Forestburg, South Dakota Sunset Time Today

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

Forestburg, SD · Sunset & sunrise today

Sunset 7:31 PM Sunrise 7:18 AM

12h 13m of daylight, −3m shorter than yesterday.

Tomorrow in Forestburg · Tue, Sep 22

Sunrise tomorrow: 7:19 AM · Sunset tomorrow: 7:29 PM

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

In Forestburg, the sun rises at 7:19 AM tomorrow and sets at 7:29 PM.

Golden hour & blue hour today

Morning

Golden hour7:18 AM7:57 AM

Blue hour6:50 AM7:18 AM

Evening

Golden hour6:55 PM7:31 PM

Blue hour7:31 PM8:02 PM

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

Sunrise time in Forestburg

The sun rises in Forestburg at 7:18 AM today and at 7:19 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 6:50 AM.

For photographers, the morning golden hour — the warm, low-angle light until the sun climbs 6° — runs from 7:18 AM to 7:57 AM.

Sunrise & sunset this week

DaySunriseSunsetDaylight
Today7:18 AM7:31 PM12h 13m
Tue, Sep 227:19 AM7:29 PM12h 10m
Wed, Sep 237:20 AM7:27 PM12h 7m
Thu, Sep 247:22 AM7:25 PM12h 3m
Fri, Sep 257:23 AM7:24 PM12h 1m
Sat, Sep 267:24 AM7:22 PM11h 58m
Sun, Sep 277:25 AM7:20 PM11h 55m

Forestburg daylight month by month

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

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
Jan8:08 AM5:05 PM8h 57m
Feb7:51 AM5:43 PM9h 52m
Mar7:10 AM6:21 PM11h 11m
Apr7:14 AM7:59 PM12h 45m
May6:25 AM8:36 PM14h 11m
Jun5:53 AM9:09 PM15h 15m
Jul5:54 AM9:20 PM15h 26m
Aug6:21 AM8:58 PM14h 37m
Sep6:57 AM8:10 PM13h 14m
Oct7:31 AM7:15 PM11h 44m
Nov7:10 AM5:24 PM10h 14m
Dec7:48 AM4:57 PM9h 9m

Forestburg’s longest and shortest days

From 15h 29m of daylight on June 21, 2026 to 8h 53m on December 21, 2026.

Solar landmarkDate (2026)Daylight
Longest dayJun 2115h 29m
Spring equinoxMar 2012h 8m
Fall equinoxSep 2212h 11m
Shortest dayDec 218h 53m

How fast Forestburg gains and loses daylight

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

MonthDaily rateNet change
Jangaining 1m 44s a day+55m
Febgaining 2m 50s a day+1h 19m
Margaining 3m 3s a day+1h 34m
Aprgaining 2m 54s a day+1h 26m
Maygaining 2m 11s a day+1h 4m
Jungaining 26s a day+10m
Jullosing 1m 33s a day−49m
Auglosing 2m 40s a day−1h 23m
Seplosing 3m a day−1h 30m
Octlosing 2m 56s a day−1h 30m
Novlosing 2m 17s a day−1h 6m
Declosing 30s a day−12m

Forestburg 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 equinox7:07–7:45 PM7:45–8:14 PM7:36–8:15 AM7:08–7:36 AM
Summer solstice8:35–9:20 PM9:20–9:56 PM5:50–6:35 AM5:14–5:50 AM
Fall equinox6:54–7:32 PM7:32–8:00 PM7:20–7:58 AM6:51–7:20 AM
Winter solstice4:10–4:58 PM4:58–5:31 PM8:05–8:52 AM7:32–8:05 AM

Daylight saving time in Forestburg

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 Forestburg

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

In Forestburg, the longest day carries about 15h 29m of daylight and the shortest just 8h 53m — a swing of roughly 6h 36m 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 Forestburg’s exact coordinates, in local time.

Frequently asked

When is the earliest and latest sunset in Forestburg?
Forestburg's earliest sunset in 2026 is 4:55 PM around December 9, 12 days before the shortest day. The latest is 9:20 PM around June 26, 5 days after the longest day. Both are local clock times.
How much daylight does Forestburg get on the longest and shortest days?
Forestburg gets about 15h 29m of daylight on the longest day, June 21, 2026, and 8h 53m on the shortest, December 21, 2026: a swing of 6h 36m.
When is golden hour in Forestburg?
Near the June solstice, Forestburg's evening golden hour runs 8:35–9:20 PM and the morning one 5:50–6:35 AM. Near the December solstice they run 4:10–4:58 PM and 8:05–8:52 AM. Golden hour here is the time the sun spends between the horizon and 6° up.

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