sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Gelsenkirchen, Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Münster).
Current time: Friday, 2026-07-03, 15:37 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin
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All times are shown in Gelsenkirchen local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 13:35 (elapsed time: -2h 2m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 61.5°.
Day Length: 16h 31m 11s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 05:20:18 | 13:35:53 | 21:51:29 |
| Azimuth | 49.8° | 180° | 310.1° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
16h 31m 11s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 152 097 027 km
94 508 711 mi
Gelsenkirchen ↔ Sun, nearest point: 151 396 231 km
94 073 257 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+02:00 |
| Latitude: | 51.50508° |
| Longitude: | 7.09654° |
| Country: | Germany North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Population: | 270 028 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 00:00:00 | 03:22:02 | 3h 22m 2s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 03:22:02 | 04:33:32 | 1h 11m 30s | |
| Civil Twilight | 04:33:32 | 05:20:18 | 46m 46s | |
| Daylight | 05:20:18 | 21:51:29 | 16h 31m 11s | |
| Civil Twilight | 21:51:29 | 22:38:14 | 46m 45s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 22:38:14 | 23:49:45 | 1h 11m 31s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 23:49:45 | 23:59:59 | 10m 14s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 53.1° (
15:37)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 230.9° (
15:37)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-02 | 2026-07-03 | 2026-07-04 | 2026-07-05 |
| Day: | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Sunrise: | 05:18:50 | 05:19:32 | 05:20:18 | 05:21:06 | 05:21:56 |
| Solar noon: | 13:35:31 | 13:35:42 | 13:35:53 | 13:36:04 | 13:36:15 |
| Sunset: | 21:52:12 | 21:51:52 | 21:51:29 | 21:51:02 | 21:50:33 |
| Day Length: | 16h 33m 22s | 16h 32m 20s | 16h 31m 11s | 16h 29m 56s | 16h 28m 37s |
Gelsenkirchen sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):