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Daylight hours in Berlin today
October 28, 2026 · Berlin, Germany
Capital3,426,354 people
Berlin has 9h 51m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 06:55 and sunset is at 16:46. All times are calculated astronomically for Berlin's exact coordinates.
Berlin lies at 53°N. In Berlin, day length ranges from 7h 39m in winter to 16h 50m in summer — a swing of about 9h 11m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 11:51 in Berlin, 9 minutes before the clock says 12. The gap comes from the city's longitude within its timezone, the equation of time, and summer time where it applies. At midday the sun currently stands 24.4° above the horizon in Berlin. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 14.0° at the winter solstice to 60.9° at the summer solstice.
Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Berlin.
The longest day in Berlin is around 16h 50m (around June 21). The shortest is around 7h 39m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 4 minutes per day.
Daylight hours in Berlin by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8h 11m | 08:11 | 16:22 |
| February | 9h 55m | 07:24 | 17:19 |
| March | 11h 48m | 06:22 | 18:10 |
| April | 13h 54m | 06:10 | 20:04 |
| May | 15h 44m | 05:12 | 20:56 |
| June | 16h 48m | 04:44 | 21:32 |
| July | 16h 22m | 05:02 | 21:24 |
| August | 14h 45m | 05:49 | 20:34 |
| September | 12h 43m | 06:41 | 19:24 |
| October | 10h 42m | 07:32 | 18:14 |
| November | 8h 47m | 07:29 | 16:15 |
| December | 7h 42m | 08:11 | 15:53 |