Sunset & Sunrise Today in Minnetonka, Minnesota

In Minnetonka, Minnesota, the sun rises at 6:25 AM and sets at 8:06 PM today, Sunday, August 23, 2026, for a total of 13h 40m of daylight. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Minnetonka, is at 1:16 PM.

Sitting at 44.91° latitude puts Minnetonka in the mid-latitudes — daylight swings noticeably between the long days of summer and the short days of winter. Each day is currently getting about 2 minutes shorter and 54 seconds. As summer progresses, sunrise and sunset in Minnetonka move a little each day rather than staying fixed.

If you're shooting at sunset, aim for Minnetonka's golden hour, about 7:27 PM to 8:26 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 8:26 PM to 8:38 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Minnetonka is at 8:04 PM and sunrise at 6:27 AM — about 2m 55s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Minnetonka drift across the whole year.

This is high summer in Minnetonka, the season of long evenings. Over the course of the year, sunset in Minnetonka ranges from as early as 4:32 PM (around December 4) to as late as 9:04 PM (around June 23). Its longest day lands on June 21 with 15h 35m of daylight, and its shortest on December 21 with just 8h 46m.