Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Aachen

Sunrise in Aachen today is at 05:56:26 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 09:08:48 PM, giving Aachen 15h 12min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 05:16:39 AM and ends at 09:48:49 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Aachen or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Aachen. Get a full year of light data with the printable Aachen Photography Planner 2026.

Aachen lies in the temperate zone at 50.8° latitude, with dramatic daylight variation between summer and winter. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Aachen receives 16.5 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 05:22 AM and sunset at 09:52 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 7.9 hours — a difference of 8.6 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 05:22, while the latest sunset falls around June 25 at 21:52. The evening golden hour in Aachen lasts about 80 minutes in summer and 84 minutes in winter — unusually long at this latitude, great for photography.