Grand Forks
Sunrise and sunset in Grand Forks
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Grand Forks, in local time. At 47.9° N, the day lasts from 8 h 23 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 02 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:56, sunset at 18:28.
Day length 10 h 32 min, 3 min 18 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:12, with the Sun 31° above the horizon.
Times are Grand Forks time (CDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:12 | 20:11 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:48 | 19:35 |
| Civil twilight | 07:24 | 18:59 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:56 | 18:28 |
| Golden hour | 07:56–08:39 | 17:44–18:28 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Grand Forks
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 02 min, from sunrise at 05:28 to sunset at 21:31.
- Shortest day: December 21, 8 h 23 min, from sunrise at 08:14 to sunset at 16:37.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:07 | 17:11 | 9 h 04 min |
| February 21 | 07:23 | 18:00 | 10 h 37 min |
| March 21 | 07:28 | 19:42 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 06:27 | 20:27 | 14 h 00 min |
| May 21 | 05:42 | 21:07 | 15 h 25 min |
| June 21 | 05:28 | 21:31 | 16 h 02 min |
| July 21 | 05:51 | 21:17 | 15 h 26 min |
| August 21 | 06:31 | 20:30 | 13 h 59 min |
| September 21 | 07:13 | 19:27 | 12 h 14 min |
| October 21 | 07:56 | 18:28 | 10 h 32 min |
| November 21 | 07:43 | 16:44 | 9 h 01 min |
| December 21 | 08:14 | 16:37 | 8 h 23 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 47.9° N, 97° 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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