Dorsten
Sunrise and sunset in Dorsten
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Dorsten, in local time. At 51.7° N, the day lasts from 7 h 48 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 40 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 08:06, sunset at 18:26.
Day length 10 h 20 min, 3 min 48 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:16, with the Sun 28° above the horizon.
Times are Dorsten time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:14 | 20:17 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:53 | 19:39 |
| Civil twilight | 07:32 | 19:00 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:06 | 18:26 |
| Golden hour | 08:06–08:53 | 17:38–18:26 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Dorsten
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 40 min, from sunrise at 05:13 to sunset at 21:54.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 48 min, from sunrise at 08:36 to sunset at 16:24.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:25 | 17:01 | 8 h 36 min |
| February 21 | 07:34 | 17:57 | 10 h 23 min |
| March 21 | 06:32 | 18:46 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 06:23 | 20:39 | 14 h 16 min |
| May 21 | 05:31 | 21:26 | 15 h 55 min |
| June 21 | 05:13 | 21:54 | 16 h 40 min |
| July 21 | 05:39 | 21:36 | 15 h 58 min |
| August 21 | 06:26 | 20:42 | 14 h 16 min |
| September 21 | 07:16 | 19:33 | 12 h 17 min |
| October 21 | 08:06 | 18:26 | 10 h 20 min |
| November 21 | 08:00 | 16:34 | 8 h 34 min |
| December 21 | 08:36 | 16:24 | 7 h 48 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 51.7° N, 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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