Moorhead in numbers
- Coordinates
- 46.8739, -96.7695
- Population
- 42 005
- Region
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1829 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States
The local time of Moorhead, Minnesota, United States is presented here, in line with the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Moorhead, United States
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Moorhead
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Moorhead keeps America/Chicago clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 8:03 AM Solar noon 1:12 PM Sunset 6:21 PM Daylight 10 h 18 min Night 13 h 42 min Civil twilight 7:32 AM – 6:52 PM
Weather in Moorhead right now
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Moorhead and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 38761
- 51558
- 56560
- 56561
- 56562
- 56563
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Minnesota
- Minneapolis 410 939
- Saint Paul 303 176
- Rochester 112 225
- Bloomington 86 435
- Duluth 86 110
- Brooklyn Park 79 149
Other places named Moorhead
- Moorhead Mississippi, United States
- Moorhead Iowa, United States
- Moorhead England, United Kingdom
- Moorhead Montana, United States
- Moorhead Pennsylvania, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Fargo — 1.6 km
- Dilworth — 5.0 km
- Park Lane Mobile Home Park — 5.7 km
- Dilworth Trailer Park — 5.7 km
- Oakport — 6.5 km
- Finkle — 6.9 km
Time and daylight in Moorhead
In Moorhead today the sun is out from 8:03 AM until 6:21 PM. That comes to 10 h 18 min of daylight.
For nearby Fargo and Dilworth, use the time shown for Moorhead.
A total of 6 postal codes belong to Moorhead.
Moorhead sets its clocks by America/Chicago, which runs UTC−5. Daylight saving time here: Yes.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Moorhead based on America/Chicago?
- Yes, local time in Moorhead is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Do daylight saving time rules cover Moorhead?
- Daylight saving time in Moorhead: Yes.
- What is the local sunrise time in Moorhead?
- Local sunrise is 8:03 AM.