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Daylight hours in Copenhagen today
October 28, 2026 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Capital1,153,615 people
Copenhagen has 9h 34m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 07:07 and sunset is at 16:41. All times are calculated astronomically for Copenhagen's exact coordinates.
Copenhagen lies at 56°N. In Copenhagen, day length ranges from 7h 1m in winter to 17h 32m in summer — a swing of about 10h 31m.
Solar noon — the moment the sun is highest — falls at 11:54 in Copenhagen, 5 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 21.3° above the horizon in Copenhagen. Over the year the midday sun ranges from 10.9° at the winter solstice to 57.8° 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 Copenhagen.
The longest day in Copenhagen is around 17h 32m (around June 21). The shortest is around 7h 1m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 4 minutes per day.
Daylight hours in Copenhagen by month
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7h 39m | 08:30 | 16:09 |
| February | 9h 38m | 07:36 | 17:14 |
| March | 11h 46m | 06:27 | 18:13 |
| April | 14h 8m | 06:06 | 20:15 |
| May | 16h 14m | 05:00 | 21:14 |
| June | 17h 30m | 04:26 | 21:56 |
| July | 16h 59m | 04:47 | 21:46 |
| August | 15h 6m | 05:42 | 20:48 |
| September | 12h 48m | 06:42 | 19:30 |
| October | 10h 32m | 07:40 | 18:12 |
| November | 8h 20m | 07:45 | 16:05 |
| December | 7h 4m | 08:33 | 15:38 |