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Earliest Sunset in International Falls, MN: 4:18 pm on Dec 11, 2026
What happens to sunset when the clocks change (Nov 1, 2026)
Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 am on Sunday, Nov 1, 2026. At International Falls, sunset on Saturday, Oct 31 is 5:55 pm. On Sunday, Nov 1 it is 4:54 pm, which is 62 minutes earlier on the clock (one hour from the clock change plus about 2 minutes of normal seasonal change). Sunrise moves from 7:58 am to 7:00 am.
Why the earliest sunset is not on the shortest day
At this latitude the sun sets earliest around Dec 11, about 10 days before the winter solstice, and rises latest around Dec 31, about 10 days after it. In December, solar noon slides a little later on the clock each day (about half a minute per day), which shifts sunsets later while the days are still getting shorter. More on the 2026 findings. Within a minute of that time from Dec 5 to Dec 17.
When does the sun set after 5 pm again?
Sunset at International Falls stays before 5:00 pm until about Jan 25 (2027), and it is first at or after 5:00 pm that day, based on our calculation.
Sunrise and sunset, winter 2026–27, International Falls
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | 7:58 am | 5:55 pm | 9 h 57 min |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 7:00 am | 4:54 pm | 9 h 54 min |
| Nov 15, 2026 | 7:22 am | 4:34 pm | 9 h 12 min |
| Dec 1, 2026 | 7:45 am | 4:20 pm | 8 h 36 min |
| Dec 15, 2026 | 7:59 am | 4:18 pm | 8 h 19 min |
| Dec 21, 2026 | 8:03 am | 4:20 pm | 8 h 17 min |
| Jan 1, 2027 | 8:06 am | 4:29 pm | 8 h 23 min |
| Jan 15, 2027 | 8:01 am | 4:46 pm | 8 h 45 min |
| Feb 1, 2027 | 7:43 am | 5:12 pm | 9 h 29 min |
| Feb 15, 2027 | 7:21 am | 5:35 pm | 10 h 14 min |
| Mar 1, 2027 | 6:55 am | 5:57 pm | 11 h 02 min |
| Mar 13, 2027 | 6:31 am | 6:16 pm | 11 h 45 min |
Local time (America/Chicago). Computed for the station coordinates (48.56, -93.40).
Nearby places
- Duluth, MN 4:20 pm
- Pembina, ND 4:32 pm
- Grand Forks, ND 4:36 pm
- Fargo, ND 4:38 pm
- St. Cloud, MN 4:33 pm
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 4:32 pm
- Jamestown, ND 4:46 pm
- Eau Claire (Chippewa Valley Airport), WI 4:25 pm
These times repeat almost exactly each year (in our checks the earliest-sunset clock time did not change by even a minute from 2025 to 2029). Computed by Earliest Sunset; how we calculate this. Your exact spot, hills, buildings and elevation can shift what you see; this is the time the sun’s upper edge touches the flat horizon.
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