Rochester, Minnesota
Sunrise and sunset in Rochester, Minnesota
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Rochester, Minnesota, in local time. At 44° N, the day lasts from 8 h 53 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 29 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:32, sunset at 18:16.
Day length 10 h 44 min, 2 min 52 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:54, with the Sun 35° above the horizon.
Times are Rochester, Minnesota time (CDT).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:55 | 19:52 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:29 | 19:18 |
| Civil twilight | 07:02 | 18:45 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:32 | 18:16 |
| Golden hour | 07:32–08:12 | 17:36–18:16 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Rochester, Minnesota
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 29 min, from sunrise at 05:27 to sunset at 20:56.
- Shortest day: December 21, 8 h 53 min, from sunrise at 07:41 to sunset at 16:34.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 07:37 | 17:05 | 9 h 28 min |
| February 21 | 06:59 | 17:47 | 10 h 48 min |
| March 21 | 07:11 | 19:23 | 12 h 13 min |
| April 21 | 06:16 | 20:01 | 13 h 45 min |
| May 21 | 05:37 | 20:35 | 14 h 58 min |
| June 21 | 05:27 | 20:56 | 15 h 29 min |
| July 21 | 05:46 | 20:45 | 14 h 59 min |
| August 21 | 06:20 | 20:04 | 13 h 44 min |
| September 21 | 06:56 | 19:08 | 12 h 13 min |
| October 21 | 07:32 | 18:16 | 10 h 44 min |
| November 21 | 07:12 | 16:38 | 9 h 26 min |
| December 21 | 07:41 | 16:34 | 8 h 53 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 44° N, 92.5° 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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