Heidelberg
Sunrise and sunset in Heidelberg
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Heidelberg, in local time. At 49.4° N, the day lasts from 8 h 10 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 16 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:57, sunset at 18:21.
Day length 10 h 24 min, 3 min 29 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:09, with the Sun 29° above the horizon.
Times are Heidelberg time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:10 | 20:08 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:47 | 19:31 |
| Civil twilight | 07:24 | 18:54 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:57 | 18:21 |
| Golden hour | 07:57–08:42 | 17:36–18:21 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Heidelberg
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 16 min, from sunrise at 05:18 to sunset at 21:35.
- Shortest day: December 21, 8 h 10 min, from sunrise at 08:18 to sunset at 16:28.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:10 | 17:03 | 8 h 53 min |
| February 21 | 07:23 | 17:54 | 10 h 31 min |
| March 21 | 06:26 | 18:39 | 12 h 13 min |
| April 21 | 06:21 | 20:27 | 14 h 05 min |
| May 21 | 05:34 | 21:10 | 15 h 36 min |
| June 21 | 05:18 | 21:35 | 16 h 16 min |
| July 21 | 05:42 | 21:20 | 15 h 38 min |
| August 21 | 06:25 | 20:30 | 14 h 06 min |
| September 21 | 07:10 | 19:25 | 12 h 16 min |
| October 21 | 07:55 | 18:23 | 10 h 28 min |
| November 21 | 07:45 | 16:36 | 8 h 51 min |
| December 21 | 08:18 | 16:28 | 8 h 10 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 49.4° N, 8.7° 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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