Calculated sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times for Fargo, ND. 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 Fargo is the hour before sunset — and sunset here runs from 4:38 PM in December to 9:25 PM in June. The table below gives the exact window for every month, in Fargo's own time zone.
Use the live times above for today's exact window. As a rule, evening golden hour in Fargo starts about 47 minutes before sunset and ends at sunset. In June that is 8:36 PM – 9:23 PM; in December it is 3:47 PM – 4:38 PM.
Sunset in Fargo is earliest at 4:38 PM on December 6 and latest at 9:25 PM on June 20, a swing of about 5 hours across the year.
Golden hour lasts about 47 minutes in midsummer and 51 minutes in midwinter. The longest evening golden hour falls in December at about 51 minutes; the shortest is in September at about 40 minutes.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour (evening) | Length | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:07 AM | 5:05 PM | 4:16 PM – 5:05 PM | 49 min | 8h 58m |
| February | 7:31 AM | 5:52 PM | 5:09 PM – 5:52 PM | 43 min | 10h 21m |
| March | 7:39 AM | 7:33 PM | 6:52 PM – 7:33 PM | 41 min | 11h 53m |
| April | 6:39 AM | 8:15 PM | 7:34 PM – 8:15 PM | 41 min | 13h 37m |
| May | 5:52 AM | 8:55 PM | 8:11 PM – 8:55 PM | 44 min | 15h 04m |
| June | 5:32 AM | 9:23 PM | 8:36 PM – 9:23 PM | 47 min | 15h 52m |
| July | 5:47 AM | 9:17 PM | 8:32 PM – 9:17 PM | 45 min | 15h 30m |
| August | 6:24 AM | 8:37 PM | 7:55 PM – 8:37 PM | 42 min | 14h 13m |
| September | 7:05 AM | 7:38 PM | 6:58 PM – 7:38 PM | 40 min | 12h 34m |
| October | 7:45 AM | 6:39 PM | 5:58 PM – 6:39 PM | 41 min | 10h 54m |
| November | 7:30 AM | 4:52 PM | 4:05 PM – 4:52 PM | 47 min | 9h 22m |
| December | 8:05 AM | 4:38 PM | 3:47 PM – 4:38 PM | 51 min | 8h 33m |
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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