Sunrise and sunset in Erkrath, Germany
Sunrise, sunset and twilight for Erkrath today, in local time. At 51.2° N, days run from 7 h 53 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 35 min at the summer solstice.
- 17:15sunset today
Today · worked out at
Tuesday, October 27 in Erkrath, Germany: sunrise at 07:16, sunset at 17:15.
Day length 9 h 59 min, 3 min 39 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 12:16, with the Sun 26° above the horizon.
Times are Erkrath time (GMT+1).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:24 | 19:06 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:02 | 18:28 |
| Civil twilight | 06:41 | 17:49 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:16 | 17:15 |
| Golden hour | 07:16–08:04 | 16:27–17:15 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Erkrath
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 35 min, from sunrise at 05:16 to sunset at 21:51.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 53 min, from sunrise at 08:34 to sunset at 16:26.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:24 | 17:03 | 8 h 39 min |
| February 21 | 07:33 | 17:58 | 10 h 25 min |
| March 21 | 06:33 | 18:46 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 06:24 | 20:38 | 14 h 13 min |
| May 21 | 05:33 | 21:25 | 15 h 51 min |
| June 21 | 05:16 | 21:51 | 16 h 35 min |
| July 21 | 05:41 | 21:35 | 15 h 54 min |
| August 21 | 06:27 | 20:42 | 14 h 14 min |
| September 21 | 07:16 | 19:33 | 12 h 16 min |
| October 21 | 08:05 | 18:27 | 10 h 21 min |
| November 21 | 07:59 | 16:36 | 8 h 38 min |
| December 21 | 08:34 | 16:26 | 7 h 53 min |
Good to know
- Sunrise and sunset mark the moment the Sun’s upper edge touches a level horizon, with the air’s usual bending of light allowed for. Hills, buildings and altitude move 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 51.2° N, 6.9° 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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