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Cologne, NRW, Germany — Sunrise, Sunset, and Moon Times for Today

Moon: 0.8%
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Current Time: May 7, 2024 at 11:20:51 am
Sunrise Today: 5:54 am 61° Northeast
Sunset Today: 9:03 pm 299° Northwest
Moonrise Today: 5:21 am 67° East
Moonset Today: 8:38 pm 299° Northwest
Daylight Hours: 15 hours, 9 minutes (+3m 14s)
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Today's Sun Position in Cologne

Time:11:20 am
Altitude:47.6°
Direction:131° SE
Phase:Daylight

Day length today: 15h 9m 12s (May 7, 2024)

3 minutes, 14 seconds longer than yesterday (May 6, 2024)

7 hours, 13 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 22, 2023)

1 hour, 22 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 21, 2023)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Cologne Today

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Night12:00 am – 3:18 am
Astro. Twilight3:18 am – 4:24 am
Nautical Twilight4:24 am – 5:15 am
Civil Twilight5:15 am – 5:54 am
Daylight5:54 am – 9:03 pm
Civil Twilight9:03 pm – 9:42 pm
Nautical Twilight9:42 pm – 10:34 pm
Astro. Twilight10:34 pm – 11:41 pm
Night11:41 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Cologne - Next 7 Days

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2024Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
MaySunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
May 75:54 am9:03 pm15:09:12+3:141:28 pm (56.1°)93.809
May 85:52 am9:05 pm15:12:25+3:121:28 pm (56.4°)93.831
May 95:51 am9:06 pm15:15:36+3:101:28 pm (56.6°)93.852
May 105:49 am9:08 pm15:18:44+3:081:28 pm (56.9°)93.873
May 115:48 am9:09 pm15:21:50+3:051:28 pm (57.1°)93.894
May 125:46 am9:11 pm15:24:53+3:031:28 pm (57.4°)93.915
May 135:45 am9:12 pm15:27:53+3:001:28 pm (57.6°)93.935
* All times are local time for Cologne. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

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Today's Moon in Cologne

Year 2024 Moon Phases

Moon in Cologne - Next 7 days

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
MayMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
May 75:21 am8:38 pm-12:48 pm(54.6°)226,7170.7%
May 85:40 am10:09 pm-1:44 pm(60.2°)228,6210.2%
May 96:06 am11:35 pm-2:42 pm(64.4°)231,3492.7%
May 106:43 am--3:42 pm(66.7°)234,6707.8%
May 11-12:49 am7:33 am4:41 pm(67.1°)238,28214.8%
May 12-1:46 am8:37 am5:38 pm(65.8°)241,86723.4%
May 13-2:25 am9:50 am6:30 pm(62.9°)245,13332.8%
* All times are local time for Cologne. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

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Planets Visible in the Sky in Cologne This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Tue, May 7, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryTue 5:22 amTue 6:23 pmTue 11:52 amVery difficult to see
VenusTue 5:46 amTue 8:15 pmTue 1:00 pmSlightly difficult to see
MarsTue 4:43 amTue 4:58 pmTue 10:50 amAverage visibility
JupiterTue 6:22 amTue 9:43 pmTue 2:02 pmSlightly difficult to see
SaturnTue 4:15 amTue 3:14 pmTue 9:45 amAverage visibility
UranusTue 6:12 amTue 9:29 pmTue 1:50 pmExtremely difficult to see
NeptuneTue 4:32 amTue 4:23 pmTue 10:28 amVery difficult to see
* All times are local time for Cologne.

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