Hackensack, Minnesota Sunset Time Today
Hackensack sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Hackensack, MN · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset today at 8:49 PM · Sunrise 5:59 AM
Sunset is at 8:49 PM — 14h 50m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.
−3m shorter than yesterday
Tomorrow in Hackensack · Mon, Aug 3
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:00 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 8:47 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today
In Hackensack, the sun rises at 6:00 AM tomorrow and sets at 8:47 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour5:59 AM – 6:59 AM
Blue hour5:29 AM – 5:59 AM
Evening
Golden hour7:49 PM – 8:49 PM
Blue hour8:49 PM – 9:19 PM
Golden hour is the soft, warm light when the sun sits low — the hour after sunrise and before sunset. Blue hour is the cooler twilight that brackets it. Both windows are rules of thumb; they run longer at high latitudes and shorter near the equator.
Sunrise time in Hackensack
The sun rises in Hackensack at 5:59 AM today and at 6:00 AM tomorrow (1 minute later than today).
First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins around 5:29 AM, roughly half an hour ahead of sunrise.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light just after the sun clears the horizon — runs from about 5:59 AM to 6:59 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5:59 AM | 8:49 PM | 14h 50m |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 6:00 AM | 8:47 PM | 14h 47m |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 6:01 AM | 8:46 PM | 14h 45m |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 6:03 AM | 8:44 PM | 14h 41m |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 6:04 AM | 8:43 PM | 14h 39m |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 6:05 AM | 8:41 PM | 14h 36m |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 6:06 AM | 8:40 PM | 14h 34m |
Hackensack daylight month by month
Sunrise, sunset, and total daylight for the first of each month in 2026, computed from Hackensack’s coordinates in local time. The line traces how the day stretches toward summer and contracts toward winter.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:04 AM | 4:40 PM | 8h 36m |
| February | 7:44 AM | 5:21 PM | 9h 37m |
| March | 6:59 AM | 6:04 PM | 11h 5m |
| April | 6:58 AM | 7:47 PM | 12h 49m |
| May | 6:03 AM | 8:28 PM | 14h 25m |
| June | 5:28 AM | 9:06 PM | 15h 37m |
| July | 5:28 AM | 9:17 PM | 15h 49m |
| August | 5:58 AM | 8:52 PM | 14h 54m |
| September | 6:38 AM | 8:00 PM | 13h 21m |
| October | 7:17 AM | 7:00 PM | 11h 42m |
| November | 7:01 AM | 5:04 PM | 10h 2m |
| December | 7:44 AM | 4:32 PM | 8h 49m |
Hackensack’s longest and shortest days
Hackensack’s longest day falls on June 21, 2026 with 15h 53m of daylight; the shortest is December 21, 2026 with just 8h 31m. The two equinoxes, when day and night run nearly equal, sit in between.
| Solar landmark | Date | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day (summer solstice) | June 21, 2026 | 15h 53m |
| Spring equinox | March 20, 2026 | 12h 9m |
| Fall equinox | September 22, 2026 | 12h 12m |
| Shortest day (winter solstice) | December 21, 2026 | 8h 31m |
How fast Hackensack gains and loses daylight
The pace of change is not steady. Each month gains or loses a different amount, fastest around the equinoxes and nearly frozen at the solstices. The rate below is the daily change mid-month; the net is the full swing across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| January | gaining 1m 57s a day | +1h 2m |
| February | gaining 3m 9s a day | +1h 27m |
| March | gaining 3m 23s a day | +1h 44m |
| April | gaining 3m 14s a day | +1h 36m |
| May | gaining 2m 28s a day | +1h 12m |
| June | gaining 29s a day | +12m |
| July | losing 1m 46s a day | −56m |
| August | losing 2m 59s a day | −1h 32m |
| September | losing 3m 19s a day | −1h 39m |
| October | losing 3m 15s a day | −1h 40m |
| November | losing 2m 33s a day | −1h 14m |
| December | losing 34s a day | −13m |
Hackensack golden hour & blue hour by season
Golden hour is the warm, low-sun light; blue hour is the cooler twilight that brackets it. These windows come from Hackensack’s true solar geometry — the sun’s altitude, not a fixed hour — so they stretch toward the solstices and run longer than the rule-of-thumb hour.
| Season | Morning gold | Morning blue | Evening gold | Evening blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 7:22 AM–8:02 AM | 6:52 AM–7:22 AM | 6:51 PM–7:31 PM | 7:31 PM–8:01 PM |
| Summer solstice | 5:24 AM–6:12 AM | 4:44 AM–5:24 AM | 8:30 PM–9:17 PM | 9:17 PM–9:57 PM |
| Fall equinox | 7:06 AM–7:46 AM | 6:35 AM–7:06 AM | 6:38 PM–7:18 PM | 7:18 PM–7:48 PM |
| Winter solstice | 8:01 AM–8:53 AM | 7:26 AM–8:01 AM | 3:41 PM–4:32 PM | 4:32 PM–5:08 PM |
Daylight saving time in Hackensack
Hackensack springs its clocks forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and falls back on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Between those dates the local clock runs an hour later, so sunrise and sunset both read later — though the amount of daylight is unchanged; only the label on the clock moves.
| Clock change | Date | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sunday, March 8, 2026 | UTC−5 |
| Fall back | Sunday, November 1, 2026 | UTC−6 |
Why sunset time shifts in Hackensack
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Hackensack, the longest day carries about 15h 53m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 31m — a swing of roughly 7h 22m between the June and December solstices. The farther a place sits from the equator, the wider that gap; the pace also isn’t steady, moving fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the solstices. Every figure here is computed from the sun’s position for Hackensack’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Golden-hour gear
- Manfrotto Befree Advanced Travel Tripod
A compact carbon-light travel tripod that folds to packbag size. Golden- and blue-hour light is dim enough that handheld shots blur — a tripod is the single biggest upgrade to sunset photos.
- K&F Concept Graduated ND & ND Filter Kit
Graduated neutral-density filters darken a bright sky without underexposing the foreground — the classic fix for a blown-out sunset horizon over a dark landscape.
- MagicFiber Microfiber Lens Cleaning Cloths (6-Pack)
Sea spray, dew, and fingerprints scatter low-angle sunset light into ugly flare. A clean front element is free image quality — keep a cloth in the bag.
- Nikon Aculon A211 10x42 Compact Binoculars
Bright 10x42 optics for watching the sun touch a far ridgeline or horizon, and for the planets and first stars that emerge through the blue hour.
- Philips SmartSleep Wake-Up Light Sunrise Alarm
A sunrise-simulating alarm that brightens gradually before your set time — useful for catching an early sunrise shoot, and for resetting your clock as daylight shifts through the year.
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Frequently asked
- What time is sunset in Hackensack today?
- Today's sunset time for Hackensack is shown at the top of this page in local time, updated daily from astronomical sun-position data. Sunset is the moment the upper edge of the sun dips below the horizon; the warm light lingers for a golden hour beforehand and a blue hour just after.
- When is golden hour in Hackensack?
- Golden hour in Hackensack is roughly the hour just after sunrise and the hour just before sunset, when the sun sits low and the light turns warm and soft — the favorite window for photographers. The exact start and end times for today are listed above; the window is shorter near the equator and longer at high latitudes. On Hackensack's longest day near the June solstice it stretches to about 15h 53m of daylight, so the golden hours run longest then.
- What time is sunrise in Hackensack?
- Today's sunrise time for Hackensack is listed above in local time. Sunrise is the moment the upper edge of the sun first appears over the horizon. Because Earth's tilt changes the sun's path through the year, sunrise drifts earlier through spring and later through autumn.
- Is the day getting longer or shorter in Hackensack?
- The day-length change for Hackensack — how many minutes and seconds of daylight you're gaining or losing compared with yesterday — is shown above. Days lengthen from the winter solstice in late December to the summer solstice in late June, then shorten again through to December.
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