Sunrise and sunset in Germany

Average length of daylight in Berlin

      sunshine duration       twilight phase

Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Germany

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 July 17th., localtime in Germany

Direction of the sun's course

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. In Asia, for example, it is already day while you are still sleeping in Germany. On the other hand, the Americans are much later and only get up when it is noon in Germany.

The winter time is - as long as it is not yet abolished - the normal time, which is also aligned to the optimal course of the sun. At 12 noon the sun is exactly to the south. In summer time, there is an artificial shift in Germany that ensures that it becomes bright later. Then the actual noon time is one hour later, and the sun does not reach its zenith until 13 o'clock.

Sunrise and sunset by month (Berlin)

International cities for comparison