Zürich
Sunrise and sunset in Zürich
Today’s sunrise, sunset and twilight in Zürich, in local time. At 47.4° N, the day lasts from 8 h 28 min at the winter solstice to 15 h 57 min at the summer solstice.
Today · worked out at
Wednesday, October 21: sunrise at 07:52, sunset at 18:27.
Day length 10 h 35 min, 3 min 15 s shorter than yesterday.
Solar noon at 13:10, with the Sun 32° above the horizon.
Times are Zürich time (GMT+2).
Twilight and golden hour today
| Today | Morning | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 06:10 | 20:09 |
| Nautical twilight | 06:45 | 19:34 |
| Civil twilight | 07:21 | 18:58 |
| Sunrise and sunset | 07:52 | 18:27 |
| Golden hour | 07:52–08:35 | 17:44–18:27 |
Each twilight begins at the morning time and ends at the evening one.
The year in Zürich
- Longest day: June 21, 15 h 57 min, from sunrise at 05:29 to sunset at 21:26.
- Shortest day: December 21, 8 h 28 min, from sunrise at 08:10 to sunset at 16:37.
Sunrise and sunset on the 21st of each month, 2026
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 21 | 08:03 | 17:10 | 9 h 07 min |
| February 21 | 07:20 | 17:58 | 10 h 38 min |
| March 21 | 06:27 | 18:39 | 12 h 13 min |
| April 21 | 06:26 | 20:23 | 13 h 57 min |
| May 21 | 05:42 | 21:02 | 15 h 20 min |
| June 21 | 05:29 | 21:26 | 15 h 57 min |
| July 21 | 05:50 | 21:13 | 15 h 22 min |
| August 21 | 06:29 | 20:27 | 13 h 57 min |
| September 21 | 07:11 | 19:25 | 12 h 15 min |
| October 21 | 07:52 | 18:27 | 10 h 35 min |
| November 21 | 07:38 | 16:44 | 9 h 05 min |
| December 21 | 08:10 | 16:37 | 8 h 28 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 47.4° N, 8.6° 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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