July 20, 2026 · Dresden, Germany
Sunrise in Dresden today is at 05:14. Day length is 15h 56m. See below for sunset, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Dresden's coordinates and updated daily.
Dresden lies at 51°N. At this latitude, day length varies significantly through the year — from roughly 7–8 hours in midwinter to 16–17 hours at midsummer.
Sunrise shifts earlier through spring and later through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and barely at all near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunrise and sunset times shift month by month for Dresden.
The longest day in Dresden is around 16h 33m (around June 21). The shortest is around 7h 54m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 2 minutes per day.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:03 | 16:27 | 8h 24m |
| February | 07:19 | 17:21 | 10h 1m |
| March | 06:21 | 18:09 | 11h 49m |
| April | 06:11 | 20:00 | 13h 49m |
| May | 05:16 | 20:48 | 15h 32m |
| June | 04:51 | 21:22 | 16h 31m |
| July | 05:08 | 21:15 | 16h 7m |
| August | 05:52 | 20:29 | 14h 37m |
| September | 06:41 | 19:22 | 12h 41m |
| October | 07:28 | 18:15 | 10h 46m |
| November | 07:22 | 16:19 | 8h 57m |
| December | 08:03 | 15:59 | 7h 57m |