Flag for Germany

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

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 16, 2025 at 4:32:05 am
Sunrise Today: 7:43 am 109° East
Sunset Today: 5:49 pm 251° West
Moonrise Today: 10:24 pm 103° East
Moonset Today: 8:54 am 262° West
Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 6 minutes (+3m 44s)
Location of EssenLocation

Today's Sun Position in Essen

Time:4:32 am
Altitude:-30.1°
Direction:70° E
Phase:Night

Day length today: 10h 5m 52s (Feb 16, 2025)

3 minutes, 44 seconds longer than yesterday (Feb 15, 2025)

2 hours, 15 minutes longer than winter solstice (Dec 21, 2024)

6 hours, 31 minutes shorter than summer solstice (Jun 20, 2024)

Night, Twilight, and Daylight Times in Essen Today

12 am
2 am
4 am
6 am
8 am
10 am
12 pm
2 pm
4 pm
6 pm
8 pm
10 pm
Night12:00 am – 5:51 am
Astro. Twilight5:51 am – 6:30 am
Nautical Twilight6:30 am – 7:09 am
Civil Twilight7:09 am – 7:43 am
Daylight7:43 am – 5:49 pm
Civil Twilight5:49 pm – 6:23 pm
Nautical Twilight6:23 pm – 7:02 pm
Astro. Twilight7:02 pm – 7:41 pm
Night7:41 pm – 11:59 pm

Sun in Essen - Next 7 Days

Scroll right to see more
2025Sunrise/SunsetDaylengthSolar Noon
FebSunriseSunsetLengthDiff.TimeMil. mi
Feb 167:43 am5:49 pm10:05:52+3:4412:45 pm (26.4°)91.840
Feb 177:41 am5:51 pm10:09:38+3:4512:45 pm (26.8°)91.859
Feb 187:39 am5:52 pm10:13:25+3:4612:45 pm (27.1°)91.879
Feb 197:37 am5:54 pm10:17:13+3:4712:45 pm (27.5°)91.899
Feb 207:35 am5:56 pm10:21:01+3:4812:45 pm (27.8°)91.920
Feb 217:33 am5:58 pm10:24:51+3:4912:45 pm (28.2°)91.940
Feb 227:31 am6:00 pm10:28:41+3:5012:45 pm (28.6°)91.962
* All times are local time for Essen. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar.

See full month's Sun


Today's Moon in Essen

Year 2025 Moon Phases

Moon in Essen - Next 7 days

Scroll right to see more
2025Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
FebMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
Feb 16-8:54 am10:24 pm3:11 am(34.1°)250,32088.6%
Feb 17-9:04 am11:35 pm3:51 am(28.4°)251,28281.7%
Feb 18-9:16 am-4:32 am(23.0°)251,57973.7%
Feb 1912:48 am9:30 am-5:14 am(18.2°)251,10764.7%
Feb 202:02 am9:50 am-6:00 am(14.1°)249,81255.1%
Feb 213:16 am10:17 am-6:50 am(11.1°)247,70245.2%
Feb 224:26 am10:57 am-7:43 am(9.4°)244,86035.2%
* All times are local time for Essen. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon.

See full month's Moon

Planets Visible in the Sky in Essen This Coming Night

 Planetrise/Planetset, Sun, Feb 16, 2025
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercurySun 8:06 amSun 6:14 pmSun 1:09 pmDifficult to see
VenusSun 8:26 amSun 9:44 pmSun 3:05 pmGreat visibility
MarsSun 1:24 pmMon 6:36 amSun 10:00 pmPerfect visibility
JupiterSun 11:20 amMon 3:27 amSun 7:24 pmPerfect visibility
SaturnSun 8:35 amSun 7:40 pmSun 2:08 pmDifficult to see
UranusSun 10:26 amMon 1:50 amSun 6:08 pmDifficult to see
NeptuneSun 8:47 amSun 8:34 pmSun 2:41 pmExtremely difficult to see
* All times are local time for Essen.

More about the planets visible in the night sky in Essen