Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Duluth, 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.
In Duluth, sunset ranges from 4:20 PM in December to 9:06 PM in June. Every time on this page is calculated for Duluth's coordinates (46.7833, -92.1066) and shown in America/Chicago.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:48 AM | 4:47 PM | 3:58 PM – 4:47 PM | 49 min | 8h 58m |
| February | 7:12 AM | 5:33 PM | 4:50 PM – 5:33 PM | 43 min | 10h 21m |
| March | 7:21 AM | 7:14 PM | 6:34 PM – 7:14 PM | 40 min | 11h 53m |
| April | 6:20 AM | 7:56 PM | 7:16 PM – 7:56 PM | 40 min | 13h 36m |
| May | 5:33 AM | 8:36 PM | 7:52 PM – 8:36 PM | 44 min | 15h 03m |
| June | 5:13 AM | 9:04 PM | 8:17 PM – 9:04 PM | 47 min | 15h 51m |
| July | 5:29 AM | 8:58 PM | 8:13 PM – 8:58 PM | 45 min | 15h 29m |
| August | 6:06 AM | 8:18 PM | 7:36 PM – 8:18 PM | 42 min | 14h 12m |
| September | 6:46 AM | 7:19 PM | 6:40 PM – 7:19 PM | 39 min | 12h 34m |
| October | 7:26 AM | 6:21 PM | 5:39 PM – 6:21 PM | 42 min | 10h 55m |
| November | 7:11 AM | 4:34 PM | 3:47 PM – 4:34 PM | 47 min | 9h 23m |
| December | 7:46 AM | 4:20 PM | 3:29 PM – 4:20 PM | 51 min | 8h 34m |
Golden hour is not the same length all year in Duluth. It is longest in December at about 51 minutes and shortest in September at about 39 minutes — a difference of 12 minutes of usable warm light per evening.
Duluth gets 7h 17m more daylight on the longest day than the shortest. Sunset moves from 4:20 PM in December to 9:04 PM in June, so an evening shoot that works in summer will be shooting in the dark at the same clock time in winter.
Blue hour follows sunset and is worth planning for separately: in June it runs until about 9:43 PM, and in December until about 4:55 PM.
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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