Germany Real-time Astronomical Calculations

7-Day Outlook

Next 7 Days Sunrise & Sunset Forecast for Germany

Automatic daily forecast calculated for this location. Times update with your selected date.

Date Sunrise Sunset Solar Noon Day Length Golden Hour (Eve)
City Breakdown

Major Cities in Germany

Berlin

Germany • Berlin

Berlin, Germany's vibrant capital, features iconic landmarks like the Brandenburg Gate and TV Tower silhouetted against midsummer sunsets.

Munich

Germany • Bavaria

Check sunrise and sunset times in Munich, Germany today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 48.1351°, 11.582° (Europe/Berlin). Popular places to watch the sun include Olympiaberg, English Garden, Nymphenburg Palace Park. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Hamburg

Germany • Hamburg

Check sunrise and sunset times in Hamburg, Germany today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 53.5511°, 9.9937° (Europe/Berlin). Popular places to watch the sun include Landungsbrücken, Elbphilharmonie Plaza, Planten un Blomen. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Frankfurt

Germany • Hesse

Check sunrise and sunset times in Frankfurt, Germany today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 50.1109°, 8.6821° (Europe/Berlin). Popular places to watch the sun include Main Tower, Palmengarten, Main River Promenade. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Cologne

Germany • North Rhine-Westphalia

Check sunrise and sunset times in Cologne, Germany today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 50.9375°, 6.9603° (Europe/Berlin). Popular places to watch the sun include Rhine Promenade, Hohenzollern Bridge, Flora und Botanischer Garten. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Stuttgart

Germany • Baden-Württemberg

Check sunrise and sunset times in Stuttgart, Germany today — plus day length, solar noon, golden hour, blue hour, and twilight at 48.7758°, 9.1829° (Europe/Berlin). Popular places to watch the sun include Killesberg Park, Weissenhof Estate Hill, Schloss Solitude. Browse the full-month sun calendar for day-by-day planning.

Germany Cities — Today's Sunrise & Sunset Times

Today's sunrise, sunset, and day length for all 10 cities in Germany on this site, computed with NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms and each city's local timezone.

CitySunriseSunsetDay Length
Berlin (Berlin)
Munich (Bavaria)
Hamburg (Hamburg)
Frankfurt (Hesse)
Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg)
Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Dresden (Saxony)
Leipzig (Saxony)
Nuremberg (Bavaria)

Solar & Astronomical Facts About Germany

  • 1Berlin enjoys nearly 17 hours of daylight during mid-June solstices.
  • 2Central European Summer Time (CEST UTC+2) shifts sunset times past 9:30 PM in northern Germany.
  • 3The Bavarian Alps provide scenic alpine golden hour reflections on alpine lakes.

How Seasons Change Sunrise & Sunset in Germany

Germany follows the northern seasonal clock: longest days around 21 June, shortest around 21 December. At the Berlin reference in 2026, June 21 sunrise is 04:43 AM and sunset 09:33 PM (16h 50m); December 21 is 08:14 AM / 03:53 PM (7h 39m).

Germany observes Daylight Saving Time, so printed sunrise and sunset jump by an hour when the offset changes — on top of the Sun's real seasonal motion.

Latitude still sets day length. In June, Hamburg (53.6° ) has 17h 3m of daylight versus 16h 4m in Munich (48.1°). In December those figures are 7h 28m and 8h 21m.

Listed cities share one civil timezone, but they still span about 7° of longitude (~28 minutes of true solar time). On 21 June, Dresden sunrise is 04:50 AM while Düsseldorf is 05:17 AM on the same clock.

Hamburg in June can push sunset toward 10:00 PM CEST, while Munich in Bavaria keeps a slightly shorter alpine day. Central European Summer Time is why those evening clocks look so late compared with the same solar geometry in winter CET.

Berlin’s June sunrise before 5:00 AM CEST is a latitude story; Munich’s milder winter day length is the other half. Open each city page rather than treating the capital widget as the whole country.

2026 Solstice Snapshot — Cities in Germany

Official sunrise and sunset (upper limb on a flat horizon) on 21 June (northern summer) and 21 December (northern winter), each city’s local timezone. Sorted east to west. Open a city page for the live calendar, azimuth, and golden hour.

City Timezone 21 Jun sunrise 21 Jun sunset Jun day 21 Dec sunrise 21 Dec sunset Dec day
Dresden Europe/Berlin 04:50 AM 09:23 PM 16h 33m 08:05 AM 03:59 PM 7h 54m
Berlin Europe/Berlin 04:43 AM 09:33 PM 16h 50m 08:14 AM 03:53 PM 7h 39m
Leipzig Europe/Berlin 04:54 AM 09:30 PM 16h 36m 08:12 AM 04:03 PM 7h 51m
Munich Europe/Berlin 05:13 AM 09:17 PM 16h 4m 08:00 AM 04:21 PM 8h 21m
Nuremberg Europe/Berlin 05:09 AM 09:25 PM 16h 16m 08:08 AM 04:18 PM 8h 10m
Hamburg Europe/Berlin 04:50 AM 09:53 PM 17h 3m 08:33 AM 04:01 PM 7h 28m
Stuttgart Europe/Berlin 05:20 AM 09:30 PM 16h 10m 08:13 AM 04:28 PM 8h 15m
Frankfurt Europe/Berlin 05:15 AM 09:38 PM 16h 23m 08:21 AM 04:24 PM 8h 3m
Cologne Europe/Berlin 05:18 AM 09:50 PM 16h 32m 08:32 AM 04:27 PM 7h 55m
Düsseldorf Europe/Berlin 05:17 AM 09:52 PM 16h 35m 08:34 AM 04:26 PM 7h 52m

At the Berlin reference in 2026, the longest civil day is Jun 18, 2026 (16h 50m 0s) and the shortest is Dec 19, 2026 (7h 39m 0s). Earliest sunrise and latest sunset often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.

Use this page for today’s times across Germany and a 7-day forecast. Times in the widget are computed for the capital reference (Berlin) in Europe/Berlin. The month calendar below adds azimuth, twilight, golden hour, and blue hour. City pages pick up longitude-specific clock shifts and popular viewpoints.

Full Month Sun Calendar

Berlin Sun Times — September 2026

Day-by-day sunrise, sunset, compass azimuth, day-length change, civil/nautical/astronomical twilight, golden hour, blue hour, and solar noon for Berlin in Europe/Berlin. Times use NOAA/Meeus algorithms with standard atmospheric refraction (zenith 90.833°). Scroll sideways for photography and twilight columns, or use the arrows to browse other months.

Date Sunrise Sunset Day Length Diff Solar Noon Civil Nautical Astronomical Golden hour Blue hour
Time Azimuth Time Azimuth Dawn Dusk Dawn Dusk Dawn Dusk Morning Evening Morning Evening
Tue, Sep 106:17 AM75° ENE07:56 PM285° WNW13h 39m 0s—01:06 PM05:41 AM08:32 PM04:57 AM09:16 PM04:07 AM10:06 PM05:55 AM – 07:02 AM07:11 PM – 08:18 PM05:26 AM – 05:55 AM08:18 PM – 08:46 PM
Wed, Sep 206:18 AM76° ENE07:54 PM284° WNW13h 36m 0s−3m 0s01:06 PM05:43 AM08:30 PM04:59 AM09:14 PM04:10 AM10:02 PM05:57 AM – 07:04 AM07:08 PM – 08:16 PM05:28 AM – 05:57 AM08:16 PM – 08:44 PM
Thu, Sep 306:20 AM76° ENE07:52 PM284° WNW13h 32m 0s−4m 0s01:06 PM05:44 AM08:27 PM05:01 AM09:11 PM04:12 AM09:59 PM05:58 AM – 07:06 AM07:06 PM – 08:13 PM05:30 AM – 05:58 AM08:13 PM – 08:41 PM
Fri, Sep 406:22 AM77° ENE07:49 PM283° WNW13h 27m 0s−5m 0s01:05 PM05:46 AM08:25 PM05:03 AM09:08 PM04:15 AM09:56 PM06:00 AM – 07:07 AM07:04 PM – 08:11 PM05:32 AM – 06:00 AM08:11 PM – 08:39 PM
Sat, Sep 506:23 AM77° ENE07:47 PM282° WNW13h 24m 0s−3m 0s01:05 PM05:48 AM08:22 PM05:05 AM09:06 PM04:17 AM09:53 PM06:02 AM – 07:09 AM07:02 PM – 08:09 PM05:34 AM – 06:02 AM08:09 PM – 08:36 PM
Sun, Sep 606:25 AM78° ENE07:45 PM282° WNW13h 20m 0s−4m 0s01:05 PM05:50 AM08:20 PM05:07 AM09:03 PM04:20 AM09:50 PM06:04 AM – 07:10 AM06:59 PM – 08:06 PM05:36 AM – 06:04 AM08:06 PM – 08:34 PM
Mon, Sep 706:27 AM79° E07:42 PM281° W13h 15m 0s−5m 0s01:04 PM05:52 AM08:18 PM05:09 AM09:00 PM04:22 AM09:47 PM06:05 AM – 07:12 AM06:57 PM – 08:04 PM05:38 AM – 06:05 AM08:04 PM – 08:32 PM
Tue, Sep 806:28 AM79° E07:40 PM280° W13h 12m 0s−3m 0s01:04 PM05:53 AM08:15 PM05:11 AM08:58 PM04:24 AM09:44 PM06:07 AM – 07:14 AM06:55 PM – 08:01 PM05:39 AM – 06:07 AM08:01 PM – 08:29 PM
Wed, Sep 906:30 AM80° E07:38 PM280° W13h 8m 0s−4m 0s01:04 PM05:55 AM08:13 PM05:13 AM08:55 PM04:27 AM09:41 PM06:09 AM – 07:15 AM06:53 PM – 07:59 PM05:41 AM – 06:09 AM07:59 PM – 08:27 PM
Thu, Sep 1006:32 AM81° E07:35 PM279° W13h 3m 0s−5m 0s01:03 PM05:57 AM08:10 PM05:15 AM08:52 PM04:29 AM09:38 PM06:11 AM – 07:17 AM06:50 PM – 07:57 PM05:43 AM – 06:11 AM07:57 PM – 08:24 PM
Fri, Sep 1106:33 AM81° E07:33 PM279° W13h 0m 0s−3m 0s01:03 PM05:59 AM08:08 PM05:17 AM08:50 PM04:31 AM09:35 PM06:12 AM – 07:19 AM06:48 PM – 07:54 PM05:45 AM – 06:12 AM07:54 PM – 08:22 PM
Sat, Sep 1206:35 AM82° E07:31 PM278° W12h 56m 0s−4m 0s01:03 PM06:00 AM08:05 PM05:19 AM08:47 PM04:34 AM09:32 PM06:14 AM – 07:20 AM06:46 PM – 07:52 PM05:47 AM – 06:14 AM07:52 PM – 08:19 PM
Sun, Sep 1306:37 AM83° E07:28 PM277° W12h 51m 0s−5m 0s01:02 PM06:02 AM08:03 PM05:20 AM08:45 PM04:36 AM09:29 PM06:16 AM – 07:22 AM06:43 PM – 07:49 PM05:49 AM – 06:16 AM07:49 PM – 08:17 PM
Mon, Sep 1406:38 AM83° E07:26 PM277° W12h 48m 0s−3m 0s01:02 PM06:04 AM08:00 PM05:22 AM08:42 PM04:38 AM09:26 PM06:17 AM – 07:23 AM06:41 PM – 07:47 PM05:50 AM – 06:17 AM07:47 PM – 08:14 PM
Tue, Sep 1506:40 AM84° E07:24 PM276° W12h 44m 0s−4m 0s01:02 PM06:06 AM07:58 PM05:24 AM08:39 PM04:40 AM09:23 PM06:19 AM – 07:25 AM06:39 PM – 07:45 PM05:52 AM – 06:19 AM07:45 PM – 08:12 PM
Wed, Sep 1606:42 AM84° E07:21 PM275° W12h 39m 0s−5m 0s01:01 PM06:07 AM07:56 PM05:26 AM08:37 PM04:42 AM09:21 PM06:21 AM – 07:27 AM06:36 PM – 07:42 PM05:54 AM – 06:21 AM07:42 PM – 08:09 PM
Thu, Sep 1706:43 AM85° E07:19 PM275° W12h 36m 0s−3m 0s01:01 PM06:09 AM07:53 PM05:28 AM08:34 PM04:45 AM09:18 PM06:23 AM – 07:28 AM06:34 PM – 07:40 PM05:56 AM – 06:23 AM07:40 PM – 08:07 PM
Fri, Sep 1806:45 AM86° E07:16 PM274° W12h 31m 0s−5m 0s01:00 PM06:11 AM07:51 PM05:30 AM08:32 PM04:47 AM09:15 PM06:24 AM – 07:30 AM06:31 PM – 07:37 PM05:57 AM – 06:24 AM07:37 PM – 08:04 PM
Sat, Sep 1906:47 AM86° E07:14 PM273° W12h 27m 0s−4m 0s01:00 PM06:13 AM07:48 PM05:32 AM08:29 PM04:49 AM09:12 PM06:26 AM – 07:32 AM06:29 PM – 07:35 PM05:59 AM – 06:26 AM07:35 PM – 08:02 PM
Sun, Sep 2006:49 AM87° E07:12 PM273° W12h 23m 0s−4m 0s01:00 PM06:14 AM07:46 PM05:34 AM08:27 PM04:51 AM09:09 PM06:28 AM – 07:33 AM06:27 PM – 07:33 PM06:01 AM – 06:28 AM07:33 PM – 07:59 PM
Mon, Sep 2106:50 AM88° E07:09 PM272° W12h 19m 0s−4m 0s12:59 PM06:16 AM07:43 PM05:35 AM08:24 PM04:53 AM09:07 PM06:29 AM – 07:35 AM06:24 PM – 07:30 PM06:03 AM – 06:29 AM07:30 PM – 07:57 PM
Tue, Sep 2206:52 AM88° E07:07 PM272° W12h 15m 0s−4m 0s12:59 PM06:18 AM07:41 PM05:37 AM08:22 PM04:55 AM09:04 PM06:31 AM – 07:37 AM06:22 PM – 07:28 PM06:04 AM – 06:31 AM07:28 PM – 07:54 PM
Wed, Sep 23 Today06:54 AM89° E07:05 PM271° W12h 11m 0s−4m 0s12:59 PM06:19 AM07:39 PM05:39 AM08:19 PM04:57 AM09:01 PM06:33 AM – 07:39 AM06:20 PM – 07:25 PM06:06 AM – 06:33 AM07:25 PM – 07:52 PM
Thu, Sep 2406:55 AM90° E07:02 PM270° W12h 7m 0s−4m 0s12:58 PM06:21 AM07:36 PM05:41 AM08:17 PM04:59 AM08:58 PM06:34 AM – 07:40 AM06:17 PM – 07:23 PM06:08 AM – 06:34 AM07:23 PM – 07:50 PM
Fri, Sep 2506:57 AM90° E07:00 PM270° W12h 3m 0s−4m 0s12:58 PM06:23 AM07:34 PM05:43 AM08:14 PM05:01 AM08:56 PM06:36 AM – 07:42 AM06:15 PM – 07:21 PM06:10 AM – 06:36 AM07:21 PM – 07:47 PM
Sat, Sep 2606:59 AM91° E06:57 PM269° W11h 58m 0s−5m 0s12:58 PM06:25 AM07:31 PM05:45 AM08:12 PM05:03 AM08:53 PM06:38 AM – 07:44 AM06:12 PM – 07:18 PM06:11 AM – 06:38 AM07:18 PM – 07:45 PM
Sun, Sep 2707:00 AM91° E06:55 PM268° W11h 55m 0s−3m 0s12:57 PM06:26 AM07:29 PM05:46 AM08:09 PM05:05 AM08:51 PM06:39 AM – 07:46 AM06:10 PM – 07:16 PM06:13 AM – 06:39 AM07:16 PM – 07:42 PM
Mon, Sep 2807:02 AM92° E06:53 PM268° W11h 51m 0s−4m 0s12:57 PM06:28 AM07:27 PM05:48 AM08:07 PM05:07 AM08:48 PM06:41 AM – 07:47 AM06:07 PM – 07:14 PM06:15 AM – 06:41 AM07:14 PM – 07:40 PM
Tue, Sep 2907:04 AM93° E06:50 PM267° W11h 46m 0s−5m 0s12:57 PM06:30 AM07:24 PM05:50 AM08:04 PM05:09 AM08:45 PM06:43 AM – 07:49 AM06:05 PM – 07:11 PM06:16 AM – 06:43 AM07:11 PM – 07:38 PM
Wed, Sep 3007:05 AM93° E06:48 PM266° W11h 43m 0s−3m 0s12:56 PM06:31 AM07:22 PM05:52 AM08:02 PM05:11 AM08:43 PM06:45 AM – 07:51 AM06:03 PM – 07:09 PM06:18 AM – 06:45 AM07:09 PM – 07:35 PM

Tip: pair this calendar with our Day Length, Twilight, and Golden Hour tools for photography and planning.

Germany Sunrise & Sunset by Month (2026)

This table shows the sunrise, sunset, and day length in Germany on the 1st of every month, computed with the same NOAA/Meeus solar algorithms used across this site. Day length is longest in July and shortest in January.

MonthSunriseSunsetDay Length
January 108:17 AM04:02 PM7h 45m 0s
February 107:48 AM04:51 PM9h 3m 0s
March 106:53 AM05:43 PM10h 50m 0s
April 106:40 AM07:38 PM12h 58m 0s
May 105:35 AM08:31 PM14h 56m 0s
June 104:50 AM09:18 PM16h 28m 0s
July 104:47 AM09:32 PM16h 45m 0s
August 105:25 AM08:59 PM15h 34m 0s
September 106:17 AM07:56 PM13h 39m 0s
October 107:07 AM06:46 PM11h 39m 0s
November 107:02 AM04:38 PM9h 36m 0s
December 107:53 AM03:56 PM8h 3m 0s
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Germany Sunrise & Sunset FAQ

Sunrise in Berlin occurs as early as 4:43 AM CEST in mid-June.
Munich receives about 8 hours and 20 minutes of daylight during the December solstice.
Sunrise and sunset in Germany are calculated daily from its coordinates and the Europe/Berlin timezone. Check the live solar cards on this page for today’s exact local times, day length, and the countdown to the next event.
Today the sun rises at 73° ENE and sets at 287° WNW in Germany. Face that compass bearing from an open viewpoint — sunrise is rarely due east, and sunset is rarely due west.
Evening golden hour in Germany starts about an hour before sunset; evening blue hour follows as the Sun drops below the horizon. Morning windows are listed in the golden hour section on this page.
In 2026, the longest day in Germany is Jun 18, 2026 with 16h 50m 0s of daylight, and the shortest is Dec 19, 2026 with 7h 39m 0s.
In 2026, the earliest sunrise in Germany is 04:42 AM on Jun 16, 2026. The latest sunset is 09:33 PM on Jun 20, 2026. The latest sunrise is 08:17 AM on Jan 1, 2026, and the earliest sunset is 03:51 PM on Dec 11, 2026. These clock-time extremes often miss the solstice by a few days because of the Equation of Time.
Yes, Germany shifts its clocks for Daylight Saving Time, which changes sunrise and sunset by one hour on the local clock during part of the year.

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