Sunset Tracker

Sunset and sunrise times in Köln, Germany

In Köln, Germany the sun sets today, Saturday 10 October, at 18:50 and rises at 07:46. Daylight lasts 11h 3m; evening golden hour runs from 18:05 to 19:10.

Today, Saturday 10 October

First light
07:13
Sunrise
07:46
Solar noon
13:19
Sunset
18:50
Last light
19:23
Day length
11h 3m

18h 48m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour
18:05 – 19:10
Blue hour
19:10 – 19:23
Max sun altitude
32.3°
Moon
🌑 New moon
Moonrise / moonset
07:41 / 18:28

The sun sets at 260° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 11 October

Sunrise 07:48 Sunset 18:48 Golden hour 18:03 – 19:08 Day length 10h 59m 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, October 2026

October 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
Thu 1 06:59 07:32 13:21 19:10 19:43 11h 38m −3:50 18:26–19:30 🌖 75%
Fri 2 07:01 07:33 13:21 19:08 19:41 11h 34m −3:50 18:24–19:28 🌖 64%
Sat 3 07:02 07:35 13:21 19:06 19:38 11h 30m −3:50 18:22–19:26 🌗 53%
Sun 4 07:04 07:37 13:20 19:03 19:36 11h 26m −3:50 18:19–19:23 🌘 41%
Mon 5 07:05 07:38 13:20 19:01 19:34 11h 22m −3:49 18:17–19:21 🌘 30%
Tue 6 07:07 07:40 13:20 18:59 19:32 11h 18m −3:49 18:15–19:19 🌘 20%
Wed 7 07:09 07:42 13:20 18:57 19:30 11h 15m −3:49 18:12–19:17 🌘 11%
Thu 8 07:10 07:43 13:19 18:54 19:27 11h 11m −3:49 18:10–19:15 🌘 5%
Fri 9 07:12 07:45 13:19 18:52 19:25 11h 7m −3:48 18:08–19:13 🌘 2%
Sat 10 07:13 07:46 13:19 18:50 19:23 11h 3m −3:48 18:05–19:10 🌑 0%
Sun 11 07:15 07:48 13:18 18:48 19:21 10h 59m −3:48 18:03–19:08 🌒 1%
Mon 12 07:17 07:50 13:18 18:46 19:19 10h 56m −3:47 18:01–19:06 🌒 4%
Tue 13 07:18 07:51 13:18 18:44 19:17 10h 52m −3:47 17:59–19:04 🌒 8%
Wed 14 07:20 07:53 13:18 18:42 19:15 10h 48m −3:47 17:56–19:02 🌒 14%
Thu 15 07:21 07:55 13:17 18:39 19:13 10h 44m −3:46 17:54–19:00 🌒 22%
Fri 16 07:23 07:56 13:17 18:37 19:11 10h 41m −3:46 17:52–18:58 🌒 30%
Sat 17 07:25 07:58 13:17 18:35 19:09 10h 37m −3:45 17:50–18:56 🌒 39%
Sun 18 07:26 08:00 13:17 18:33 19:07 10h 33m −3:44 17:47–18:54 🌓 48%
Mon 19 07:28 08:01 13:17 18:31 19:05 10h 29m −3:44 17:45–18:52 🌔 57%
Tue 20 07:29 08:03 13:16 18:29 19:03 10h 26m −3:43 17:43–18:50 🌔 67%
Wed 21 07:31 08:05 13:16 18:27 19:01 10h 22m −3:42 17:41–18:48 🌔 76%
Thu 22 07:33 08:06 13:16 18:25 18:59 10h 18m −3:42 17:39–18:46 🌔 84%
Fri 23 07:34 08:08 13:16 18:23 18:57 10h 15m −3:41 17:36–18:44 🌔 91%
Sat 24 07:36 08:10 13:16 18:21 18:55 10h 11m −3:40 17:34–18:42 🌔 96%
Sun 25 06:37 07:11 12:16 17:19 17:53 10h 7m −3:39 16:32–17:40 🌔 99%
Mon 26 06:39 07:13 12:16 17:17 17:51 10h 4m −3:38 16:30–17:38 🌕 100%
Tue 27 06:41 07:15 12:16 17:15 17:50 10h 0m −3:37 16:28–17:36 🌖 98%
Wed 28 06:42 07:17 12:15 17:14 17:48 9h 56m −3:36 16:26–17:35 🌖 94%
Thu 29 06:44 07:18 12:15 17:12 17:46 9h 53m −3:35 16:24–17:33 🌖 87%
Fri 30 06:46 07:20 12:15 17:10 17:44 9h 49m −3:33 16:22–17:31 🌖 78%
Sat 31 06:47 07:22 12:15 17:08 17:43 9h 46m −3:32 16:20–17:29 🌖 68%
More columns for October 2026: nautical and astronomical twilight, night length, sun altitude, sunset direction
October 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date Astro. dawn Naut. dawn Sunrise Sunset Naut. dusk Astro. dusk Night Max altitude Sunset direction
Thu 1 05:41 06:21 07:32 19:10 20:21 21:00 12h 23m 35.8° 266° W
Fri 2 05:43 06:22 07:33 19:08 20:19 20:58 12h 27m 35.4° 265° W
Sat 3 05:45 06:24 07:35 19:06 20:16 20:55 12h 31m 35.0° 264° W
Sun 4 05:47 06:26 07:37 19:03 20:14 20:53 12h 35m 34.6° 264° W
Mon 5 05:48 06:27 07:38 19:01 20:12 20:51 12h 38m 34.2° 263° W
Tue 6 05:50 06:29 07:40 18:59 20:10 20:48 12h 42m 33.8° 263° W
Wed 7 05:52 06:30 07:42 18:57 20:08 20:46 12h 46m 33.5° 262° W
Thu 8 05:53 06:32 07:43 18:54 20:05 20:44 12h 50m 33.1° 261° W
Fri 9 05:55 06:34 07:45 18:52 20:03 20:42 12h 54m 32.7° 261° W
Sat 10 05:57 06:35 07:46 18:50 20:01 20:40 12h 57m 32.3° 260° W
Sun 11 05:58 06:37 07:48 18:48 19:59 20:37 13h 1m 31.9° 260° W
Mon 12 06:00 06:38 07:50 18:46 19:57 20:35 13h 5m 31.6° 259° W
Tue 13 06:02 06:40 07:51 18:44 19:55 20:33 13h 9m 31.2° 258° WSW
Wed 14 06:03 06:42 07:53 18:42 19:53 20:31 13h 13m 30.8° 258° WSW
Thu 15 06:05 06:43 07:55 18:39 19:51 20:29 13h 16m 30.5° 257° WSW
Fri 16 06:06 06:45 07:56 18:37 19:49 20:27 13h 20m 30.1° 257° WSW
Sat 17 06:08 06:46 07:58 18:35 19:47 20:25 13h 24m 29.7° 256° WSW
Sun 18 06:10 06:48 08:00 18:33 19:45 20:23 13h 28m 29.4° 255° WSW
Mon 19 06:11 06:49 08:01 18:31 19:43 20:21 13h 31m 29.0° 255° WSW
Tue 20 06:13 06:51 08:03 18:29 19:41 20:19 13h 35m 28.6° 254° WSW
Wed 21 06:14 06:53 08:05 18:27 19:39 20:17 13h 39m 28.3° 254° WSW
Thu 22 06:16 06:54 08:06 18:25 19:37 20:15 13h 42m 27.9° 253° WSW
Fri 23 06:18 06:56 08:08 18:23 19:35 20:13 13h 46m 27.6° 253° WSW
Sat 24 06:19 06:57 08:10 18:21 19:33 20:12 13h 50m 27.2° 252° WSW
Sun 25 05:21 05:59 07:11 17:19 18:32 19:10 13h 53m 26.9° 251° WSW
Mon 26 05:22 06:00 07:13 17:17 18:30 19:08 13h 57m 26.5° 251° WSW
Tue 27 05:24 06:02 07:15 17:15 18:28 19:06 14h 1m 26.2° 250° WSW
Wed 28 05:25 06:04 07:17 17:14 18:26 19:05 14h 4m 25.9° 250° WSW
Thu 29 05:27 06:05 07:18 17:12 18:25 19:03 14h 8m 25.5° 249° WSW
Fri 30 05:29 06:07 07:20 17:10 18:23 19:01 14h 11m 25.2° 249° WSW
Sat 31 05:30 06:08 07:22 17:08 18:21 19:00 14h 15m 24.9° 248° WSW

November 2026

November 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
Date First light Sunrise Solar noon Sunset Last light Day length Change Golden hour Moon
Sun 1 06:49 07:24 12:15 17:06 17:41 9h 42m −3:31 16:17–17:28 🌖 56%
Mon 2 06:50 07:25 12:15 17:04 17:39 9h 39m −3:29 16:15–17:26 🌗 44%
Tue 3 06:52 07:27 12:15 17:03 17:38 9h 35m −3:27 16:14–17:24 🌘 33%
Wed 4 06:54 07:29 12:15 17:01 17:36 9h 32m −3:26 16:12–17:23 🌘 23%
Thu 5 06:55 07:30 12:15 16:59 17:35 9h 28m −3:24 16:10–17:21 🌘 15%
Fri 6 06:57 07:32 12:15 16:58 17:33 9h 25m −3:22 16:08–17:20 🌘 8%
Sat 7 06:58 07:34 12:15 16:56 17:32 9h 22m −3:20 16:06–17:18 🌘 3%
Sun 8 07:00 07:36 12:15 16:55 17:30 9h 18m −3:18 16:04–17:17 🌘 1%
Mon 9 07:02 07:37 12:15 16:53 17:29 9h 15m −3:16 16:02–17:15 🌑 0%
Tue 10 07:03 07:39 12:16 16:51 17:27 9h 12m −3:14 16:00–17:14 🌒 2%
Wed 11 07:05 07:41 12:16 16:50 17:26 9h 9m −3:12 15:59–17:12 🌒 5%
Thu 12 07:06 07:42 12:16 16:49 17:25 9h 6m −3:09 15:57–17:11 🌒 10%
Fri 13 07:08 07:44 12:16 16:47 17:23 9h 2m −3:07 15:55–17:10 🌒 16%
Sat 14 07:10 07:46 12:16 16:46 17:22 8h 59m −3:04 15:53–17:08 🌒 23%
Sun 15 07:11 07:48 12:16 16:44 17:21 8h 56m −3:02 15:52–17:07 🌒 32%
Mon 16 07:13 07:49 12:16 16:43 17:20 8h 53m −2:59 15:50–17:06 🌒 41%
Tue 17 07:14 07:51 12:17 16:42 17:18 8h 50m −2:56 15:49–17:05 🌓 50%
Wed 18 07:16 07:53 12:17 16:41 17:17 8h 48m −2:53 15:47–17:03 🌔 60%
Thu 19 07:17 07:54 12:17 16:39 17:16 8h 45m −2:49 15:46–17:02 🌔 70%
Fri 20 07:19 07:56 12:17 16:38 17:15 8h 42m −2:46 15:44–17:01 🌔 79%
Sat 21 07:20 07:57 12:18 16:37 17:14 8h 39m −2:43 15:43–17:00 🌔 87%
Sun 22 07:22 07:59 12:18 16:36 17:13 8h 37m −2:39 15:41–16:59 🌔 94%
Mon 23 07:23 08:01 12:18 16:35 17:13 8h 34m −2:35 15:40–16:58 🌔 98%
Tue 24 07:25 08:02 12:18 16:34 17:12 8h 32m −2:32 15:39–16:57 🌕 100%
Wed 25 07:26 08:04 12:19 16:33 17:11 8h 29m −2:28 15:38–16:57 🌖 99%
Thu 26 07:27 08:05 12:19 16:32 17:10 8h 27m −2:23 15:37–16:56 🌖 96%
Fri 27 07:29 08:07 12:19 16:32 17:09 8h 24m −2:19 15:35–16:55 🌖 90%
Sat 28 07:30 08:08 12:20 16:31 17:09 8h 22m −2:15 15:34–16:54 🌖 82%
Sun 29 07:31 08:10 12:20 16:30 17:08 8h 20m −2:10 15:33–16:54 🌖 72%
Mon 30 07:33 08:11 12:20 16:29 17:08 8h 18m −2:06 15:32–16:53 🌖 61%

Longest and shortest day in Köln

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 4 months ago, with 16h 32m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 2 months, with 7h 55m.

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

Daylight through 2026

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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

From sunset to full civil darkness is 33 minutes here, against a 24-minute median elsewhere today. Latitude 50.9°N accounts for the 9-minute difference.

Evening golden hour runs 65 minutes today. On the equator the same window lasts about 40 — 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 W.

Sunset drifts 4 minutes earlier each day this month — 122 minutes from the first of October 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 17:50. Golden hour opens at 18:05 and the sun is down by 18:50, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 260° 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 19:10 and runs to 19:23, the end of civil twilight and 32m 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 18:50 today, Saturday 10 October 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Köln?

It takes 32m. Civil twilight ends at 19:23 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Köln?

Evening golden hour runs 18:05 to 19:10 today, lasting 1h 4m. Full golden hour times for Köln covers the morning window and the coming week.

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