Ranier, Minnesota Sunset Time Today

Ranier sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing

Ranier, MN · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:13 PM Sunrise 6:58 AM

12h 15m of daylight, −4m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Ranier · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:00 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:11 PM

Sunrise 2 minutes later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today

In Ranier, the sun rises at 7:00 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:11 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour6:58 AM7:41 AM

Blue hour6:28 AM6:58 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:34 PM7:13 PM

Blue hour7:13 PM7:47 PM

Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.

Sunrise time in Ranier

The sun rises in Ranier at 6:58 AM today and at 7:00 AM tomorrow (2 minutes later than today).

First light comes before the sun itself: civil twilight — the blue-hour glow already bright enough to see by — begins at 6:28 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:58 AM to 7:41 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today6:58 AM7:13 PM12h 15m
Tue, Sep 227:00 AM7:11 PM12h 11m
Wed, Sep 237:01 AM7:09 PM12h 8m
Thu, Sep 247:03 AM7:06 PM12h 3m
Fri, Sep 257:04 AM7:04 PM12h 0m
Sat, Sep 267:05 AM7:02 PM11h 57m
Sun, Sep 277:07 AM7:00 PM11h 53m

Ranier daylight month by month

The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan8:07 AM4:29 PM8h 22m
Feb7:44 AM5:12 PM9h 28m
Mar6:56 AM5:57 PM11h 1m
Apr6:52 AM7:44 PM12h 52m
May5:54 AM8:28 PM14h 34m
Jun5:17 AM9:08 PM15h 51m
Jul5:16 AM9:20 PM16h 4m
Aug5:48 AM8:53 PM15h 4m
Sep6:31 AM7:57 PM13h 26m
Oct7:13 AM6:54 PM11h 41m
Nov7:00 AM4:55 PM9h 55m
Dec7:45 AM4:21 PM8h 36m

Ranier’s longest and shortest days

From 16h 8m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 17m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2116h 8m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 9m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 13m
Shortest dayDec 218h 17m

How fast Ranier gains and loses daylight

Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 2m 6s a day+1h 6m
Febgaining 3m 21s a day+1h 33m
Margaining 3m 35s a day+1h 51m
Aprgaining 3m 26s a day+1h 42m
Maygaining 2m 38s a day+1h 18m
Jungaining 32s a day+13m
Jullosing 1m 54s a day−1h
Auglosing 3m 11s a day−1h 38m
Seplosing 3m 31s a day−1h 45m
Octlosing 3m 28s a day−1h 46m
Novlosing 2m 44s a day−1h 19m
Declosing 37s a day−14m

Ranier golden hour & blue hour by season

The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.

SeasonEvening goldEvening blueMorning goldMorning blue
Spring equinox6:45–7:26 PM7:26–7:58 PM7:17–7:59 AM6:46–7:17 AM
Summer solstice8:31–9:20 PM9:20–10:02 PM5:12–6:01 AM4:29–5:12 AM
Fall equinox6:32–7:13 PM7:13–7:45 PM7:01–7:42 AM6:29–7:01 AM
Winter solstice3:26–4:21 PM4:21–4:58 PM8:04–8:59 AM7:27–8:04 AM

Daylight saving time in Ranier

Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.

Clock changeDate (2026)UTC offset
Spring forwardSun, Mar 8UTC−5
Fall backSun, Nov 1UTC−6

Why sunset time shifts in Ranier

Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.

In Ranier, the longest day carries about 16h 8m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 17m — a swing of roughly 7h 52m 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 Ranier’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Ranier?
Ranier's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:19 PM around December 11, 10 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:21 PM around June 25, 4 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Ranier get on the longest and shortest days?
Ranier gets about 16h 8m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 17m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 7h 52m.
When is golden hour in Ranier?
Near the June solstice, Ranier's evening golden hour runs 8:31–9:20 PM and the morning one 5:12–6:01 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:26–4:21 PM and 8:04–8:59 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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