Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Bloomington, MN. Select a date to view the calculated light times.
The month-by-month table below is in this city's own local time. The live times above follow your device's timezone. Mountains, ridgelines and buildings can shorten the usable window — scout your horizon.
Terrain, buildings and weather can affect visible light. Check the horizon and conditions at the selected location.
Golden hour in Bloomington is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:32 PM in December to 9:03 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Bloomington's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Bloomington starts about 45 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:16 PM – 9:01 PM; in December it is 3:44 PM – 4:32 PM.
Sunset in Bloomington is earliest at 4:32 PM on December 3 and latest at 9:03 PM on June 21, a swing of about 4 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 45 minutes in midsummer and 48 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 48 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 38 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:47 AM | 4:58 PM | 4:12 PM – 4:58 PM | 46 min | 9h 11m |
| February | 7:13 AM | 5:41 PM | 5:00 PM – 5:41 PM | 41 min | 10h 28m |
| March | 7:25 AM | 7:19 PM | 6:40 PM – 7:19 PM | 39 min | 11h 54m |
| April | 6:28 AM | 7:58 PM | 7:19 PM – 7:58 PM | 39 min | 13h 30m |
| May | 5:44 AM | 8:35 PM | 7:52 PM – 8:35 PM | 43 min | 14h 51m |
| June | 5:26 AM | 9:01 PM | 8:16 PM – 9:01 PM | 45 min | 15h 35m |
| July | 5:41 AM | 8:56 PM | 8:12 PM – 8:56 PM | 44 min | 15h 15m |
| August | 6:15 AM | 8:19 PM | 7:38 PM – 8:19 PM | 41 min | 14h 04m |
| September | 6:52 AM | 7:23 PM | 6:45 PM – 7:23 PM | 38 min | 12h 32m |
| October | 7:28 AM | 6:28 PM | 5:48 PM – 6:28 PM | 40 min | 10h 59m |
| November | 7:10 AM | 4:44 PM | 4:00 PM – 4:44 PM | 44 min | 9h 34m |
| December | 7:44 AM | 4:32 PM | 3:44 PM – 4:32 PM | 48 min | 8h 49m |
Golden hour is the period near sunrise and sunset when the sun is low. Blue hour occurs before sunrise and after sunset. Calculated times vary with location and date; weather, terrain and buildings can affect visible light.
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