Essen, Germany Sunrise, Sunset

Sunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Essen, Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf). Current time: Tuesday, 2026-07-14, 20:25 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Essen local time. Solar noon Today was at: 13:37 (elapsed time: -6h 48m), Maximal altitude of Sun: 60.2°. Day Length: 16h 12m 23s (time between sunrise and sunset).

	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset
Time	05:31:40	13:37:51	21:44:03
Azimuth	52.3°	180°	307.6°
Day Length		16h 12m 23s

Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 152 062 840 km
94 487 468 mi
Essen ↔ Sun, nearest point: 151 366 060 km
94 054 509 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
Astronomical Twilight	00:00:00	03:42:05	3h 42m 5s
Nautical Twilight	03:42:05	04:47:03	1h 4m 58s
Civil Twilight	04:47:03	05:31:40	44m 37s
Daylight	05:31:40	21:44:03	16h 12m 23s
Civil Twilight	21:44:03	22:28:40	44m 37s
Nautical Twilight	22:28:40	23:33:38	1h 4m 58s
Astronomical Twilight	23:33:38	23:59:59	26m 21s

Essen Sun position Today

Altitude 0-24, Current: 9.8° ( 20:25)

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Azimuth 0-24, Current: 292.7° ( 20:25)

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Essen

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Sunrise, sunset in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-07-12	2026-07-13	2026-07-14	2026-07-15	2026-07-16
Day:	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Sunrise:	05:29:24	05:30:31	05:31:40	05:32:51	05:34:03
Solar noon:	13:37:37	13:37:45	13:37:51	13:37:58	13:38:03
Sunset:	21:45:50	21:44:58	21:44:03	21:43:05	21:42:04
Day Length:	16h 16m 26s	16h 14m 27s	16h 12m 23s	16h 10m 14s	16h 8m 1s

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