Sunrise and sunset times in Essen
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 8, 2026 . Current time: 8:39:47 am
First light at 5:28:03 am
Sunrise time: 6:05:01 am
Sunset time: 9:10:12 pm
Last light at 9:47:11 pm
Day length: 15 hours, 5 minutes
12 hours, 30 minutes left for today's sunset in Essen
Moon will set on Aug 8 at 4:27 PM
Moon will rise on Aug 8 at 11:11 PMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (26%)🌑 New moon: Aug 12 at 7:37 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Aug 28 at 6:19 AMTomorrow
August 9, 2026
First light at 5:29:49 am
Sunrise time: 6:06:35 am
Sunset time: 9:08:22 pm
Last light at 9:45:08 pm
Day length: 15 hours, 1 minute
Tomorrow will be 3 minutes shorter than today in Essen
Moon will set on Aug 9 at 5:28 PM Moon will rise on Aug 10 at 12:00 AMMoon phase: 🌘 Waning Crescent (11%)
- Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Latitude: 51.456570
- Longitude: 7.012280
- Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2)
Shortest day in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
The shortest day of the year will be in 5 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 7 hours and 54 minutes.Longest day in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
The longest day of the year was 1 month and 17 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 16 hours and 42 minutes.
August 2026 - Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of August in Essen.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 46 minutes over the course of August 2026 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia - from 15 hours, 28 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 41 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Sat, Aug 1 | 5:15:45 am | 5:54:15 am | 9:22:22 pm | 10:00:51 pm | 15h 28m 7s | 15h 28m 7s | 1:38:18 pm | 69.4° | 4:21:29 am | 10:55:08 pm | 3:06:03 am | 12:10:34 am | 8h 33m 24s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:17:30 am | 5:55:46 am | 9:20:43 pm | 9:58:59 pm | 15h 24m 57s | -3m -10s | 1:38:14 pm | 69.1° | 4:23:45 am | 10:52:44 pm | 3:10:08 am | 12:06:20 am | 8h 36m 34s | 🌖 (89%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:19:14 am | 5:57:17 am | 9:19:02 pm | 9:57:05 pm | 15h 21m 45s | -3m -12s | 1:38:10 pm | 68.9° | 4:26:00 am | 10:50:19 pm | 3:14:06 am | 12:02:13 am | 8h 39m 47s | 🌖 (82%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 5:21:00 am | 5:58:49 am | 9:17:19 pm | 9:55:09 pm | 15h 18m 30s | -3m -15s | 1:38:04 pm | 68.6° | 4:28:15 am | 10:47:53 pm | 3:17:57 am | 11:58:12 pm | 8h 43m 3s | 🌖 (73%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 5:22:45 am | 6:00:22 am | 9:15:35 pm | 9:53:12 pm | 15h 15m 13s | -3m -17s | 1:37:58 pm | 68.3° | 4:30:30 am | 10:45:26 pm | 3:21:41 am | 11:54:15 pm | 8h 46m 20s | 🌖 (63%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 5:24:31 am | 6:01:55 am | 9:13:49 pm | 9:51:13 pm | 15h 11m 54s | -3m -19s | 1:37:52 pm | 68.1° | 4:32:45 am | 10:42:59 pm | 3:25:20 am | 11:50:23 pm | 8h 49m 39s | 🌗 (52%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 5:26:17 am | 6:03:28 am | 9:12:01 pm | 9:49:13 pm | 15h 8m 33s | -3m -21s | 1:37:45 pm | 67.8° | 4:34:59 am | 10:40:30 pm | 3:28:54 am | 11:46:35 pm | 8h 53m 0s | 🌘 (41%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 5:28:03 am | 6:05:01 am | 9:10:12 pm | 9:47:11 pm | 15h 5m 11s | -3m -22s | 1:37:37 pm | 67.5° | 4:37:13 am | 10:38:01 pm | 3:32:23 am | 11:42:50 pm | 8h 56m 23s | 🌘 (30%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 5:29:49 am | 6:06:35 am | 9:08:22 pm | 9:45:08 pm | 15h 1m 47s | -3m -24s | 1:37:29 pm | 67.2° | 4:39:26 am | 10:35:31 pm | 3:35:48 am | 11:39:09 pm | 8h 59m 48s | 🌘 (20%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 5:31:35 am | 6:08:10 am | 9:06:30 pm | 9:43:04 pm | 14h 58m 20s | -3m -27s | 1:37:20 pm | 66.9° | 4:41:38 am | 10:33:01 pm | 3:39:09 am | 11:35:31 pm | 9h 3m 14s | 🌘 (11%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 5:33:22 am | 6:09:44 am | 9:04:36 pm | 9:40:59 pm | 14h 54m 52s | -3m -28s | 1:37:10 pm | 66.6° | 4:43:50 am | 10:30:30 pm | 3:42:25 am | 11:31:55 pm | 9h 6m 43s | 🌘 (5%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 5:35:08 am | 6:11:19 am | 9:02:41 pm | 9:38:52 pm | 14h 51m 22s | -3m -30s | 1:37:00 pm | 66.3° | 4:46:02 am | 10:27:58 pm | 3:45:38 am | 11:28:22 pm | 9h 10m 13s | 🌘 (1%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 5:36:55 am | 6:12:54 am | 9:00:45 pm | 9:36:45 pm | 14h 47m 51s | -3m -31s | 1:36:50 pm | 66° | 4:48:13 am | 10:25:26 pm | 3:48:47 am | 11:24:52 pm | 9h 13m 44s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 5:38:41 am | 6:14:29 am | 8:58:48 pm | 9:34:36 pm | 14h 44m 19s | -3m -32s | 1:36:38 pm | 65.7° | 4:50:23 am | 10:22:54 pm | 3:51:53 am | 11:21:24 pm | 9h 17m 16s | 🌒 (2%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 5:40:27 am | 6:16:04 am | 8:56:49 pm | 9:32:26 pm | 14h 40m 45s | -3m -34s | 1:36:27 pm | 65.4° | 4:52:33 am | 10:20:21 pm | 3:54:56 am | 11:17:58 pm | 9h 20m 50s | 🌒 (6%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 5:42:14 am | 6:17:39 am | 8:54:50 pm | 9:30:16 pm | 14h 37m 11s | -3m -34s | 1:36:15 pm | 65.1° | 4:54:41 am | 10:17:48 pm | 3:57:55 am | 11:14:34 pm | 9h 24m 25s | 🌒 (13%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 5:44:00 am | 6:19:15 am | 8:52:49 pm | 9:28:04 pm | 14h 33m 34s | -3m -37s | 1:36:02 pm | 64.8° | 4:56:50 am | 10:15:14 pm | 4:00:52 am | 11:11:12 pm | 9h 28m 2s | 🌒 (20%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 5:45:45 am | 6:20:51 am | 8:50:47 pm | 9:25:52 pm | 14h 29m 56s | -3m -38s | 1:35:49 pm | 64.5° | 4:58:57 am | 10:12:40 pm | 4:03:46 am | 11:07:51 pm | 9h 31m 39s | 🌒 (29%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 5:47:31 am | 6:22:26 am | 8:48:44 pm | 9:23:39 pm | 14h 26m 18s | -3m -38s | 1:35:35 pm | 64.1° | 5:01:04 am | 10:10:06 pm | 4:06:37 am | 11:04:33 pm | 9h 35m 18s | 🌒 (39%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 5:49:17 am | 6:24:02 am | 8:46:40 pm | 9:21:25 pm | 14h 22m 38s | -3m -40s | 1:35:21 pm | 63.8° | 5:03:10 am | 10:07:32 pm | 4:09:25 am | 11:01:16 pm | 9h 38m 57s | 🌓 (48%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 5:51:02 am | 6:25:37 am | 8:44:35 pm | 9:19:10 pm | 14h 18m 58s | -3m -40s | 1:35:06 pm | 63.5° | 5:05:15 am | 10:04:57 pm | 4:12:11 am | 10:58:01 pm | 9h 42m 38s | 🌔 (58%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 5:52:47 am | 6:27:13 am | 8:42:29 pm | 9:16:54 pm | 14h 15m 16s | -3m -42s | 1:34:51 pm | 63.1° | 5:07:19 am | 10:02:23 pm | 4:14:55 am | 10:54:47 pm | 9h 46m 20s | 🌔 (67%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 5:54:32 am | 6:28:49 am | 8:40:22 pm | 9:14:38 pm | 14h 11m 33s | -3m -43s | 1:34:35 pm | 62.8° | 5:09:23 am | 9:59:48 pm | 4:17:36 am | 10:51:35 pm | 9h 50m 3s | 🌔 (75%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 5:56:17 am | 6:30:25 am | 8:38:14 pm | 9:12:22 pm | 14h 7m 49s | -3m -44s | 1:34:19 pm | 62.5° | 5:11:26 am | 9:57:13 pm | 4:20:15 am | 10:48:24 pm | 9h 53m 46s | 🌔 (83%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 5:58:01 am | 6:32:00 am | 8:36:05 pm | 9:10:04 pm | 14h 4m 5s | -3m -44s | 1:34:03 pm | 62.1° | 5:13:28 am | 9:54:38 pm | 4:22:51 am | 10:45:14 pm | 9h 57m 31s | 🌔 (90%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 5:59:45 am | 6:33:36 am | 8:33:56 pm | 9:07:47 pm | 14h 0m 20s | -3m -45s | 1:33:46 pm | 61.8° | 5:15:29 am | 9:52:03 pm | 4:25:26 am | 10:42:06 pm | 10h 1m 16s | 🌔 (95%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:01:29 am | 6:35:12 am | 8:31:46 pm | 9:05:28 pm | 13h 56m 34s | -3m -46s | 1:33:29 pm | 61.4° | 5:17:29 am | 9:49:28 pm | 4:27:58 am | 10:38:59 pm | 10h 5m 1s | 🌔 (98%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:03:13 am | 6:36:47 am | 8:29:35 pm | 9:03:09 pm | 13h 52m 48s | -3m -46s | 1:33:11 pm | 61.1° | 5:19:29 am | 9:46:53 pm | 4:30:29 am | 10:35:54 pm | 10h 8m 48s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:04:56 am | 6:38:23 am | 8:27:23 pm | 9:00:50 pm | 13h 49m 0s | -3m -48s | 1:32:53 pm | 60.7° | 5:21:28 am | 9:44:18 pm | 4:32:57 am | 10:32:49 pm | 10h 12m 36s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:06:39 am | 6:39:59 am | 8:25:11 pm | 8:58:30 pm | 13h 45m 12s | -3m -48s | 1:32:35 pm | 60.3° | 5:23:26 am | 9:41:43 pm | 4:35:24 am | 10:29:46 pm | 10h 16m 23s | 🌖 (97%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:08:22 am | 6:41:34 am | 8:22:58 pm | 8:56:10 pm | 13h 41m 24s | -3m -48s | 1:32:16 pm | 60° | 5:25:24 am | 9:39:09 pm | 4:37:48 am | 10:26:44 pm | 10h 20m 12s | 🌖 (92%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
In Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 17 at 5:12 am, while the latest sunrise is on December 30 at 8:35 am. The earliest sunset is on December 12 at 4:25 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 25 at 9:55 pm.
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia gets 8h 47m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (16h 42m versus 7h 54m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 20m.
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