sun .5deg.comSunrise, Sunset and Sun position here: Drachten, Netherlands (Friesland, Gemeente Smallingerland).
Current time: Thursday, 2026-11-12, 23:40 (GMT+01:00) Europe/Amsterdam
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All times are shown in Drachten local time.
Solar noon
Today was at: 12:19 (elapsed time: -11h 21m),
Maximal altitude of Sun: 19.2°.
Day Length: 8h 50m 56s (time between sunrise and sunset).
| Sunrise | Solar noon | Sunset | |
| Time | 07:54:16 | 12:19:44 | 16:45:12 |
| Azimuth | 119.1° | 180° | 240.7° |
| Day Length | ![]() |
8h 50m 56s | ![]() |
Current distance Earth ↔ Sun:
Center-to-center: 148 044 162 km
91 990 377 mi
Drachten ↔ Sun, nearest point: 147 353 604 km
91 561 285 mi

| Local timezone: | GMT+01:00 |
| Latitude: | 53.11254° |
| Longitude: | 6.0989° |
| Country: | Netherlands Friesland |
| Population: | 44 537 |
| Zone Type | Start | End | Length | |
| Night | 00:00:00 | 05:53:37 | 5h 53m 37s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 05:53:37 | 06:34:13 | 40m 36s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 06:34:13 | 07:16:14 | 42m 1s | |
| Civil Twilight | 07:16:14 | 07:54:16 | 38m 2s | |
| Daylight | 07:54:16 | 16:45:12 | 8h 50m 56s | |
| Civil Twilight | 16:45:12 | 17:23:14 | 38m 2s | |
| Nautical Twilight | 17:23:14 | 18:05:14 | 42m 0s | |
| Astronomical Twilight | 18:05:14 | 18:45:51 | 40m 37s | |
| Night | 18:45:51 | 23:59:59 | 5h 14m 8s |
Altitude
0-24, Current: -53.8° (
23:40)
Azimuth
0-24, Current: 343.9° (
23:40)
Solar noon
| Yesterday | Today | Tomorrow | |||
| date: | 2026-11-10 | 2026-11-11 | 2026-11-12 | 2026-11-13 | 2026-11-14 |
| Day: | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Sunrise: | 07:50:33 | 07:52:25 | 07:54:16 | 07:56:06 | 07:57:56 |
| Solar noon: | 12:19:30 | 12:19:37 | 12:19:44 | 12:19:52 | 12:20:01 |
| Sunset: | 16:48:27 | 16:46:49 | 16:45:12 | 16:43:38 | 16:42:06 |
| Day Length: | 8h 57m 54s | 8h 54m 24s | 8h 50m 56s | 8h 47m 32s | 8h 44m 10s |
Drachten sunrise, sunset informations for whole month (or Year 2026):