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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA — Sunrise, Sunset, and Daylength, December 2026

Daylight

7:28 am – 5:25 pm
9 hours, 57 minutes

Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 1:38:47 am
Sun Direction: 33° Northeast
Sun Altitude: -57.5°
Sun Distance: 91.634 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2026 9:46 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:28 am 112° Southeast
Sunset Today: 5:25 pm 248° West

2026 Sun Graph for Minneapolis

December 2026 — Sun in Minneapolis

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2026 Sunrise/Sunset Daylength Astronomical Twilight Nautical Twilight Civil Twilight Solar Noon
Dec Sunrise Sunset Length Diff. Start End Start End Start End Time Mil. mi
1 7:31 am (121°) 4:32 pm (239°) 9:01:54 −1:32 5:46 am 6:18 pm 6:21 am 5:42 pm 6:58 am 5:06 pm 12:02 pm (23.2°) 91.661
2 7:32 am (121°) 4:32 pm (239°) 9:00:26 −1:28 5:46 am 6:17 pm 6:22 am 5:42 pm 6:59 am 5:05 pm 12:02 pm (23.0°) 91.647
3 7:33 am (121°) 4:32 pm (239°) 8:59:01 −1:24 5:47 am 6:17 pm 6:23 am 5:42 pm 7:00 am 5:05 pm 12:02 pm (22.9°) 91.633
4 7:34 am (121°) 4:32 pm (238°) 8:57:40 −1:20 5:48 am 6:17 pm 6:24 am 5:42 pm 7:01 am 5:05 pm 12:03 pm (22.8°) 91.620
5 7:35 am (122°) 4:31 pm (238°) 8:56:24 −1:16 5:49 am 6:17 pm 6:25 am 5:42 pm 7:02 am 5:05 pm 12:03 pm (22.6°) 91.607
6 7:36 am (122°) 4:31 pm (238°) 8:55:12 −1:12 5:50 am 6:17 pm 6:26 am 5:41 pm 7:03 am 5:05 pm 12:04 pm (22.5°) 91.594
7 7:37 am (122°) 4:31 pm (238°) 8:54:04 −1:07 5:51 am 6:17 pm 6:27 am 5:41 pm 7:04 am 5:05 pm 12:04 pm (22.4°) 91.581
8 7:38 am (122°) 4:31 pm (238°) 8:53:00 −1:03 5:52 am 6:17 pm 6:27 am 5:41 pm 7:04 am 5:04 pm 12:05 pm (22.3°) 91.569
9 7:39 am (122°) 4:31 pm (238°) 8:52:01 −0:59 5:53 am 6:17 pm 6:28 am 5:42 pm 7:05 am 5:04 pm 12:05 pm (22.2°) 91.557
10 7:40 am (122°) 4:31 pm (238°) 8:51:06 −0:54 5:54 am 6:17 pm 6:29 am 5:42 pm 7:06 am 5:05 pm 12:05 pm (22.1°) 91.546
11 7:41 am (123°) 4:31 pm (237°) 8:50:16 −0:50 5:54 am 6:17 pm 6:30 am 5:42 pm 7:07 am 5:05 pm 12:06 pm (22.0°) 91.535
12 7:42 am (123°) 4:31 pm (237°) 8:49:30 −0:45 5:55 am 6:18 pm 6:31 am 5:42 pm 7:08 am 5:05 pm 12:06 pm (21.9°) 91.524
13 7:42 am (123°) 4:31 pm (237°) 8:48:49 −0:41 5:56 am 6:18 pm 6:32 am 5:42 pm 7:09 am 5:05 pm 12:07 pm (21.9°) 91.513
14 7:43 am (123°) 4:31 pm (237°) 8:48:12 −0:36 5:57 am 6:18 pm 6:32 am 5:42 pm 7:09 am 5:05 pm 12:07 pm (21.8°) 91.503
15 7:44 am (123°) 4:32 pm (237°) 8:47:41 −0:31 5:57 am 6:18 pm 6:33 am 5:43 pm 7:10 am 5:05 pm 12:08 pm (21.8°) 91.493
16 7:45 am (123°) 4:32 pm (237°) 8:47:14 −0:26 5:58 am 6:19 pm 6:34 am 5:43 pm 7:11 am 5:06 pm 12:08 pm (21.7°) 91.484
17 7:45 am (123°) 4:32 pm (237°) 8:46:51 −0:22 5:59 am 6:19 pm 6:34 am 5:43 pm 7:12 am 5:06 pm 12:09 pm (21.7°) 91.475
18 7:46 am (123°) 4:33 pm (237°) 8:46:34 −0:17 5:59 am 6:19 pm 6:35 am 5:44 pm 7:12 am 5:06 pm 12:09 pm (21.7°) 91.467
19 7:47 am (123°) 4:33 pm (237°) 8:46:21 −0:12 6:00 am 6:20 pm 6:36 am 5:44 pm 7:13 am 5:07 pm 12:10 pm (21.6°) 91.459
20 7:47 am (123°) 4:33 pm (237°) 8:46:14 −0:07 6:00 am 6:20 pm 6:36 am 5:44 pm 7:13 am 5:07 pm 12:10 pm (21.6°) 91.451
21 7:48 am (123°) 4:34 pm (237°) 8:46:11 −0:02 6:01 am 6:21 pm 6:37 am 5:45 pm 7:14 am 5:08 pm 12:11 pm (21.6°) 91.444
22 7:48 am (123°) 4:34 pm (237°) 8:46:13 +0:01 6:01 am 6:21 pm 6:37 am 5:45 pm 7:14 am 5:08 pm 12:11 pm (21.6°) 91.438
23 7:49 am (123°) 4:35 pm (237°) 8:46:19 +0:06 6:02 am 6:22 pm 6:38 am 5:46 pm 7:15 am 5:09 pm 12:12 pm (21.6°) 91.432
24 7:49 am (123°) 4:36 pm (237°) 8:46:31 +0:11 6:02 am 6:22 pm 6:38 am 5:47 pm 7:15 am 5:09 pm 12:12 pm (21.7°) 91.427
25 7:49 am (123°) 4:36 pm (237°) 8:46:47 +0:16 6:03 am 6:23 pm 6:38 am 5:47 pm 7:16 am 5:10 pm 12:13 pm (21.7°) 91.423
26 7:50 am (123°) 4:37 pm (237°) 8:47:09 +0:21 6:03 am 6:24 pm 6:39 am 5:48 pm 7:16 am 5:11 pm 12:13 pm (21.7°) 91.419
27 7:50 am (123°) 4:38 pm (237°) 8:47:35 +0:26 6:03 am 6:24 pm 6:39 am 5:49 pm 7:16 am 5:11 pm 12:14 pm (21.8°) 91.416
28 7:50 am (123°) 4:38 pm (237°) 8:48:05 +0:30 6:04 am 6:25 pm 6:39 am 5:49 pm 7:16 am 5:12 pm 12:14 pm (21.8°) 91.413
29 7:50 am (123°) 4:39 pm (237°) 8:48:41 +0:35 6:04 am 6:26 pm 6:40 am 5:50 pm 7:17 am 5:13 pm 12:15 pm (21.9°) 91.411
30 7:51 am (123°) 4:40 pm (237°) 8:49:21 +0:40 6:04 am 6:26 pm 6:40 am 5:51 pm 7:17 am 5:14 pm 12:15 pm (21.9°) 91.409
31 7:51 am (123°) 4:41 pm (237°) 8:50:06 +0:44 6:04 am 6:27 pm 6:40 am 5:52 pm 7:17 am 5:14 pm 12:16 pm (22.0°) 91.408
* All times are local time for Minneapolis. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

The December solstice (winter solstice) in Minneapolis is at 2:50 pm on Monday, December 21, 2026. In terms of daylight, this day is 6 hours, 51 minutes shorter than the June solstice. In most locations north of the equator, the shortest day of the year is around this date.

The earliest sunset is on December 9 or December 10.

Why is the earliest sunset not on the winter solstice?

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