Rotterdam
Sunrise and sunset in Rotterdam
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Rotterdam, in local time. At 51.9° N, the day lasts from 7 h 45 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 43 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Thursday, October 22: sunrise at 08:18, sunset at 18:33.
Day length 10 h 15 min, 3 min 50 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:26, with the Sun 27° above the horizon.
Times are Rotterdam time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:25 | 20:26 |
| Nautical twilight | 07:04 | 19:47 |
| Civil twilight | 07:44 | 19:07 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 08:18 | 18:33 |
| Golden hour | 08:18–09:06 | 17:45–18:33 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Rotterdam
- Longest day: June 21, 16 h 43 min, from sunrise at 05:22 to sunset at 22:05.
- Shortest day: December 21, 7 h 45 min, from sunrise at 08:47 to sunset at 16:32.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:36 | 17:10 | 8 h 34 min |
| February 21 | 07:44 | 18:07 | 10 h 22 min |
| March 21 | 06:42 | 18:56 | 12 h 14 min |
| April 21 | 06:32 | 20:49 | 14 h 17 min |
| May 21 | 05:40 | 21:38 | 15 h 58 min |
| June 21 | 05:22 | 22:05 | 16 h 43 min |
| July 21 | 05:48 | 21:48 | 16 h 00 min |
| August 21 | 06:35 | 20:53 | 14 h 17 min |
| September 21 | 07:26 | 19:43 | 12 h 17 min |
| October 21 | 08:16 | 18:35 | 10 h 19 min |
| November 21 | 08:11 | 16:43 | 8 h 32 min |
| December 21 | 08:47 | 16:32 | 7 h 45 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 51.9° 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
Other places nearby
- LeidenSouth Holland · Cameras, Flights, Weather, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset, Hiking routes
- RoosendaalNorth Brabant · Weather, Sunrise and sunset, Hiking routes
- UtrechtUtrecht · Transit, Cameras, Flights, Weather, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset, Hiking routes
- AmsterdamNorth Holland · Transit, Cameras, Flights, Weather, Port and ships, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset, Hiking routes
- TilburgNorth Brabant · Flights, Weather, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset, Hiking routes
- AntwerpFlanders · Flights, Weather, Port and ships, ISS passes, Sunrise and sunset, Hiking routes
- AlkmaarNorth Holland · Cameras, Sunrise and sunset, Hiking routes
- Ede, GelderlandGelderland · Transit, Weather, Sunrise and sunset, Hiking routes