Sunset & Sunrise Today in Minnetonka, Minnesota

In Minnetonka, Minnesota, the sun rises at 7:30 AM and sets at 6:28 PM today, Thursday, October 15, 2026, for a total of 10h 58m of daylight. Solar noon, when the sun is highest over Minnetonka, is at 12:59 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 3 minutes shorter and 2 seconds. As autumn 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 5:49 PM to 6:47 PM. The blue hour follows, roughly 6:47 PM to 6:58 PM, as twilight deepens.

Tomorrow, sunset in Minnetonka is at 6:26 PM and sunrise at 7:31 AM — about 3m 1s less daylight than today. The table below shows how sunrise and sunset in Minnetonka drift across the whole year.

Autumn has arrived in Minnetonka, and the days are drawing in. 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.