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Minneapolis, MN, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 57.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: May 8, 2026 at 10:45:07 pm
Sunrise Today: 5:52 am↑ 64° Northeast
Sunset Today: 8:27 pm↑ 296° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 2:00 am↑ 124° Southeast
Moonset Today: 11:01 am↑ 238° Southwest
Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 35 minutes (+2m 31s)
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Today's Sun Position in Minneapolis

Time: 10:45 pm
Altitude: -19.6°
Direction: 323° NW
Phase: Night

Day length today: 14h 34m 47s (May 8, 2026)

2 minutes, 31 seconds longer than yesterday (May 7, 2026)

5 hours, 48 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2025)

1 hour, 2 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2025)

The Sun's altitude in Minneapolis today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show the times of sunrise and sunset. Altitude and heading are displayed below the graph. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Minneapolis Today

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Day, night, and twilight times in Minneapolis today. Black is nighttime, light blue is daytime. The darker blue shadings represent the twilight phases during dawn (left) and dusk (right). Hover over the graph for more information. How to use this

Night 12:00 am – 3:49 am
Astro. Twilight 3:49 am – 4:37 am
Nautical Twilight 4:37 am – 5:19 am
Civil Twilight 5:19 am – 5:52 am
Daylight 5:52 am – 8:27 pm
Civil Twilight 8:27 pm – 9:00 pm
Nautical Twilight 9:00 pm – 9:42 pm
Astro. Twilight 9:42 pm – 10:30 pm
Night 10:30 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Minneapolis - Next 7 Days

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Solar Noon
May Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Time Mil. mi
May 8 5:52 am 8:27 pm 14:34:47 +2:31 1:09 pm (62.3°) 93.822
May 9 5:51 am 8:28 pm 14:37:17 +2:29 1:09 pm (62.5°) 93.844
May 10 5:49 am 8:29 pm 14:39:45 +2:27 1:09 pm (62.8°) 93.866
May 11 5:48 am 8:30 pm 14:42:11 +2:25 1:09 pm (63.1°) 93.888
May 12 5:47 am 8:32 pm 14:44:35 +2:23 1:09 pm (63.3°) 93.909
May 13 5:46 am 8:33 pm 14:46:57 +2:21 1:09 pm (63.6°) 93.930
May 14 5:45 am 8:34 pm 14:49:16 +2:19 1:09 pm (63.8°) 93.951
* All times are local time for Minneapolis. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Equinoxes & Solstices 2026

March equinox Mar 20 9:46 am
June solstice Jun 21 3:25 am
September equinox Sep 22 7:05 pm
December solstice Dec 21 2:50 pm
* All times are local Minneapolis time.

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Today's Moon in Minneapolis

Percent Illuminated: 57.3%
Time: 10:45 pm
Altitude: -38.0°
Direction: 81° E
Position: Waning Gibbous

The Moon's path in Minneapolis today. The horizontal line signifies the horizon, the vertical lines show times and headings of moonrise and moonset. The graph defaults to current time. Hover over it to select a different time. How to use this

Year 2026 Moon Phases

Moon in Minneapolis - Next 7 days

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
May Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
May 8 2:00 am 11:01 am - 6:27 am (21.8°) 248,268 63.8%
May 9 2:27 am 12:10 pm - 7:14 am (26.0°) 245,566 53.8%
May 10 2:49 am 1:20 pm - 7:59 am (31.2°) 242,256 43.5%
May 11 3:09 am 2:31 pm - 8:44 am (37.2°) 238,490 33.1%
May 12 3:27 am 3:43 pm - 9:28 am (43.7°) 234,518 23.1%
May 13 3:46 am 4:59 pm - 10:15 am (50.4°) 230,629 14.2%
May 14 4:07 am 6:19 pm - 11:05 am (57.1°) 227,183 6.9%
* All times are local time for Minneapolis. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Minneapolis This Coming Night

  Planetrise/Planetset, Fri, May 8, 2026
Planet Rise Set Meridian Comment
Mercury Sat 5:40 am Sat 7:55 pm Sat 12:47 pm Difficult to see
Venus Fri 7:21 am Fri 11:02 pm Fri 3:11 pm Good visibility
Mars Sat 4:53 am Sat 6:05 pm Sat 11:29 am Difficult to see
Jupiter Fri 9:53 am Sat 1:12 am Fri 5:33 pm Fairly good visibility
Saturn Sat 4:33 am Sat 4:54 pm Sat 10:43 am Average visibility
Uranus Sat 6:28 am Sat 9:25 pm Sat 1:57 pm Extremely difficult to see
Neptune Sat 4:15 am Sat 4:21 pm Sat 10:18 am Very difficult to see
* All times are local time for Minneapolis.

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