Groningen
Sunrise and sunset in Groningen
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Groningen, in local time. At 53.2° N, the day lasts from 7 h 31 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 59 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 08:13, sunset at 18:22.
Day length 10 h 09 min, 4 min 1 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:18, with the Sun 26° above the horizon.
Times are Groningen time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:16 | 20:18 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:56 | 19:38 |
| Civil twilight | 07:37 | 18:58 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:13 | 18:22 |
| Golden hour | 08:13–09:02 | 17:32–18:22 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Groningen
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 59 min, from sunrise at 05:06 to sunset at 22:04.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 31 min, from sunrise at 08:46 to sunset at 16:17.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:33 | 16:56 | 8 h 23 min |
| February 21 | 07:39 | 17:56 | 10 h 17 min |
| March 21 | 06:34 | 18:48 | 12 h 15 min |
| April 21 | 06:21 | 20:44 | 14 h 23 min |
| May 21 | 05:25 | 21:35 | 16 h 10 min |
| June 21 | 05:06 | 22:04 | 16 h 59 min |
| July 21 | 05:33 | 21:46 | 16 h 13 min |
| August 21 | 06:24 | 20:48 | 14 h 24 min |
| September 21 | 07:17 | 19:34 | 12 h 17 min |
| October 21 | 08:11 | 18:24 | 10 h 13 min |
| November 21 | 08:08 | 16:29 | 8 h 21 min |
| December 21 | 08:46 | 16:17 | 7 h 31 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 53.2° N, 6.6° 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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