day: December 21, 8 h 44 min, from sunrise at 07:50 to sunset at 16:34.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:45 | 17:06 | 9 h 20 min |
| February 21 | 07:05 | 17:50 | 10 h 45 min |
| March 21 | 07:15 | 19:28 | 12 h 13 min |
| April 21 | 06:18 | 20:08 | 13 h 49 min |
| May 21 | 05:37 | 20:44 | 15 h 07 min |
| June 21 | 05:26 | 21:05 | 15 h 40 min |
| July 21 | 05:46 | 20:54 | 15 h 07 min |
| August 21 | 06:22 | 20:11 | 13 h 48 min |
| September 21 | 07:00 | 19:13 | 12 h 13 min |
| October 21 | 07:38 | 18:18 | 10 h 40 min |
| November 21 | 07:20 | 16:38 | 9 h 18 min |
| December 21 | 07:50 | 16:34 | 8 h 44 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 45.3° N, 93.6° W, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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