Forest Lake, Minnesota Sunset Time Today
Forest Lake sunset and sunrise times, golden hour, blue hour, and how your daylight is changing
Forest Lake, MN · Sunset & sunrise today
Sunset 7:11 PM Sunrise 6:57 AM
12h 14m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.
Tomorrow in Forest Lake · Tue, Sep 22
Sunrise tomorrow: 6:58 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:09 PM
Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today
In Forest Lake, the sun rises at 6:58 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:09 PM.
Golden hour & blue hour today
Morning
Golden hour6:57 AM – 7:37 AM
Blue hour6:29 AM – 6:57 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:34 PM – 7:11 PM
Blue hour7:11 PM – 7:43 PM
Golden hour: the sun between the horizon and 6° up. Blue hour: civil twilight, down to 6° below the horizon.
Sunrise time in Forest Lake
The sun rises in Forest Lake at 6:57 AM today and at 6:58 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 at 6:29 AM.
For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 6:57 AM to 7:37 AM.
Sunrise & sunset this week
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:57 AM | 7:11 PM | 12h 14m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 6:58 AM | 7:09 PM | 12h 11m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 7:00 AM | 7:07 PM | 12h 7m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 7:01 AM | 7:05 PM | 12h 4m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:02 AM | 7:03 PM | 12h 1m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:03 AM | 7:01 PM | 11h 58m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 7:05 AM | 6:59 PM | 11h 54m |
Forest Lake daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:52 AM | 4:40 PM | 8h 49m |
| Feb | 7:33 AM | 5:19 PM | 9h 46m |
| Mar | 6:51 AM | 5:59 PM | 11h 8m |
| Apr | 6:53 AM | 7:40 PM | 12h 47m |
| May | 6:01 AM | 8:18 PM | 14h 17m |
| Jun | 5:28 AM | 8:53 PM | 15h 24m |
| Jul | 5:29 AM | 9:04 PM | 15h 35m |
| Aug | 5:57 AM | 8:41 PM | 14h 44m |
| Sep | 6:34 AM | 7:51 PM | 13h 17m |
| Oct | 7:11 AM | 6:54 PM | 11h 43m |
| Nov | 6:51 AM | 5:01 PM | 10h 9m |
| Dec | 7:32 AM | 4:32 PM | 9h 1m |
Forest Lake’s longest and shortest days
From 15h 39m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 44m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 15h 39m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 9m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 12m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 8h 44m |
How fast Forest Lake gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 1m 50s a day | +57m |
| Feb | gaining 2m 58s a day | +1h 22m |
| Mar | gaining 3m 11s a day | +1h 38m |
| Apr | gaining 3m 2s a day | +1h 30m |
| May | gaining 2m 18s a day | +1h 8m |
| Jun | gaining 27s a day | +11m |
| Jul | losing 1m 38s a day | −52m |
| Aug | losing 2m 48s a day | −1h 27m |
| Sep | losing 3m 8s a day | −1h 33m |
| Oct | losing 3m 4s a day | −1h 34m |
| Nov | losing 2m 24s a day | −1h 9m |
| Dec | losing 32s a day | −12m |
Forest Lake golden hour & blue hour by season
The same altitude-based windows as today’s card, at each solstice and equinox.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 6:45–7:24 PM | 7:24–7:54 PM | 7:16–7:55 AM | 6:46–7:16 AM |
| Summer solstice | 8:18–9:04 PM | 9:04–9:42 PM | 5:25–6:10 AM | 4:47–5:25 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:32–7:11 PM | 7:11–7:41 PM | 7:00–7:38 AM | 6:30–7:00 AM |
| Winter solstice | 3:43–4:33 PM | 4:33–5:07 PM | 7:49–8:38 AM | 7:15–7:49 AM |
Daylight saving time in Forest Lake
Clocks move an hour; the daylight doesn’t change.
| Clock change | Date (2026) | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|
| Spring forward | Sun, Mar 8 | UTC−5 |
| Fall back | Sun, Nov 1 | UTC−6 |
Why sunset time shifts in Forest Lake
Sunset drifts through the year with Earth’s ~23.4° axial tilt — see the full daylight explainer.
In Forest Lake, the longest day carries about 15h 39m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 44m — a swing of roughly 6h 55m 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 Forest Lake’s exact coordinates, in local time.
Frequently asked
- When is the earliest and latest sunset in Forest Lake?
- Forest Lake's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:30 PM around December 10, 11 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:04 PM around June 26, 5 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
- How much daylight does Forest Lake get on the longest and shortest days?
- Forest Lake gets about 15h 39m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 44m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 6h 55m.
- When is golden hour in Forest Lake?
- Near the June solstice, Forest Lake's evening golden hour runs 8:18–9:04 PM and the morning one 5:25–6:10 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:43–4:33 PM and 7:49–8:38 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.
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