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 7:17 PM Sunrise 7:03 AM

12h 14m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Hackensack · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:04 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:15 PM

Sunrise 1 minute later than today · sunset 2 minutes earlier than today

In Hackensack, the sun rises at 7:04 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:15 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:03 AM7:44 AM

Blue hour6:34 AM7:03 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:40 PM7:17 PM

Blue hour7:17 PM7:50 PM

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

Sunrise time in Hackensack

The sun rises in Hackensack at 7:03 AM today and at 7:04 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 6:34 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:03 AM to 7:44 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:03 AM7:17 PM12h 14m
Tue, Sep 227:04 AM7:15 PM12h 11m
Wed, Sep 237:06 AM7:13 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 247:07 AM7:11 PM12h 4m
Fri, Sep 257:08 AM7:09 PM12h 1m
Sat, Sep 267:10 AM7:07 PM11h 57m
Sun, Sep 277:11 AM7:05 PM11h 54m

Hackensack daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan8:04 AM4:40 PM8h 36m
Feb7:44 AM5:21 PM9h 37m
Mar6:59 AM6:04 PM11h 5m
Apr6:58 AM7:47 PM12h 49m
May6:03 AM8:28 PM14h 25m
Jun5:28 AM9:06 PM15h 37m
Jul5:28 AM9:17 PM15h 49m
Aug5:58 AM8:52 PM14h 54m
Sep6:38 AM8:00 PM13h 21m
Oct7:17 AM7:00 PM11h 42m
Nov7:01 AM5:04 PM10h 2m
Dec7:44 AM4:32 PM8h 49m

Hackensack’s longest and shortest days

From 15h 53m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 31m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2115h 53m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 9m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 12m
Shortest dayDec 218h 31m

How fast Hackensack gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 57s a day+1h 2m
Febgaining 3m 9s a day+1h 27m
Margaining 3m 23s a day+1h 44m
Aprgaining 3m 14s a day+1h 36m
Maygaining 2m 28s a day+1h 12m
Jungaining 29s a day+12m
Jullosing 1m 46s a day−56m
Auglosing 2m 59s a day−1h 32m
Seplosing 3m 19s a day−1h 39m
Octlosing 3m 15s a day−1h 40m
Novlosing 2m 33s a day−1h 14m
Declosing 34s a day−13m

Hackensack 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 equinox6:51–7:31 PM7:31–8:01 PM7:22–8:02 AM6:52–7:22 AM
Summer solstice8:30–9:17 PM9:17–9:57 PM5:24–6:12 AM4:44–5:24 AM
Fall equinox6:38–7:18 PM7:18–7:48 PM7:06–7:46 AM6:35–7:06 AM
Winter solstice3:41–4:32 PM4:32–5:08 PM8:01–8:53 AM7:26–8:01 AM

Daylight saving time in Hackensack

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 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.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Hackensack?
Hackensack's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:30 PM around December 11, 10 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:18 PM around June 25, 4 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Hackensack get on the longest and shortest days?
Hackensack gets about 15h 53m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 31m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 7h 22m.
When is golden hour in Hackensack?
Near the June solstice, Hackensack's evening golden hour runs 8:30–9:17 PM and the morning one 5:24–6:12 AM. Near the December solstice they run 3:41–4:32 PM and 8:01–8:53 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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