sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Gelsenkirchen, Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia, Regierungsbezirk Münster).
Current time: Wednesday, 2026-05-20, 07:43 (GMT+02:00) Europe/Berlin
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All times are shown in Gelsenkirchen local time.
Solar noon
Today will be at: 13:28 (remaining time: +5h 45m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 58.4°.
Day Length: 15h 51m 30s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 05:32:24 | 13:28:09 | 21:23:54 |
| Azimuth | 55.4° | 180° | 304.6° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
15h 51m 30s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 151 386 645 km
94 067 300 mi
Gelsenkirchen ↔ Sun, nearest point: 150 689 009 km
93 633 809 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 | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 02:05:07 | 2h 5m 7s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 02:05:07 | 03:50:09 | 1h 45m 2s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 03:50:09 | 04:49:47 | 59m 38s | |
| Civil Twilight | 04:49:47 | 05:32:24 | 42m 37s | |
| Daylight | 05:32:24 | 21:23:54 | 15h 51m 30s | |
| Civil Twilight | 21:23:54 | 22:06:32 | 42m 38s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 22:06:32 | 23:06:10 | 59m 38s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 23:06:10 | 00:51:12 | 1h 45m 2s | |
| Night | 00:51:12 | 23:59:59 | -51m -13s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: 17.7° (
07:43)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 80.1° (
07:43)
Solar noon
| 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: | 05:35:04 | 05:33:43 | 05:32:24 | 05:31:08 | 05:29:54 |
| Solar noon: | 13:28:03 | 13:28:06 | 13:28:09 | 13:28:13 | 13:28:18 |
| Sunset: | 21:21:02 | 21:22:29 | 21:23:54 | 21:25:19 | 21:26:42 |
| Day Length: | 15h 45m 58s | 15h 48m 46s | 15h 51m 30s | 15h 54m 11s | 15h 56m 48s |
Gelsenkirchen sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):