Sunrise and sunset in Estonia

Sunrise today: 8:29 h
Sunset today: 17:40 h

(Times for Tallinn)

The times of sunrise and sunset in Estonia are significantly influenced by the country's very northern position in the hemisphere. Relatively high in the north the days in summer are long and short in winter. With up to approximately 18:50 hours the longest days happen in Juni. On the other hand, the longest and darkest nights are in winter (in the southern hemisphere it is the other way around). In Dezember a night in Tallinn lasts almost 18 hours.

Who wants to look at the sunrise in these days, can take it easy. Late by 8:29 the sun rises in Tallinn. The early sunset at 17:40 makes the day currently a bit too short.

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Average length of daylight in Tallinn

sunshine duration twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Estonia

The cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun course. Since the orbit of the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for October 28th., localtime in Estonia

City	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight
Narva	08:15 am	05:26 pm	9:12 h
Sillamäe	08:17 am	05:28 pm	9:11 h
Jõhvi	08:18 am	05:29 pm	9:12 h
Kohtla-Järve	08:18 am	05:30 pm	9:11 h
Põlva	08:15 am	05:35 pm	9:21 h
Võru	08:14 am	05:36 pm	9:22 h
Kiviõli	08:20 am	05:31 pm	9:12 h
Tartu	08:17 am	05:36 pm	9:19 h
Jõgeva	08:20 am	05:36 pm	9:16 h
Rakvere	08:22 am	05:34 pm	9:12 h
Valga	08:18 am	05:40 pm	9:23 h
Tapa	08:23 am	05:36 pm	9:12 h
Viljandi	08:22 am	05:40 pm	9:19 h
Paide	08:24 am	05:39 pm	9:15 h
Maardu	08:28 am	05:39 pm	9:11 h
Tallinn	08:29 am	05:40 pm	9:11 h
Pärnu	08:26 am	05:45 pm	9:18 h
Keila	08:30 am	05:42 pm	9:12 h
Haapsalu	08:32 am	05:46 pm	9:15 h
Kuressaare	08:34 am	05:53 pm	9:19 h

Sunrise and sunset by month (Tallinn)

Month	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight
Januar	09:01 am	03:59 pm	6:59 h
Februar	07:53 am	05:16 pm	9:22 h
März	06:34 am	06:25 pm	11:51 h
April	06:02 am	08:39 pm	14:36 h
Mai	04:43 am	09:51 pm	17:08 h
Juni	03:59 am	10:43 pm	18:44 h
Juli	04:27 am	10:26 pm	17:59 h
August	05:36 am	09:14 pm	15:38 h
September	06:48 am	07:44 pm	12:56 h
Oktober	07:57 am	06:15 pm	10:18 h
November	08:13 am	03:57 pm	7:44 h
Dezember	09:09 am	03:22 pm	6:13 h

Where does the sun rise in Estonia?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Estonia is Narva in the region of Ida-Virumaa. There, the sun rises at 8:15 am and sets at 5:26 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Kuressaare (Saare) at 5:53 pm.

International cities for comparison

City	Sunrise	Sunset	Hours of daylight
Berlin (Germany)	07:54 am	05:46 pm	9:52 h
New York (USA)	07:19 am	06:00 pm	10:40 h
Sydney (Australia)	05:57 am	07:20 pm	13:23 h
Manila (Philippines)	05:49 am	05:30 pm	11:41 h
Moscow (Russia)	07:25 am	05:00 pm	9:35 h
Shanghai (China)	06:05 am	05:10 pm	11:05 h
Helsinki (Finland)	08:31 am	05:36 pm	9:06 h