Alkmaar
Sunrise and sunset in Alkmaar
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Alkmaar, in local time. At 52.6° N, the day lasts from 7 h 38 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 52 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 08:17, sunset at 18:33.
Day length 10 h 16 min, 3 min 57 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:25, with the Sun 27° above the horizon.
Times are Alkmaar time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:22 | 20:27 |
| Nautical twilight | 07:02 | 19:47 |
| Civil twilight | 07:42 | 19:08 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:17 | 18:33 |
| Golden hour | 08:17–09:05 | 17:44–18:33 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Alkmaar
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 52 min, from sunrise at 05:17 to sunset at 22:08.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 38 min, from sunrise at 08:50 to sunset at 16:27.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:38 | 17:06 | 8 h 28 min |
| February 21 | 07:45 | 18:04 | 10 h 20 min |
| March 21 | 06:41 | 18:55 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 06:30 | 20:50 | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 05:35 | 21:40 | 16 h 05 min |
| June 21 | 05:17 | 22:08 | 16 h 52 min |
| July 21 | 05:43 | 21:50 | 16 h 07 min |
| August 21 | 06:33 | 20:54 | 14 h 21 min |
| September 21 | 07:25 | 19:42 | 12 h 17 min |
| October 21 | 08:17 | 18:33 | 10 h 16 min |
| November 21 | 08:13 | 16:39 | 8 h 26 min |
| December 21 | 08:50 | 16:27 | 7 h 38 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the Sun meets a level horizon, allowing for the usual bending of light by the air. Hills, buildings and height shift what you see by a few minutes.
- Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the Sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour here is the photographers’ usual definition: the Sun less than 6° above it.
- Worked out when the page loads from NOAA’s solar equations, for 52.6° N, 4.7° E, and accurate to about a minute.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Day and night, live, The Sun, Moon and planets
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