Sunset and sunrise times in Köln, Germany

In Köln, Germany the sun sets today, Saturday 26 September, at 19:21 and rises at 07:24. Daylight lasts 11h 57m; evening golden hour runs from 18:38 to 19:41.

Today, Saturday 26 September

First light: 06:51
Sunrise: 07:24
Solar noon: 13:23
Sunset: 19:21
Last light: 19:54
Day length: 11h 57m

19h 19m until sunset

Light and sky

Evening golden hour: 18:38 – 19:41
Blue hour: 19:41 – 19:54
Max sun altitude: 37.7°
Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous
Moonrise / moonset: 18:53 / 07:00

The sun sets at 269° — face west

Tomorrow, Sunday 27 September

Sunrise 07:26 Sunset 19:19 Golden hour 18:35 – 19:39 Day length 11h 53m 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, September 2026

September 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
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%

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

September 2026 — extended twilight and geometry.
Date	Astro. dawn	Naut. dawn	Sunrise	Sunset	Naut. dusk	Astro. dusk	Night	Max altitude	Sunset direction
Tue 1	04:42	05:28	06:45	20:17	21:34	22:20	10h 29m	47.2°	284° WNW
Wed 2	04:44	05:30	06:47	20:15	21:31	22:17	10h 32m	46.9°	283° WNW
Thu 3	04:46	05:32	06:48	20:13	21:29	22:14	10h 36m	46.5°	283° WNW
Fri 4	04:49	05:34	06:50	20:11	21:26	22:11	10h 40m	46.1°	282° WNW
Sat 5	04:51	05:36	06:51	20:09	21:24	22:08	10h 44m	45.8°	282° WNW
Sun 6	04:53	05:38	06:53	20:06	21:21	22:05	10h 47m	45.4°	281° W
Mon 7	04:55	05:39	06:54	20:04	21:19	22:03	10h 51m	45.0°	280° W
Tue 8	04:57	05:41	06:56	20:02	21:16	22:00	10h 55m	44.7°	280° W
Wed 9	04:59	05:43	06:57	20:00	21:14	21:57	10h 59m	44.3°	279° W
Thu 10	05:01	05:45	06:59	19:57	21:11	21:54	11h 3m	43.9°	279° W
Fri 11	05:04	05:47	07:01	19:55	21:09	21:51	11h 6m	43.5°	278° W
Sat 12	05:06	05:48	07:02	19:53	21:06	21:49	11h 10m	43.1°	277° W
Sun 13	05:08	05:50	07:04	19:51	21:04	21:46	11h 14m	42.8°	277° W
Mon 14	05:10	05:52	07:05	19:48	21:01	21:43	11h 18m	42.4°	276° W
Tue 15	05:12	05:54	07:07	19:46	20:59	21:41	11h 22m	42.0°	276° W
Wed 16	05:14	05:55	07:08	19:44	20:56	21:38	11h 25m	41.6°	275° W
Thu 17	05:16	05:57	07:10	19:42	20:54	21:35	11h 29m	41.2°	274° W
Fri 18	05:18	05:59	07:11	19:39	20:52	21:33	11h 33m	40.8°	274° W
Sat 19	05:19	06:01	07:13	19:37	20:49	21:30	11h 37m	40.4°	273° W
Sun 20	05:21	06:02	07:15	19:35	20:47	21:27	11h 41m	40.1°	272° W
Mon 21	05:23	06:04	07:16	19:33	20:44	21:25	11h 45m	39.7°	272° W
Tue 22	05:25	06:06	07:18	19:30	20:42	21:22	11h 48m	39.3°	271° W
Wed 23	05:27	06:07	07:19	19:28	20:40	21:20	11h 52m	38.9°	271° W
Thu 24	05:29	06:09	07:21	19:26	20:37	21:17	11h 56m	38.5°	270° W
Fri 25	05:31	06:11	07:22	19:23	20:35	21:15	12h 0m	38.1°	269° W
Sat 26	05:32	06:12	07:24	19:21	20:33	21:12	12h 4m	37.7°	269° W
Sun 27	05:34	06:14	07:26	19:19	20:30	21:10	12h 8m	37.3°	268° W
Mon 28	05:36	06:16	07:27	19:17	20:28	21:07	12h 12m	36.9°	268° W
Tue 29	05:38	06:17	07:29	19:14	20:26	21:05	12h 15m	36.5°	267° W
Wed 30	05:40	06:19	07:30	19:12	20:23	21:03	12h 19m	36.2°	266° W

October 2026

October 2026 — the same columns, one month ahead.
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%

Longest and shortest day in Köln

The longest day falls on 21 June 2026, 3 months ago, with 16h 32m of daylight.

The shortest is 21 December 2026, in 3 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 12:23, a full 24 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 13:23.

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 64 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 2 minutes earlier each day this month — 65 minutes from the first of September 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 18:23. Golden hour opens at 18:38 and the sun is down by 19:21, so that leaves about fifteen minutes to find a position before the light is worth using.

Face west — the sun goes down at 269° 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 19:41 and runs to 19:54, 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 19:21 today, Saturday 26 September 2026.

How long after sunset does it get dark in Köln?

It takes 32m. Civil twilight ends at 19:54 today, which is the point most people would call dark.

When is golden hour in Köln?

Evening golden hour runs 18:38 to 19:41 today, lasting 1h 3m. Full golden hour times for Köln covers the morning window and the coming week.