Essen, Germany Sunrise, Sunset

Sunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Essen, Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf). Current time: Thursday, 2026-11-12, 23:36 (GMT+01:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Essen local time. Solar noon Today was at: 12:16 (elapsed time: -11h 20m), Maximal altitude of Sun: 20.9°. Day Length: 9h 2m 47s (time between sunrise and sunset).

	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset
Time	07:44:41	12:16:05	16:47:28
Azimuth	117.9°	180°	241.9°
Day Length		9h 2m 47s

Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 148 044 257 km
91 990 436 mi
Essen ↔ Sun, nearest point: 147 353 800 km
91 561 407 mi

Essen on map:

Essen

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+01:00
Latitude:	51.45657°
Longitude:	7.01228°
Country:	Germany North Rhine-Westphalia
Population:	593 085

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times Today for location: Essen

Zone Type	Start	End	Length
Night	00:00:00	05:48:50	5h 48m 50s
Astronomical Twilight	05:48:50	06:27:57	39m 7s
Nautical Twilight	06:27:57	07:08:19	40m 22s
Civil Twilight	07:08:19	07:44:41	36m 22s
Daylight	07:44:41	16:47:28	9h 2m 47s
Civil Twilight	16:47:28	17:23:50	36m 22s
Nautical Twilight	17:23:50	18:04:13	40m 23s
Astronomical Twilight	18:04:13	18:43:20	39m 7s
Night	18:43:20	23:59:59	5h 16m 39s

Essen Sun position Today

Altitude 0-24, Current: -55.4° ( 23:36)

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Azimuth 0-24, Current: 343° ( 23:36)

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Essen

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Sunrise, sunset in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-11-10	2026-11-11	2026-11-12	2026-11-13	2026-11-14
Day:	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Sunrise:	07:41:13	07:42:57	07:44:41	07:46:25	07:48:08
Solar noon:	12:15:51	12:15:57	12:16:05	12:16:13	12:16:22
Sunset:	16:50:29	16:48:58	16:47:28	16:46:01	16:44:36
Day Length:	9h 9m 16s	9h 6m 1s	9h 2m 47s	8h 59m 36s	8h 56m 28s

Essen sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):