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 AM – 7:41 AM
Blue hour6:28 AM – 6:58 AM
Evening
Golden hour6:34 PM – 7:13 PM
Blue hour7:13 PM – 7:47 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
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 6:58 AM | 7:13 PM | 12h 15m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 7:00 AM | 7:11 PM | 12h 11m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 7:01 AM | 7:09 PM | 12h 8m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 7:03 AM | 7:06 PM | 12h 3m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 7:04 AM | 7:04 PM | 12h 0m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 7:05 AM | 7:02 PM | 11h 57m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 7:07 AM | 7:00 PM | 11h 53m |
Ranier daylight month by month
The 1st of each month in 2026, in local time.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8:07 AM | 4:29 PM | 8h 22m |
| Feb | 7:44 AM | 5:12 PM | 9h 28m |
| Mar | 6:56 AM | 5:57 PM | 11h 1m |
| Apr | 6:52 AM | 7:44 PM | 12h 52m |
| May | 5:54 AM | 8:28 PM | 14h 34m |
| Jun | 5:17 AM | 9:08 PM | 15h 51m |
| Jul | 5:16 AM | 9:20 PM | 16h 4m |
| Aug | 5:48 AM | 8:53 PM | 15h 4m |
| Sep | 6:31 AM | 7:57 PM | 13h 26m |
| Oct | 7:13 AM | 6:54 PM | 11h 41m |
| Nov | 7:00 AM | 4:55 PM | 9h 55m |
| Dec | 7:45 AM | 4:21 PM | 8h 36m |
Ranier’s longest and shortest days
From 16h 8m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 17m on December 21, 2026.
| Solar landmark | Date (2026) | Daylight |
|---|---|---|
| Longest day | Jun 21 | 16h 8m |
| Spring equinox | Mar 20 | 12h 9m |
| Fall equinox | Sep 22 | 12h 13m |
| Shortest day | Dec 21 | 8h 17m |
How fast Ranier gains and loses daylight
Daily rate at mid-month; net change across the month.
| Month | Daily rate | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | gaining 2m 6s a day | +1h 6m |
| Feb | gaining 3m 21s a day | +1h 33m |
| Mar | gaining 3m 35s a day | +1h 51m |
| Apr | gaining 3m 26s a day | +1h 42m |
| May | gaining 2m 38s a day | +1h 18m |
| Jun | gaining 32s a day | +13m |
| Jul | losing 1m 54s a day | −1h |
| Aug | losing 3m 11s a day | −1h 38m |
| Sep | losing 3m 31s a day | −1h 45m |
| Oct | losing 3m 28s a day | −1h 46m |
| Nov | losing 2m 44s a day | −1h 19m |
| Dec | losing 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.
| Season | Evening gold | Evening blue | Morning gold | Morning blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring equinox | 6:45–7:26 PM | 7:26–7:58 PM | 7:17–7:59 AM | 6:46–7:17 AM |
| Summer solstice | 8:31–9:20 PM | 9:20–10:02 PM | 5:12–6:01 AM | 4:29–5:12 AM |
| Fall equinox | 6:32–7:13 PM | 7:13–7:45 PM | 7:01–7:42 AM | 6:29–7:01 AM |
| Winter solstice | 3:26–4:21 PM | 4:21–4:58 PM | 8:04–8:59 AM | 7:27–8:04 AM |
Daylight saving time in Ranier
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 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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