Sunrise and Sunset in Essen, 2026
Day length at Essen runs from 7 h 50 min at the winter solstice to 16 h 38 min at the summer solstice.
Day length through the year
- Day length
Month by month
Each month links to a day-by-day table with twilight, golden hour and the moon.
| Month | Sunrise, 1st | Sunset, 1st | Day, 1st | Sunrise, 15th | Sunset, 15th | Day, 15th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:37 AM | 4:34 PM | 7 h 57 min | 8:31 AM | 4:52 PM | 8 h 21 min |
| February | 8:10 AM | 5:22 PM | 9 h 12 min | 7:46 AM | 5:47 PM | 10 h 01 min |
| March | 7:17 AM | 6:12 PM | 10 h 55 min | 6:46 AM | 6:36 PM | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 7:08 AM | 8:05 PM | 12 h 57 min | 6:37 AM | 8:28 PM | 13 h 51 min |
| May | 6:04 AM | 8:55 PM | 14 h 51 min | 5:40 AM | 9:17 PM | 15 h 37 min |
| June | 5:21 AM | 9:39 PM | 16 h 18 min | 5:14 AM | 9:51 PM | 16 h 37 min |
| July | 5:19 AM | 9:52 PM | 16 h 33 min | 5:33 AM | 9:43 PM | 16 h 10 min |
| August | 5:56 AM | 9:20 PM | 15 h 24 min | 6:17 AM | 8:54 PM | 14 h 37 min |
| September | 6:44 AM | 8:18 PM | 13 h 34 min | 7:07 AM | 7:47 PM | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 7:32 AM | 7:10 PM | 11 h 38 min | 7:56 AM | 6:39 PM | 10 h 43 min |
| November | 7:25 AM | 5:05 PM | 9 h 40 min | 7:50 AM | 4:43 PM | 8 h 53 min |
| December | 8:15 AM | 4:27 PM | 8 h 12 min | 8:31 AM | 4:23 PM | 7 h 52 min |
Full and new moons in 2026
Dates in Essen's own time zone.
- Full moons
- January 3, February 1, March 3, April 2, May 1, May 31, June 30, July 29, August 28, September 26, October 26, November 24, December 24
- New moons
- January 18, February 17, March 19, April 17, May 16, June 15, July 14, August 12, September 11, October 10, November 9, December 9
Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations (accurate to about a minute; the horizon is assumed flat and at sea level) and the lunar phase method of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms.