Sunrise & sunset in North Dakota
8 places in North Dakota, each computed from its own coordinates. Today is Saturday, November 7, 2026; times below are local to each city.
First sunrise in the state
Fargo, 7:19 AM local time.
Last sunrise in the state
Williston, 6:49 AM local time — 31 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 | 7:19 AM | 5:02 PM | 9h 43m |
| Bismarck | 7:34 AM | 5:18 PM | 9h 44m |
| Grand Forks | 7:22 AM | 5:01 PM | 9h 38m |
| Minot | 7:40 AM | 5:17 PM | 9h 36m |
| West Fargo | 7:19 AM | 5:03 PM | 9h 43m |
| Williston | 6:49 AM | 4:26 PM | 9h 36m |
| Dickinson | 6:43 AM | 4:26 PM | 9h 43m |
| Mandan | 7:35 AM | 5:19 PM | 9h 43m |
About sunrise in North Dakota
The sun reaches Fargo 31 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.