Sunset and sunrise times in Köln, Germany

In Köln, Germany the sun sets today, Tuesday 25 August, at 20:32 and rises at 06:34. Daylight lasts 13h 58m; evening golden hour runs from 19:48 to 20:54.

Today, Tuesday 25 August

First light: 05:59
Sunrise: 06:34
Solar noon: 13:34
Sunset: 20:32
Last light: 21:08
Day length: 13h 58m

12m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 19:48 – 20:54
Blue hour: 20:54 – 21:08
Max sun altitude: 49.7°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 19:35 / 03:02

The sun sets at 288° — face west-northwest

Tomorrow, Wednesday 26 August

Sunrise 06:36 Sunset 20:30 Golden hour 19:46 – 20:52 Day length 13h 54m vs today 4 minutes shorter

Where Köln is

Coordinates: 50.9333° N, 6.9500° E
Time zone: Europe/Berlin
Current offset: UTC+02:00
Elevation: 58 m
Population: 1,024,621

Sunrise and sunset in Köln, August 2026

August 2026 — first light, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, last light, day length and evening golden hour.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Sat 1	05:18	05:57	13:38	21:18	21:57	15h 20m	−3:02	20:30–21:42	🌖 93%
Sun 2	05:19	05:59	13:38	21:16	21:56	15h 17m	−3:05	20:28–21:40	🌖 86%
Mon 3	05:21	06:00	13:38	21:14	21:54	15h 14m	−3:07	20:27–21:38	🌖 78%
Tue 4	05:23	06:02	13:38	21:13	21:52	15h 10m	−3:09	20:25–21:36	🌖 68%
Wed 5	05:24	06:03	13:38	21:11	21:50	15h 7m	−3:11	20:24–21:34	🌖 57%
Thu 6	05:26	06:05	13:38	21:09	21:48	15h 4m	−3:13	20:22–21:33	🌗 46%
Fri 7	05:28	06:06	13:38	21:08	21:46	15h 1m	−3:15	20:20–21:31	🌘 34%
Sat 8	05:30	06:08	13:37	21:06	21:44	14h 57m	−3:17	20:19–21:29	🌘 23%
Sun 9	05:31	06:09	13:37	21:04	21:42	14h 54m	−3:19	20:17–21:27	🌘 14%
Mon 10	05:33	06:11	13:37	21:02	21:40	14h 51m	−3:21	20:16–21:25	🌘 7%
Tue 11	05:35	06:12	13:37	21:00	21:38	14h 47m	−3:23	20:14–21:23	🌘 2%
Wed 12	05:36	06:14	13:37	20:58	21:36	14h 44m	−3:24	20:12–21:21	🌑 0%
Thu 13	05:38	06:16	13:37	20:57	21:34	14h 41m	−3:26	20:10–21:19	🌒 1%
Fri 14	05:40	06:17	13:36	20:55	21:32	14h 37m	−3:27	20:09–21:17	🌒 4%
Sat 15	05:42	06:19	13:36	20:53	21:30	14h 34m	−3:28	20:07–21:15	🌒 9%
Sun 16	05:43	06:20	13:36	20:51	21:27	14h 30m	−3:30	20:05–21:13	🌒 16%
Mon 17	05:45	06:22	13:36	20:49	21:25	14h 27m	−3:31	20:03–21:11	🌒 24%
Tue 18	05:47	06:23	13:36	20:47	21:23	14h 23m	−3:32	20:01–21:09	🌒 34%
Wed 19	05:48	06:25	13:35	20:45	21:21	14h 20m	−3:33	19:59–21:07	🌒 43%
Thu 20	05:50	06:26	13:35	20:43	21:19	14h 16m	−3:35	19:58–21:05	🌓 53%
Fri 21	05:52	06:28	13:35	20:41	21:17	14h 12m	−3:36	19:56–21:02	🌔 62%
Sat 22	05:54	06:29	13:35	20:39	21:14	14h 9m	−3:37	19:54–21:00	🌔 71%
Sun 23	05:55	06:31	13:34	20:37	21:12	14h 5m	−3:37	19:52–20:58	🌔 79%
Mon 24	05:57	06:33	13:34	20:35	21:10	14h 1m	−3:38	19:50–20:56	🌔 86%
Tue 25	05:59	06:34	13:34	20:32	21:08	13h 58m	−3:39	19:48–20:54	🌔 92%
Wed 26	06:00	06:36	13:34	20:30	21:05	13h 54m	−3:40	19:46–20:52	🌔 97%
Thu 27	06:02	06:37	13:33	20:28	21:03	13h 50m	−3:41	19:44–20:49	🌔 99%
Fri 28	06:04	06:39	13:33	20:26	21:01	13h 47m	−3:41	19:42–20:47	🌕 100%
Sat 29	06:05	06:40	13:33	20:24	20:59	13h 43m	−3:42	19:40–20:45	🌖 99%
Sun 30	06:07	06:42	13:32	20:22	20:56	13h 39m	−3:43	19:38–20:43	🌖 95%
Mon 31	06:09	06:43	13:32	20:20	20:54	13h 36m	−3:43	19:36–20:41	🌖 89%

More columns for August 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction

August 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Sat 1	03:12	04:24	05:57	21:18	22:50	00:01	8h 41m	57.0°	300° WNW
Sun 2	03:16	04:27	05:59	21:16	22:48	23:57	8h 44m	56.7°	300° WNW
Mon 3	03:19	04:29	06:00	21:14	22:45	23:53	8h 47m	56.5°	299° WNW
Tue 4	03:23	04:31	06:02	21:13	22:43	23:50	8h 50m	56.2°	299° WNW
Wed 5	03:27	04:33	06:03	21:11	22:41	23:46	8h 53m	56.0°	298° WNW
Thu 6	03:30	04:35	06:05	21:09	22:38	23:42	8h 57m	55.7°	298° WNW
Fri 7	03:33	04:37	06:06	21:08	22:36	23:39	9h 0m	55.4°	298° WNW
Sat 8	03:37	04:40	06:08	21:06	22:34	23:35	9h 3m	55.1°	297° WNW
Sun 9	03:40	04:42	06:09	21:04	22:31	23:32	9h 6m	54.8°	297° WNW
Mon 10	03:43	04:44	06:11	21:02	22:29	23:29	9h 10m	54.5°	296° WNW
Tue 11	03:46	04:46	06:12	21:00	22:26	23:25	9h 13m	54.2°	296° WNW
Wed 12	03:49	04:48	06:14	20:58	22:24	23:22	9h 17m	53.9°	295° WNW
Thu 13	03:52	04:50	06:16	20:57	22:21	23:18	9h 20m	53.6°	295° WNW
Fri 14	03:55	04:52	06:17	20:55	22:19	23:15	9h 23m	53.3°	294° WNW
Sat 15	03:58	04:54	06:19	20:53	22:16	23:12	9h 27m	53.0°	293° WNW
Sun 16	04:01	04:56	06:20	20:51	22:14	23:09	9h 30m	52.7°	293° WNW
Mon 17	04:04	04:59	06:22	20:49	22:11	23:05	9h 34m	52.4°	292° WNW
Tue 18	04:07	05:01	06:23	20:47	22:09	23:02	9h 37m	52.1°	292° WNW
Wed 19	04:09	05:03	06:25	20:45	22:06	22:59	9h 41m	51.7°	291° WNW
Thu 20	04:12	05:05	06:26	20:43	22:04	22:56	9h 45m	51.4°	291° WNW
Fri 21	04:15	05:07	06:28	20:41	22:01	22:53	9h 48m	51.1°	290° WNW
Sat 22	04:17	05:09	06:29	20:39	21:59	22:50	9h 52m	50.7°	290° WNW
Sun 23	04:20	05:11	06:31	20:37	21:56	22:47	9h 55m	50.4°	289° WNW
Mon 24	04:22	05:13	06:33	20:35	21:54	22:44	9h 59m	50.1°	289° WNW
Tue 25	04:25	05:15	06:34	20:32	21:51	22:41	10h 3m	49.7°	288° WNW
Wed 26	04:27	05:17	06:36	20:30	21:49	22:38	10h 6m	49.4°	287° WNW
Thu 27	04:30	05:19	06:37	20:28	21:46	22:35	10h 10m	49.0°	287° WNW
Fri 28	04:32	05:21	06:39	20:26	21:44	22:32	10h 14m	48.7°	286° WNW
Sat 29	04:35	05:23	06:40	20:24	21:41	22:29	10h 17m	48.3°	286° WNW
Sun 30	04:37	05:24	06:42	20:22	21:39	22:26	10h 21m	48.0°	285° WNW
Mon 31	04:39	05:26	06:43	20:20	21:36	22:23	10h 25m	47.6°	285° WNW

September 2026

September 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date	First light	Sunrise	Solar noon	Sunset	Last light	Day length	Change	Golden hour	Moon
Tue 1	06:11	06:45	13:32	20:17	20:52	13h 32m	−3:44	19:33–20:38	🌖 81%
Wed 2	06:12	06:47	13:31	20:15	20:49	13h 28m	−3:45	19:31–20:36	🌖 72%
Thu 3	06:14	06:48	13:31	20:13	20:47	13h 24m	−3:45	19:29–20:34	🌖 61%
Fri 4	06:16	06:50	13:31	20:11	20:45	13h 21m	−3:45	19:27–20:32	🌗 49%
Sat 5	06:17	06:51	13:30	20:09	20:43	13h 17m	−3:46	19:25–20:29	🌘 37%
Sun 6	06:19	06:53	13:30	20:06	20:40	13h 13m	−3:46	19:23–20:27	🌘 26%
Mon 7	06:20	06:54	13:30	20:04	20:38	13h 9m	−3:47	19:21–20:25	🌘 17%
Tue 8	06:22	06:56	13:29	20:02	20:36	13h 6m	−3:47	19:18–20:22	🌘 9%
Wed 9	06:24	06:57	13:29	20:00	20:33	13h 2m	−3:47	19:16–20:20	🌘 3%
Thu 10	06:25	06:59	13:29	19:57	20:31	12h 58m	−3:48	19:14–20:18	🌘 1%
Fri 11	06:27	07:01	13:28	19:55	20:29	12h 54m	−3:48	19:12–20:16	🌑 0%
Sat 12	06:29	07:02	13:28	19:53	20:26	12h 50m	−3:48	19:10–20:13	🌒 2%
Sun 13	06:30	07:04	13:28	19:51	20:24	12h 47m	−3:49	19:07–20:11	🌒 6%
Mon 14	06:32	07:05	13:27	19:48	20:22	12h 43m	−3:49	19:05–20:09	🌒 12%
Tue 15	06:33	07:07	13:27	19:46	20:19	12h 39m	−3:49	19:03–20:06	🌒 19%
Wed 16	06:35	07:08	13:27	19:44	20:17	12h 35m	−3:49	19:01–20:04	🌒 28%
Thu 17	06:37	07:10	13:26	19:42	20:15	12h 31m	−3:49	18:58–20:02	🌒 37%
Fri 18	06:38	07:11	13:26	19:39	20:12	12h 27m	−3:50	18:56–20:00	🌓 46%
Sat 19	06:40	07:13	13:26	19:37	20:10	12h 24m	−3:50	18:54–19:57	🌔 55%
Sun 20	06:41	07:15	13:25	19:35	20:08	12h 20m	−3:50	18:51–19:55	🌔 64%
Mon 21	06:43	07:16	13:25	19:33	20:05	12h 16m	−3:50	18:49–19:53	🌔 73%
Tue 22	06:45	07:18	13:24	19:30	20:03	12h 12m	−3:50	18:47–19:50	🌔 81%
Wed 23	06:46	07:19	13:24	19:28	20:01	12h 8m	−3:50	18:45–19:48	🌔 88%
Thu 24	06:48	07:21	13:24	19:26	19:59	12h 4m	−3:50	18:42–19:46	🌔 94%
Fri 25	06:49	07:22	13:23	19:23	19:56	12h 1m	−3:50	18:40–19:44	🌔 98%
Sat 26	06:51	07:24	13:23	19:21	19:54	11h 57m	−3:50	18:38–19:41	🌔 100%
Sun 27	06:53	07:26	13:23	19:19	19:52	11h 53m	−3:50	18:35–19:39	🌕 100%
Mon 28	06:54	07:27	13:22	19:17	19:49	11h 49m	−3:50	18:33–19:37	🌖 97%
Tue 29	06:56	07:29	13:22	19:14	19:47	11h 45m	−3:50	18:31–19:35	🌖 92%
Wed 30	06:57	07:30	13:22	19:12	19:45	11h 41m	−3:50	18:28–19:32	🌖 84%

Longest and shortest day in Köln

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 2 months ago, with 16h 32m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 4 months, with 7h 55m.

Between them the day length swings by 8h 36m.

Daylight through 2026

Daylight Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Night Clock change

The earliest sunset of the year is at 16:25 on 12 December; the latest is 21:50 on 25 June. Those dates are not the solstices — the difference between clock time and solar time shifts them by a week or more.

Sunrise ranges from 05:17 on 17 June to 08:35 on 31 December.

Averaged across the year, a day here holds 12h 15m of daylight.

What makes sunsets in Köln different

Sitting on the western side of its time zone puts solar noon at 12:34, a full 34 minutes after twelve o'clock, and drags the whole day — sunrise, noon and sunset — along with it. Daylight saving adds another hour on top, so today the sun peaks at 13:34.

From sunset to full civil darkness is 35 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 50.9°N accounts for the 11-minute difference.

Evening golden hour runs 66 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 41 — at 50.9° the sun approaches the horizon at a shallower angle and takes its time.

Over a year the sunset point slides 78° along the horizon, from SW at the December solstice to NW in June. Today it is WNW.

Sunset drifts 116 seconds earlier each day this month — 58 minutes from the first of August to the last.

On 25 October 2026 the local clock shifts back an hour and sunset lands at 17:19 instead of 18:21. Worth knowing if you are planning a shoot that week.

Planning a sunset photo in Köln

Arrive by 19:33. Golden hour opens at 19:48 and the sun is down by 20:32, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west-northwest — the sun goes down at 288° on the compass today. That bearing moves through the year, so a composition that works this week may not in three months.

Do not pack up at sunset. Blue hour follows from 20:54 and runs to 21:08, the end of civil twilight and 35m after the sun disappears. That is the window where city lights balance against the sky.

Golden hour in Köln — times, duration and the best months Morning and evening windows, the next seven days, and how much golden light each month gives you.

Common questions

What time is sunset in Köln today?

The sun sets in Köln at 20:32 today, Tuesday 25 August 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Köln?

It takes 35m. Civil twilight ends at 21:08 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Köln?

Evening golden hour runs 19:48 to 20:54 today, lasting 1h 6m. Full golden hour times for Köln covers the morning window and the coming week.