Essen, Germany Sunrise, Sunset

Sunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Essen, Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf). Current time: Friday, 2026-10-23, 10:28 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Essen local time. Solar noon Today will be at: 13:16 (remaining time: +2h 48m), Maximal altitude of Sun: 27.2°. Day Length: 10h 13m 9s (time between sunrise and sunset).

	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset
Time	08:09:42	13:16:16	18:22:51
Azimuth	107.3°	180°	252.4°
Day Length		10h 13m 9s

Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 148 826 733 km
92 476 645 mi
Essen ↔ Sun, nearest point: 148 129 122 km
92 043 169 mi

Essen on map:

Essen

Info

Local timezone:	GMT+02:00
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	06:18:11	6h 18m 11s
Astronomical Twilight	06:18:11	06:56:43	38m 32s
Nautical Twilight	06:56:43	07:35:35	38m 52s
Civil Twilight	07:35:35	08:09:42	34m 7s
Daylight	08:09:42	18:22:51	10h 13m 9s
Civil Twilight	18:22:51	18:56:58	34m 7s
Nautical Twilight	18:56:58	19:35:49	38m 51s
Astronomical Twilight	19:35:49	20:14:21	38m 32s
Night	20:14:21	23:59:59	3h 45m 38s

Essen Sun position Today

Altitude 0-24, Current: 17.5° ( 10:28)

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Azimuth 0-24, Current: 136.4° ( 10:28)

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Essen

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Sunrise, sunset in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-10-21	2026-10-22	2026-10-23	2026-10-24	2026-10-25
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Sunrise:	08:06:14	08:07:58	08:09:42	08:11:26	07:13:10
Solar noon:	13:16:34	13:16:25	13:16:16	13:16:08	12:16:01
Sunset:	18:26:54	18:24:52	18:22:51	18:20:51	17:18:52
Day Length:	10h 20m 40s	10h 16m 54s	10h 13m 9s	10h 9m 25s	10h 5m 42s

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