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Sunset in Copenhagen today
October 28, 2026 · Copenhagen, Denmark
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Sunset in Copenhagen today is at 16:41. Day length is 9h 34m. See below for sunrise, solar noon, dawn and dusk — all times calculated astronomically for Copenhagen's coordinates and updated daily.
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.
The sun goes down towards the west-southwest in Copenhagen today, at a bearing of 248°. Civil twilight then lasts another 39 minutes before it gets properly dark. The sun sets 8 minutes earlier in Copenhagen than in Aarhus, 157 km to the west-northwest. In Copenhagen, Kalvebod Bølge and the harbourfront is a natural place to watch the sun go down.
The time of sunset slides later through spring and earlier through autumn — changing fastest near the equinoxes and slowest near the summer and winter solstices. See the year chart to visualise how sunset times 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.
Sunset in Copenhagen by month
| Month | Sunset | Sunrise | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16:09 | 08:30 | 7h 39m |
| February | 17:14 | 07:36 | 9h 38m |
| March | 18:13 | 06:27 | 11h 46m |
| April | 20:15 | 06:06 | 14h 8m |
| May | 21:14 | 05:00 | 16h 14m |
| June | 21:56 | 04:26 | 17h 30m |
| July | 21:46 | 04:47 | 16h 59m |
| August | 20:48 | 05:42 | 15h 6m |
| September | 19:30 | 06:42 | 12h 48m |
| October | 18:12 | 07:40 | 10h 32m |
| November | 16:05 | 07:45 | 8h 20m |
| December | 15:38 | 08:33 | 7h 4m |