Göttingen
Sunrise and sunset in Göttingen
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Göttingen, in local time. At 51.5° N, the day lasts from 7 h 49 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 39 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:56, sunset at 18:12.
Day length 10 h 16 min, 3 min 46 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:04, with the Sun 27° above the horizon.
Times are Göttingen time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:04 | 20:04 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:42 | 19:25 |
| Civil twilight | 07:21 | 18:46 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:56 | 18:12 |
| Golden hour | 07:56–08:43 | 17:25–18:12 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Göttingen
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 39 min, from sunrise at 05:02 to sunset at 21:41.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 49 min, from sunrise at 08:23 to sunset at 16:13.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:13 | 16:50 | 8 h 37 min |
| February 21 | 07:22 | 17:46 | 10 h 24 min |
| March 21 | 06:20 | 18:34 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 06:12 | 20:26 | 14 h 15 min |
| May 21 | 05:20 | 21:14 | 15 h 54 min |
| June 21 | 05:02 | 21:41 | 16 h 39 min |
| July 21 | 05:28 | 21:24 | 15 h 57 min |
| August 21 | 06:15 | 20:30 | 14 h 16 min |
| September 21 | 07:04 | 19:21 | 12 h 17 min |
| October 21 | 07:54 | 18:14 | 10 h 20 min |
| November 21 | 07:48 | 16:23 | 8 h 35 min |
| December 21 | 08:23 | 16:13 | 7 h 49 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 51.5° N, 9.9° 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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