Essen, Germany Sunrise, Sunset

Sunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Essen, Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf). Current time: Friday, 2026-06-12, 22:11 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin . All times are shown in Essen local time. Solar noon Today was at: 13:31 (elapsed time: -8h 39m), Maximal altitude of Sun: 61.7°. Day Length: 16h 34m 2s (time between sunrise and sunset).

	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset
Time	05:14:49	13:31:50	21:48:51
Azimuth	49.5°	180°	310.5°
Day Length		16h 34m 2s

Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 925 758 km
94 402 289 mi
Essen ↔ Sun, nearest point: 151 230 433 km
93 970 235 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	03:15:11	3h 15m 11s
Nautical Twilight	03:15:11	04:27:46	1h 12m 35s
Civil Twilight	04:27:46	05:14:49	47m 3s
Daylight	05:14:49	21:48:51	16h 34m 2s
Civil Twilight	21:48:51	22:35:54	47m 3s
Nautical Twilight	22:35:54	23:48:29	1h 12m 35s
Astronomical Twilight	23:48:29	23:59:59	11m 30s

Essen Sun position Today

Altitude 0-24, Current: -3.4° ( 22:11)

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Azimuth 0-24, Current: 314.9° ( 22:11)

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Essen

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Sunrise, sunset in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-06-10	2026-06-11	2026-06-12	2026-06-13	2026-06-14
Day:	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Sunrise:	05:15:23	05:15:04	05:14:49	05:14:36	05:14:27
Solar noon:	13:31:25	13:31:38	13:31:50	13:32:02	13:32:15
Sunset:	21:47:28	21:48:11	21:48:51	21:49:28	21:50:03
Day Length:	16h 32m 5s	16h 33m 7s	16h 34m 2s	16h 34m 52s	16h 35m 36s

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