Sunrise & sunset in North Dakota
8 places in North Dakota, each computed from its own coordinates. Today is Tuesday, September 22, 2026; times below are local to each city.
First sunrise in the state
Fargo, 7:14 AM local time.
Last sunrise in the state
Williston, 6:41 AM local time — 27 minutes after Fargo in real time. The state also spans more than one time zone, so the clock times differ again.
Today across North Dakota
| City | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo | 7:14 AM | 7:25 PM | 12h 10m |
| Bismarck | 7:30 AM | 7:40 PM | 12h 10m |
| Grand Forks | 7:15 AM | 7:26 PM | 12h 10m |
| Minot | 7:32 AM | 7:43 PM | 12h 10m |
| West Fargo | 7:14 AM | 7:25 PM | 12h 10m |
| Williston | 6:41 AM | 6:52 PM | 12h 10m |
| Dickinson | 6:38 AM | 6:49 PM | 12h 10m |
| Mandan | 7:30 AM | 7:41 PM | 12h 10m |
About sunrise in North Dakota
The sun reaches Fargo 27 minutes before Williston today — that gap is longitude, and it is fixed: the Earth turns fifteen degrees an hour, so every degree of longitude is four minutes of sunrise. North Dakota also spans 5 time zones, so two cities can see the sun at the same instant and read different clock times.
Most of North Dakota is Central Time. The south-western corner, including Dickinson, keeps Mountain Time.