Essen, Germany Sunrise, Sunset

Sunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Essen, Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 12:06 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Essen local time. Solar noon Today will be at: 13:28 (remaining time: +1h 22m), Maximal altitude of Sun: 58.5°. Day Length: 15h 51m 4s (time between sunrise and sunset).

	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset
Time	05:32:58	13:28:30	21:24:02
Azimuth	55.4°	180°	304.6°
Day Length		15h 51m 4s

Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 392 057 km
94 070 663 mi
Essen ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 691 166 km
93 635 150 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	02:07:20	2h 7m 20s
Astronomical Twilight	02:07:20	03:50:57	1h 43m 37s
Nautical Twilight	03:50:57	04:50:25	59m 28s
Civil Twilight	04:50:25	05:32:58	42m 33s
Daylight	05:32:58	21:24:02	15h 51m 4s
Civil Twilight	21:24:02	22:06:34	42m 32s
Nautical Twilight	22:06:34	23:06:02	59m 28s
Astronomical Twilight	23:06:02	00:49:39	1h 43m 37s
Night	00:49:39	23:59:59	-49m -40s

Essen Sun position Today

Altitude 0-24, Current: 54.6° ( 12:06)

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Azimuth 0-24, Current: 145.1° ( 12:06)

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Sunrise, sunset in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-05-18	2026-05-19	2026-05-20	2026-05-21	2026-05-22
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Sunrise:	05:35:37	05:34:16	05:32:58	05:31:41	05:30:27
Solar noon:	13:28:24	13:28:26	13:28:30	13:28:33	13:28:38
Sunset:	21:21:10	21:22:36	21:24:02	21:25:26	21:26:49
Day Length:	15h 45m 33s	15h 48m 20s	15h 51m 4s	15h 53m 45s	15h 56m 22s

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