Solar info at different dates
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Current time in Central Europe at pageload is Thursday 27 August 2026 00:19:27 +02:00
This section displays solar information in Cologne, Germany, at dates specified below.
Definitions :
Sunrise; The time of the sunrise (zenith angle = 90°35'). The sun is visible.
Sunset; The time of the sunset (zenith angle = 90°35'). The sun is no longer visible.
Transit; The time when the sun is at its zenith, i.e. has reached its topmost point. Also called solar noon.
Civil twilight begin; The start of the civil dawn (zenith angle = 96°). It ends with sunrise. It is normally here humans can clearly distinguish terrestrial objects, meaning no further illumination is needed.
Civil twilight end; The end of the civil dusk (zenith angle = 96°). It starts at sunset. Humans normally can not clearly distinguish terrestrial objects. Further illumination is needed.
Nautical twilight begin; The start of the nautical dawn (zenith angle = 102°). It ends with civil twilight begin. The horizon becomes visible.
Nautical twilight end; The end of the nautical dusk (zenith angle = 102°). It ends with civil twilight begin. The horizon is no longer visible.
Astronomical twilight begin; The start of the astronomical dawn (zenith angle = 108°). It ends at nautical twilight begin. The sky starts to illuminate.
Astronomical twilight end; The end of the astronomical dusk (zenith angle = 108°). It starts at nautical_twilight_end. The sky is no longer illuminated.
Today : Thursday 27 August 2026
sunrise: 06:38:06
sunset: 20:29:17
transit: 13:33:42
civil_twilight_begin: 06:03:10
civil_twilight_end: 21:04:13
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:19:51
nautical_twilight_end: 21:47:32
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:31:21
astronomical_twilight_end: 22:36:02
Tomorrow : Friday 28 August 2026
sunrise: 06:39:39
sunset: 20:27:09
transit: 13:33:24
civil_twilight_begin: 06:04:51
civil_twilight_end: 21:01:57
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:21:47
nautical_twilight_end: 21:45:01
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:33:46
astronomical_twilight_end: 22:33:02
Yesterday : Wednesday 26 August 2026
sunrise: 06:36:33
sunset: 20:31:25
transit: 13:33:59
civil_twilight_begin: 06:01:29
civil_twilight_end: 21:06:29
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:17:53
nautical_twilight_end: 21:50:04
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:28:54
astronomical_twilight_end: 22:39:04
A week ago : Thursday 20 August 2026
sunrise: 06:27:14
sunset: 20:43:53
transit: 13:35:33
civil_twilight_begin: 05:51:15
civil_twilight_end: 21:19:52
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:05:55
nautical_twilight_end: 22:05:12
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:13:30
astronomical_twilight_end: 22:57:37
Two weeks ago : Thursday 13 August 2026
sunrise: 06:16:24
sunset: 20:57:41
transit: 13:37:02
civil_twilight_begin: 05:39:12
civil_twilight_end: 21:34:53
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:51:26
nautical_twilight_end: 22:22:39
astronomical_twilight_begin: 03:53:49
astronomical_twilight_end: 23:20:16
In a week : Thursday 03 September 2026
sunrise: 06:44:19
sunset: 20:20:39
transit: 13:32:29
civil_twilight_begin: 06:09:53
civil_twilight_end: 20:55:05
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:27:32
nautical_twilight_end: 21:37:26
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:40:51
astronomical_twilight_end: 22:24:07
In two weeks : Thursday 10 September 2026
sunrise: 06:59:49
sunset: 19:58:28
transit: 13:29:08
civil_twilight_begin: 06:26:21
civil_twilight_end: 20:31:55
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:45:57
nautical_twilight_end: 21:12:20
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:02:44
astronomical_twilight_end: 21:55:32
In a month : Sunday 27 September 2026
sunrise: 07:26:20
sunset: 19:19:56
transit: 13:23:08
civil_twilight_begin: 06:53:37
civil_twilight_end: 19:52:40
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:15:05
nautical_twilight_end: 20:31:12
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:35:21
astronomical_twilight_end: 21:10:56
In 2 months : Tuesday 27 October 2026
sunrise: 07:15:42
sunset: 17:16:21
transit: 12:16:01
civil_twilight_begin: 06:41:37
civil_twilight_end: 17:50:26
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:02:59
nautical_twilight_end: 18:29:04
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:24:51
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:07:12
In 3 months : Friday 27 November 2026
sunrise: 08:07:14
sunset: 16:32:17
transit: 12:19:46
civil_twilight_begin: 07:29:26
civil_twilight_end: 17:10:05
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:48:07
nautical_twilight_end: 17:51:24
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:08:36
astronomical_twilight_end: 18:30:55
In 4 months : Sunday 27 December 2026
sunrise: 08:34:35
sunset: 16:31:47
transit: 12:33:11
civil_twilight_begin: 07:55:14
civil_twilight_end: 17:11:08
nautical_twilight_begin: 07:12:45
nautical_twilight_end: 17:53:38
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:32:30
astronomical_twilight_end: 18:33:52
In 5 months : Wednesday 27 January 2027
sunrise: 08:15:41
sunset: 17:13:59
transit: 12:44:50
civil_twilight_begin: 07:39:28
civil_twilight_end: 17:50:11
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:59:19
nautical_twilight_end: 18:30:20
astronomical_twilight_begin: 06:20:30
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:09:09
In 6 months : Saturday 27 February 2027
sunrise: 07:20:54
sunset: 18:08:51
transit: 12:44:53
civil_twilight_begin: 06:47:48
civil_twilight_end: 18:41:58
nautical_twilight_begin: 06:09:39
nautical_twilight_end: 19:20:06
astronomical_twilight_begin: 05:31:22
astronomical_twilight_end: 19:58:23
In 7 months : Saturday 27 March 2027
sunrise: 06:19:17
sunset: 18:55:54
transit: 12:37:35
civil_twilight_begin: 05:46:13
civil_twilight_end: 19:28:58
nautical_twilight_begin: 05:06:38
nautical_twilight_end: 20:08:33
astronomical_twilight_begin: 04:24:54
astronomical_twilight_end: 20:50:17
In 8 months : Tuesday 27 April 2027
sunrise: 06:13:15
sunset: 20:46:26
transit: 13:29:51
civil_twilight_begin: 05:36:30
civil_twilight_end: 21:23:11
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:49:35
nautical_twilight_end: 22:10:06
astronomical_twilight_begin: 03:53:53
astronomical_twilight_end: 23:05:48
In 9 months : Thursday 27 May 2027
sunrise: 05:27:48
sunset: 21:30:49
transit: 13:29:18
civil_twilight_begin: 04:44:32
civil_twilight_end: 22:14:05
nautical_twilight_begin: 03:42:58
nautical_twilight_end: 23:15:39
astronomical_twilight_begin: 01:00:01
astronomical_twilight_end: 01:00:01
In 10 months : Sunday 27 June 2027
sunrise: 05:19:55
sunset: 21:50:31
transit: 13:35:13
civil_twilight_begin: 04:33:41
civil_twilight_end: 22:36:45
nautical_twilight_begin: 03:23:29
nautical_twilight_end: 23:46:57
astronomical_twilight_begin: 01:00:01
astronomical_twilight_end: 01:00:01
In 11 months : Tuesday 27 July 2027
sunrise: 05:50:45
sunset: 21:26:41
transit: 13:38:43
civil_twilight_begin: 05:09:53
civil_twilight_end: 22:07:33
nautical_twilight_begin: 04:14:15
nautical_twilight_end: 23:03:11
astronomical_twilight_begin: 02:52:42
astronomical_twilight_end: 00:24:44