Ratekau
Sunrise and sunset in Ratekau
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Ratekau, in local time. At 53.9° N, the day lasts from 7 h 23 min at the winter solstice to 17 h 08 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 07:57, sunset at 18:04.
Day length 10 h 06 min, 4 min 8 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:01, with the Sun 25° above the horizon.
Times are Ratekau time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:59 | 20:02 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:40 | 19:21 |
| Civil twilight | 07:21 | 18:40 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:57 | 18:04 |
| Golden hour | 07:57–08:48 | 17:13–18:04 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Ratekau
- Longest day: June 21, 17 h 08 min, from sunrise at 04:44 to sunset at 21:52.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 23 min, from sunrise at 08:33 to sunset at 15:56.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:20 | 16:36 | 8 h 16 min |
| February 21 | 07:23 | 17:38 | 10 h 14 min |
| March 21 | 06:17 | 18:32 | 12 h 15 min |
| April 21 | 06:02 | 20:30 | 14 h 27 min |
| May 21 | 05:05 | 21:23 | 16 h 18 min |
| June 21 | 04:44 | 21:52 | 17 h 08 min |
| July 21 | 05:12 | 21:33 | 16 h 20 min |
| August 21 | 06:05 | 20:33 | 14 h 28 min |
| September 21 | 07:00 | 19:18 | 12 h 18 min |
| October 21 | 07:55 | 18:06 | 10 h 10 min |
| November 21 | 07:55 | 16:09 | 8 h 14 min |
| December 21 | 08:33 | 15:56 | 7 h 23 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 53.9° N, 10.7° 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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