Sunrise and sunset times in Germany
SunAndMoon covers 17 cities in Germany. Today in Koeln, the largest, the sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 21:22 (15h 29m of daylight), in local time.
Pick a city for its full local schedule: sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length, golden hour, blue hour, dawn, dusk and moon times.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koeln | 05:53 | 21:22 | 15h 29m |
| Frankfurt am Main | 05:49 | 21:12 | 15h 23m |
| Duesseldorf | 05:53 | 21:24 | 15h 31m |
| Essen | 05:51 | 21:24 | 15h 33m |
| Dortmund | 05:49 | 21:23 | 15h 34m |
| Dresden | 05:26 | 20:56 | 15h 30m |
| Bremen | 05:37 | 21:24 | 15h 47m |
| Nuremberg | 05:42 | 21:00 | 15h 18m |
| Hannover | 05:36 | 21:17 | 15h 41m |
| Leipzig | 05:30 | 21:02 | 15h 32m |
| Duisburg | 05:52 | 21:25 | 15h 33m |
| Berlin | 05:21 | 21:03 | 15h 42m |
| Cologne | 05:53 | 21:22 | 15h 29m |
| Frankfurt | 05:49 | 21:12 | 15h 23m |
| Hamburg | 05:30 | 21:21 | 15h 51m |
| Munich | 05:45 | 20:54 | 15h 9m |
| Stuttgart | 05:52 | 21:05 | 15h 13m |
Sun times across Germany
These are today's sunrise and sunset times for the 17 cities in Germanythat SunAndMoon covers, computed from each city's coordinates and shown in its own local time zone. Germany sits in Europe, using a single time zone, so the exact clock times move from place to place. Open a city for its full day, month-by-month tables and moon times.
Frequently asked questions about the sun in Germany
What time does the sun rise in Germany today?
In Koeln, Germany's largest city, the sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 21:22 today, in local time. Times vary across the country by longitude and time zone; open a city below for its own schedule.
How many cities in Germany can I check?
SunAndMoon has a dedicated sunrise and sunset page for 17 cities in Germany, each with solar noon, day length, golden hour, blue hour, dawn, dusk and moon times.
Why do sunrise times differ across Germany?
Germany uses a single time zone (GMT+2), but the sun still reaches eastern cities before western ones, so sunrise and sunset times differ by longitude across the country.
Where are the longest and shortest days in Germany?
The further a city sits from the equator, the bigger its swing between the longest and shortest day. In Germany that swing is largest in Hamburg and smallest nearer the equator. Around the June solstice Koeln gets 16h 32m of daylight, and around the December solstice 7h 55m.