Poitiers
Sunrise and sunset in Poitiers
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Poitiers, in local time. At 46.6° N, the day lasts from 8 h 34 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 50 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 08:25, sunset at 18:59.
Day length 10 h 34 min, 3 min 8 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:43, with the Sun 32° above the horizon.
Times are Poitiers time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:44 | 20:40 |
| Nautical twilight | 07:19 | 20:05 |
| Civil twilight | 07:54 | 19:30 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:25 | 18:59 |
| Golden hour | 08:25–09:07 | 18:17–18:59 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Poitiers
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 50 min, from sunrise at 06:05 to sunset at 21:55.
- Shortest day: December 21, 8 h 34 min, from sunrise at 08:39 to sunset at 17:13.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:34 | 17:46 | 9 h 12 min |
| February 21 | 07:52 | 18:32 | 10 h 40 min |
| March 21 | 06:59 | 19:12 | 12 h 13 min |
| April 21 | 07:00 | 20:54 | 13 h 54 min |
| May 21 | 06:18 | 21:33 | 15 h 15 min |
| June 21 | 06:05 | 21:55 | 15 h 50 min |
| July 21 | 06:26 | 21:43 | 15 h 17 min |
| August 21 | 07:04 | 20:58 | 13 h 54 min |
| September 21 | 07:44 | 19:58 | 12 h 14 min |
| October 21 | 08:24 | 19:01 | 10 h 37 min |
| November 21 | 08:08 | 17:19 | 9 h 11 min |
| December 21 | 08:39 | 17:13 | 8 h 34 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 46.6° N, 0.3° 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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