Mechelen
Sunrise and sunset in Mechelen
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Mechelen, in local time. At 51° N, the day lasts from 7 h 55 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 33 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 08:15, sunset at 18:37.
Day length 10 h 22 min, 3 min 43 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:26, with the Sun 28° above the horizon.
Times are Mechelen time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:24 | 20:27 |
| Nautical twilight | 07:03 | 19:49 |
| Civil twilight | 07:41 | 19:10 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:15 | 18:37 |
| Golden hour | 08:15–09:01 | 17:50–18:37 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Mechelen
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 33 min, from sunrise at 05:27 to sunset at 22:00.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 55 min, from sunrise at 08:42 to sunset at 16:37.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:33 | 17:14 | 8 h 41 min |
| February 21 | 07:43 | 18:08 | 10 h 26 min |
| March 21 | 06:42 | 18:56 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 06:35 | 20:47 | 14 h 13 min |
| May 21 | 05:44 | 21:34 | 15 h 50 min |
| June 21 | 05:27 | 22:00 | 16 h 33 min |
| July 21 | 05:52 | 21:44 | 15 h 52 min |
| August 21 | 06:38 | 20:51 | 14 h 13 min |
| September 21 | 07:26 | 19:42 | 12 h 16 min |
| October 21 | 08:15 | 18:37 | 10 h 22 min |
| November 21 | 08:08 | 16:47 | 8 h 39 min |
| December 21 | 08:42 | 16:37 | 7 h 55 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° N, 4.5° 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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